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Using Educreations App on the iPad To Interact with Students
When the iPad first arrived a few years ago, I avoided purchasing one as I thought it would only be good for accessing content. My needs revolve more around producing content, rather than simply as a...
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It's all about the apps: EMD PTE
Having completed a unit on stoichiometry, I was looking to review with my HS students some key topics before Spring Break. I had received from FLINN scientific their "It's Elementary--March Madness"...
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Chemical Educational Foundation Activities & Challenges
I just recently became aware of the Chemical Educational Foundation® (CEF), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting youth science education. They have developed a K-8 science curriculum...
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Ice Cream in a Bag
A quick google search will allow you to find many laboratory activities for making ice cream in chemistry class. Some of the links provide questions to incorporate into the activity. I have used...
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Solution to Chemical Riddle #1
In the video below, you can find the solution to the chemical riddle involving the food dye and bleach experiment. You can also find a description of how to set up and carry out the experiment....
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Endothermic and Exothermic Activity
Endothermic and exothermic reactions and processes are a common topic in chemistry class. This activity provides examples that can be done with household materials.Concepts: endothermic reactions,...
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I am honored for the invitation to write for ChemEd X and am looking forward to being part of this collaborative chemistry teaching community! I’m Shelly Belleau, a Chemistry and Physics teacher in...
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Chemical Riddle #2
A student of mine, Anthony Shepherd, and I worked together to develop a new chemical riddle. How do you think we performed the experiment in the video below? We look forward to hearing your...
View ArticleBountiful answers from Brian
This month I spoke with Brian Brethauer who teaches chemistry and coaches Science Olympiad among other science activities on the west side if Michigan. Here are his responses to the 4 questions.Q1:...
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A Modeling Approach to Energy Storage and Transfer
In my previous blog post I described some problems I encountered when beginning my instruction on energy this year. From the misconceptions fostered by the biology textbooks using the phrase...
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Solution to Chemical Riddle #2
Congratulations to Andres Tretiakov who solved Chemical Riddle #2. In this particular riddle, we presented a twist on the famous “Disappearing Rainbow” demonstration. You can purchase a pre-packaged...
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How do you teach "entropy" to high school students?
I was recently drawn to an article published ASAP in JCE entitled Application of the Second Law of Thermodynamics To Explain the Working of Toys. Erick Castellon wrote the article highlighting the use...
View ArticleArticles from twitter
In reference to the recent posting by Deanna Cullen and the list of where to find articles such as * /Science/Nature/ * /C & EN/ * /ACS Publications/ * /Others// / I have found that...
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Reflections on a (Virtual) Guest Speaker Visit to my Chemistry Class
I've mentioned previously that my current grade 10 class is reading "The Case of the Frozen Addicts" together. As my students starting writing their blogs to respond to the reading, I saw quite a few...
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Seeing Is Not Believing
“It sort of started to look kind of like a very pale blue.” A friend who teaches at the middle school level told me about a science experiment he’d done with his students. The procedure suggested to...
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Floating Squares
I was looking for a new demonstration to initiate a discussion about polarity and related properties to use as part of an exam review. I found a video at ChemEd X(this is part of a ChemEd X...
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Become a ChemEd X Contributor during BCCE 2014
Will you be attending BCCE 2014? There is still time to register! This is one of the best opportunities for high school chemistry teacher professional development. Grand Valley State University BCCE...
View ArticleTo Inquiry or not to Inquiry . . .
Here is something to ponder as you think about your lab experiences this year: I have been using an excellent inquiry lab for the past few years. I think it does a fabulous job guiding the students...
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You Be the Chemist
STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL CHEMISTRY COMPETITION ARLINGTON, Va.— June 9, 2014—Students from across the United States will gather in Philadelphia to test their mettle as chemists and vie for...
View ArticleHigh School Chemistry Day in San Francisco 2014
The American Chemical Society will hold its 248th National Meeting in San Francisco, CA on August 10-14, 2014. More than 15000 scientists are expected to attend and over 7000 presentations are slated,...
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