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Elements, Compounds, and a Vocabulary Card Sort
How many of you could recite, word for word, a definition you learned in school? When you first memorized the definition, you could state “inertia is a property of matter”, or “density is mass over...
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Eight Tips for More Effective Analogies
Chemistry is difficult to learn. Walk into any chemistry classroom, and you’ll be soon confronted with many abstract concepts. Abstract ideas have no physical form, and as a result, they are difficult...
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Citrus Fruit Peel Powder and its Capacity to Remove Copper From Wastewater
In this article, I would like to introduce a procedure which involves the removal of copper from a solution through a process known as biosorption. I covered something similar in a previous ChemEd X...
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Especially JCE: April 2019
I’m a jigsaw puzzle fan. But, I’m a bit particular about my puzzles. I like photos rather than illustrations. It needs to be large enough to take awhile, but not so big that it takes up house space for...
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Element of the Month - Nitrogen
"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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2YC3 Summer (June) Conference in Midland, MI
What: 2YC3 (Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium) summer conference in conjunction with the 50th ACS Central Regional Meeting (CERM)Where: Midland, MIWhen: June 4-5,...
View ArticleWelcome from Two Year College Editor
Greetings ChemEd Xchange Community:My name is Scott Donnelly, editor for the Two Year College (TYC) component of ChemEd Xchange. This is my first of what likely will be many contributions over the...
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Formative Assessment via Redox Reactions
Three Dimensional AssessmentsNext Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or some version of the standards have been adopted in many states across the country. The phenomenon based teaching style called...
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Component 1 of National Board Certification
This is Part 2 of a 5-part series on National Board Certification in Chemistry. This post will focus on Component 1 - The Test.*As a teacher, I am used to administering tests, not taking them. So, as I...
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AACT Science Coaches
This past school year, I had the opportunity to participate in the AACT Science Coaches program. When I applied for the program, I expected to be partnered with a professor, probably someone who had...
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2YC3 Fall (August) Conference San Diego Miramar College
What: 224th 2YC3 Conference (2YC3 = Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium)When: August 23-24, 2019Where:San Diego Miramar CollegeFaculty and exhibitors click here to learn more about conference...
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The Inexplicable Beauty of Michael Faraday's Chemical History of a Candle...
Bill Hammack- never heard of him, right? I love his videos as he dissects the physics and chemistry of how things work. Nothing fancy or gimmicky. Just good ol' experimentation, acute observation,...
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Detection of Nickel Cations in Coins
The chelation reaction of nickel ions with the organic bidentate ligand dimethylglyoxime (DMG)1 in an alkaline ammonia medium producing nickel dimethylglyoxime, Ni(DMG)2, a red cherry or raspberry...
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DIY Whiteboards for Less Than $2.00/Each.
Whiteboards are great learning tools in a science classroom. Not only do students love to write on them, but they also allow for quick formative assessments, and they make collaboration...
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Especially JCE: May 2019
Take a flight. No, I’m not asking you to step on a plane. Take a page out of a wine and beer tasting approach as you look at the May 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education.Taste testing a...
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JCE 96.05 May 2019 Issue Highlights
Encouraging Student Learning and SuccessThe May 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: microscale precipitation...
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Chemical Mystery #15: The Leaky Cup
Time for a new chemical mystery! Watch the video below and see if you can use your chemical knowledge to figure out how this experiment is done.My guess is that this trick will be easy for the...
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Element of the Month - Sulfur
"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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A Great Introduction to Stoichiometry
There is a lab that is called something like “The Mole Rocket Lab” or “Micro Rockets”. Some of you may be familiar with the lab, but I wanted to write this post to share it with teachers who may not...
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Lewis Dot, VSEPR Shape, Polarity and Intermolecular Forces Activity Sheet
Determination of Lewis Dot structures and visualization of the shapes of molecules using valence shell electron pair repulsion theory (VSEPR theory) is an example of an abstract concept that students...
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