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JCE 96.03 March 2019 Issue Highlights
Supporting the Growth and Impact of Chemical EducationThe March 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include:...
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Analogy Experiment—Projectile Pennies with Rutherford
Atomic theory is a common topic throughout any introductory chemistry course. Regardless of the depth given to the various models and the evidence that led to their creation, it’s likely that...
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Special Knowledge That Only Teachers Have
In late 2012, a group of prominent researchers gathered in the mountains of Colorado for a momentous summit on science education (see image 1). Sequestered away for 5 days, these researchers debated...
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Chemistry is Everywhere!
The periodic table of chemical elements is perhaps the most recognizable image in all of chemistry. Because it was discovered in 1869, the periodic table is celebrating its 150th birthday this year.As...
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Attend a POGIL Workshop this Summer
It is the time of year when POGIL workshops are being planned and registration is open. The facilitation teams are awesome and it is a very worthwhile experience, not just about POGIL, but about...
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Especially JCE: March 2019
Even after my kids move out of the house, the toy/game closet will remain. Sure, I could say it’s just for any grandchildren that may eventually come into our lives, but that’s not all. The closet also...
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Element of the Month - Oxygen
"In honor of the International Year of the Periodic Table this series of articles details the Element of the Month project developed by Stephen W. Wright (SWW), Associate Research Fellow at Pfizer...
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The Big Idea from AACT: Resources and the Power of Sharing
One of the things that I enjoy most about teaching is designing curriculum - introducing new activities and experiences for my students and myself. I am able to set up a flow of learning that I hope...
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“Careers in Chemistry”: A Simple Reoccurring Assignment that Helps Build...
This year I started asking students to complete a simple assignment at the end of every unit that has come to be known as “Careers in Chemistry”. The purpose of the assignment is to expose students to...
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Video-Enhanced Automatically-Graded Web-Based Pre-Lab Tutorials
In the freshman Chemistry laboratory course at Nicholls State University, tutorials (administered as Moodle quizzes) are used as pre-lab assignments. The tutorials consist of logically sequenced...
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Simple Demonstration of The Warming Effect of Carbon Dioxide
With Earth Day approaching, you might want to try out the experiment published in the Journal of Chemical Education.1 It outlines a fantastic way to demonstrate the warming influence that atmospheric...
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JCE 96.03 March 2019 Issue Highlights
Supporting the Growth and Impact of Chemical EducationThe March 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include:...
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My Hero’s Journey to National Board Certification
I remember my alarm waking me up early on a Saturday in December. Realizing my kids were still asleep, I pressed snooze so I could steal a few extra minutes of rest before the breakfast cheerios and...
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Gibbs Free Energy Analogy
This is a new activity for chemistry students who struggle with the correlation between changes in enthalpy, temperature, entropy, and the Gibbs free energy of a system; which relies on an analogy that...
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Why Do Dead Batteries Bounce? Chemistry, of Course!
Did you know there is a simple test you can do to see if an alkaline battery is fresh or dead?1,2 All you need to do is bounce the bottom of a battery onto a hard, flat surface. If the battery is fresh...
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SBG Hacks: Reassessments
In case you missed it, this post is the second installment in a series called “SBG Hacks”. The purpose of this series is to share with you some of the small things I do in my classroom to make my...
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Indicator Activity - Assigning Roles for Students in the Laboratory
This lab activity is designed to allow students to explore the use of indicators. It serves as an introduction to acids, bases and pH.Every time we do a lab, students are assigned a role within their...
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Working on the Largest Periodic Table - World Record Attempt
While meeting in December of 2017, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2019 the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (IYPT 2019). This year coincides with the 150th...
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JCE 96.04 April 2019 Issue Highlights
Producing Tomorrow’s Adaptable ChemistThe April 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: Machine Learning; Revised...
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AP Chemistry Exam Review Ideas
The AP Chemistry Exam is getting closer. What will you provide your students to review for the big day?The Advanced Placement Chemistry Exam is a beast! Students need to know a lot of content and how...
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