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Solution to Chemical Mystery #15: The Leaky Cup
How can water be held in a cup that has a hole in the bottom of it? Watch this video and find out the explanation for Chemical Mystery # 15, The Leaky Cup! Concepts: intermolecular...
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Taking a Deeper Dive with Paul Andersen
Even after many hours of professional development on Next Generation Science Standard (NGSS), I still find myself looking for more support.Many have taken comfort in the strategies that allow for a...
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What Are You Doing After the AP Chemistry Exam?
The QuestionWhen you teach an AP chemistry course and your students are still in school until the first or even second week of June, you are faced with a very popular question and educational dilemma:...
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National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science (NCCSTS)
nccsts_logo.pngThe mission of the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science (NCCSTS) at SUNY-Buffalo is to promote the development and dissemination of materials and practices for case...
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Hello from the US-Mexico Border
Scott Donnelly, ChemEd X Two Year College (TYC) editor and chemistry professor at Arizona Western College (AWC) in Yuma, recently recruited me to be a TYC lead contributor to ChemEd Xchange. I want to...
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Measuring Surface Tension to Investigate Intermolecular Forces
Considering the foundational role intermolecular forces (IMFs) have when trying to explain and understand chemical phenomena, it is likely that this topic is addressed, to various degrees, in the...
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Women Untold: Lawrence Tech Student-Produced Film Celebrates Diversity and...
Lawrence Technological University’s Marburger STEM Center recently collaborated with students enrolled in the Media Communications Program to develop a new 30-min student film, Women Untold, which...
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Chemical Mystery #16: A Red, White, and Blue Chemistry Trick for You!
Another school year has come and gone, and summertime is upon us! Soon we’ll all be enjoying cookouts, summer conferences (ChemEd 2019, anyone?), swimming at the beach, and fireworks on the Fourth of...
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Looking Forward to ChemEd 2019!
"What are we doing to help kids achieve?"I wanted to take a moment to give a quick shout out to the Chem Ed 2019 conference. If you are not aware, this is a conference that occurs every two years. This...
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JCE 96.06 June 2019 Issue Highlights
Teaching and Learning: A Team EffortThe June 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: Characterizing Color;...
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Solution to Chemical Mystery #16: A Red, White, and Blue Chemistry Trick for...
In Chemical Mystery #16 the colors red, white, and blue are all produced from the same solution that is poured into three separate bottles. You can view this experiment and how it is carried out in...
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Especially JCE: June 2019
How do scientists figure out things? How do they go from asking a question that hasn’t been answered before and work toward understanding?Science experiments in the classroom are often an endeavor...
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Join us at ChemEd 2019!
ChemEd 2019 will take place in Naperville, IL at North Central College. The conference is scheduled for July 21 through July 25, 2019. ChemEd X will be there with a booth in the exhibit hall. Many of...
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Component 2 of National Board Certification – The Differentiation Portfolio
This is Part 3 of a 5-part series on National Board Certification in Adolescent and Young Adulthood (AYA) Science. This post will focus on Component 2 - The Differentiation Portfolio.*Figure 1: Air New...
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#Chemcation2019
Like many educators, I look forward to the end of the school year and a break from the daily routine. It’s nice to have time outside for friends and family, and perhaps even a little vacation....
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Equilibrium Snowball Fight
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) emphasize a new vision for science education; one that is focused on real scientific inquiry and skills, rather than rote memorization of facts. An...
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What is Claim, Evidence and Reasoning?
In this activity your students will be introduced to the concepts of claim, evidence and reasoning. The activity is POGIL- like in nature in that no prior knowledge is needed on the part of the...
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Pittcon Donates $20,000 to Fund Equipment for Teacher Workshops at ChemEd 2019
Are you in the mood for some chemical reactions? Do you want to participate in an electrochemistry laboratory activity? Are you interested in free equipment for your classroom? If you answered YES to...
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The Big Idea from AACT: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
When the first image of a black hole was recently revealed, at least one student in every class period asked me if I had seen it. They enthusiastically held out their phones to show me. That day was a...
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Career profile: Head of Medicine Design – Charlotte Allerton
Early on in my life, the transformative impact anti-histamine and asthma medicines had on my life awakened a deep curiosity in how medicines work. Eventually I found myself working on teams attempting...
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