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Chemistry Instruction for the Next Generation: Session #1
Evidence for the Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based, Particulate-Level Instruction on Conceptions of the Particulate Nature of Matter was published in the February 2012 issue of the Journal of Chemical...
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Chemistry in a Bottle
Are you familiar with the dynamic density bottle experiment? This interesting experiment was invented by Lynn Higgins, and is sold by various science supply companies.1,2 Two immiscible liquids...
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Brainstorming with the Alchemie Animator
Alchemie Animator By Alchemie, LLC is the latest creation from Julia Winter, CEO of Alchemie and the creator of the app Chairs. The free app is available in the itunes store and is currently...
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Exploring the Diet Coke and Mentos Experiment
I first saw the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment during a science fair at an elementary school in 2005, and I was instantly hooked! To perform this experiment, Mentos candies are dropped into a bottle...
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JCE 94.05 May 2017 Issue Highlights
Lasting Value and High ImpactThe May 2017 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: project- and inquiry-based...
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Especially JCE: May 2017
I’m not sure if it was my first exposure to the Diet Coke and Mentos geyser phenomenon, but it was the one with the biggest impact—EepyBird’s Extreme Mentos & Diet Coke video, first released in...
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ChemEd X Conference Session: Analyzing the Role of Science Practices in ACS...
Analyzing the Role of Science Practices in ACS Exam Items was published in the January 2017 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education. Tom Holme, a former ACS Exams Institute Director, authored the...
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Straight Talk from AP Chemistry Students about College Board's "AP Insight:...
The College Board offers the opportunity to have access to guided inquiry "Building Block" performance tasks, "Building Block" digital assessments, and FRQ-style end of "Building Block" assessments...
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ChemEd X Conference Session: How the Chemistry Modeling Curriculum Engages...
Erica Posthuma-Adams answered the Call for Contributions for the Journal of Chemical Education's Advanced Placement Chemistry Special Issue with her article, How the Chemistry Modeling Curriculum...
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Modeling the Concept of Ionic Bonding
When describing abstract concepts like chemical bonding, it always seems to feel far too easy for both teachers and students to resort to the “wants” and “needs” of atoms. After all, we understand what...
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Titrations and Microscale Chemistry
What are we doing to help kids achieve? I tend to enjoy acid base titrations for several reasons. First, students get to work with burettes, acids, bases and they see a nice "color change" when...
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Who inspires you?
It might be the case that today's blog post is a bit off-topic from my traditional blog posts. It's a bit of a personal narrative, and I hope that's OK.You see, today is 21st May, 2017 and this date...
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Session #4 - Collaborative Professional Development in Chemistry Education...
The 4th session of the ChemEd X Conference highlights the Journal of Chemical Education article, Collaborative Professional Development in Chemistry Education Research: Bridging the Gap between...
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ChemEd X Conference Session: Nature or Naughty: Bringing "Deflategate" to the...
Session #5 of the ChemEd X Conference, Chemistry Instruction for the Next Generation, highlights the Journal of Chemical Education article, Nature or Naughty: Bringing “Deflategate” to the High School...
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ChemEd X Conference Session: The Dynamic Density Bottle
Session #6 of our ChemEd X Conference: Chemistry Instruction for the Next Generation highlights the Journal of Chemical Education article, The Dynamic Density Bottle: A Make-and-Take, Guided Inquiry...
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Use of Particulate-Level Instruction on Chemical and Physical Changes and...
The inaugural ChemEdX Conference: Chemistry Instruction for the Next Generation is wrapping up this week. The first session was based on a Journal of Chemical Education article, “Evidence for the...
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A Review of "A Global Warming Primer"
Lots of educational research shows that the most effective learning occurs when the teacher and learner are both engaged, and communication occurs in both directions. Unfortunately, the most...
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Brainstorming with the Alchemie Animator
Alchemie Animator By Alchemie, LLC is the latest creation from Julia Winter, CEO of Alchemie and the creator of the app Chairs. The free app is available in the itunes store and is currently...
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Exploring the Diet Coke and Mentos Experiment
I first saw the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment during a science fair at an elementary school in 2005, and I was instantly hooked! To perform this experiment, Mentos candies are dropped into a bottle...
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JCE 94.05 May 2017 Issue Highlights
Lasting Value and High ImpactThe May 2017 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: project- and inquiry-based...
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