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Marvelous Interactions between Metallic Money and Magnets
National Chemistry Week (NCW) is only a little over a month away! It will be held October 20-26, and this year’s theme is Marvelous Metals! I always try to find some time to explore experiments and...
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First Day Chemistry Engineering Activity
I just finished my first week of school, like many teachers in the Midwest. I work hard to get my Honors Chemistry students in a lab setting as soon as possible. It is difficult to find a perfect lab...
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AP Classroom: Leveraging the PPCs
It is back-to-school time! I started school on September 3rd so I am just getting back into my school “groove.” On August 1st, College Board released its new AP Classroom platform (see figure 1)....
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Element of the Month - Iodine
"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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Science Teacher Conference Opportunity in New York
This conference is going to be full of opportunities to grow in your understanding of everything NGSS chemistry related from sessions on phenomena, to growing your understanding of Science and...
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A Strategy to Encourage Self-Reflection
A few weeks ago I posted the tweet below (see figure ) about how my students were applying the law of conservation of mass. I gave @ChemixLab a shout out because I had created the images of the...
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Advanced Chemical Lab Design
Last spring I went to my administration with a proposal. I wanted to design an advanced laboratory course for a few students who had already taken AP Chemistry and wanted additional laboratory...
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A Quick Comparison of Experimental Results
I have been working on a data collection and analysis research project for over a year now and I had to learn to properly collect and analyze a lot of data. In this blog submission, I will introduce a...
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Chemical Tests on Coins
I recently shared some simple experiments using magnets and coins that connect to the 2019 National Chemistry Week (NCW) theme, “Marvelous Metals!”1 Because coins are familiar items, made of metal, and...
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Flipped Classroom: Check For Understanding, Not For Notetaking
Flipped and blended classrooms blend technology-based content delivery with classroom-based activities and assignments.1 However, classroom activities are only beneficial if students commit to...
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Measuring, Mentos, Soda, Gas laws and Coffee
What are we doing to help kids achieve?The beginning of the year usually starts with a measuring activity. Tom Kuntzelman has provided a way to quantitatively measure the mentos and diet coke effect....
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Especially JCE: September 2019
My grandma's rural church cookbook A Century of Family Favorites 1879-1979 is still our family's go-to baking resource. We return to certain recipes over and over (snickerdoodles, chocolate chip...
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JCE 96.09 September 2019 Issue Highlights
Cultivating Chemical CuriosityThe September 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: exploring the chemistry of...
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AP Chemistry Sequence
The new AP Chemistry Course and Exam Description (CED) has been released and in effect for a few months now and I have been asked “Will you be changing your sequence to match the CED?” so many times I...
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SBG Hacks: Homework
When I talk to teachers about standards-based grading, the issue of homework inevitably comes up. Even if you are not heading down the standards-based grading (SBG) path, you might find yourself asking...
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AP Chemistry Stoichiometry and Reactions Lessons
The first unit in my sequence for AP Chemistry covers stoichiometry and reactions. The new AP Chemistry Course and Exam Description has identified Learning Objectives which need to be taught and...
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Element of the Month - Copper
"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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Practical Classroom Implementations for Critical Pedagogy
“A certain level of comfort eliminates the spark that pushes one to seek social change – among both students and teachers. But a critical education must take place among both the oppressed and the...
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AP Chemistry Atomic Structure Ideas
The second unit in my sequence for AP Chemistry covers the new AP Chemistry Course and Exam Description Learning Objectives associated with atomic structure. I will identify and describe activities I...
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JCE 96.10 October 2019 Issue Highlights
Celebrating National Chemistry Week 2019The October 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: marvelous metals;...
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