Engaging and Sustaining Students' Interest in Chemistry
The November 2014 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is available online to subscribers. The November issue content includes content on water chemistry, diversity and women in science, professional development, teaching with technology, electrochemistry, and more.
Water Chemistry in the Field
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In Field and In-Lab Determination of Ca2+ in Seawater, Robin Stoodley, Jose R. Rodriguez Nuñez, and Tessa Bartz combine portions of classic undergraduate quantitative analysis experiments in complexiometric titration and potentiometry with a field-sampling experience to create a comparison-based experiment for second-year students.
Other articles in the issue on water chemistry include:
Island Explorations: Discovering Effects of Environmental Research-Based Lab Activities on Analytical Chemistry Students ~ Janice Hall Tomasik, Dale LeCaptain, Sarah Murphy, Mary Martin, Rachel M. Knight, Maureen A. Harke, Ryan Burke, Kara Beck, and I. David Acevedo-Polakovich
Laboratory Experiment Investigating the Impact of Ocean Acidification on Calcareous Organisms ~ Alokya P. Perera and A. M. R. P. Bopegedera
Low-Cost Method for Quantifying Sodium in Coconut Water and Seawater for the Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Laboratory: Flame Test, a Mobile Phone Camera, and Image Processing ~ Edgar P. Moraes, Nilbert S. A. da Silva, Camilo de L. M. de Morais, Luiz S. das Neves, and Kassio M. G. de Lima
Development and Validation of a Fast Procedure To Analyze Amoxicillin in River Waters by Direct-Injection LC–MS/MS ~ Vera Homem, Arminda Alves, and Lúcia
Removal of Aromatic Pollutant Surrogate from Water by Recyclable Magnetite-Activated Carbon Nanocomposite: An Experiment for General Chemistry ~ Ping Y. Furlan and Michael E. Melcer Santos
Editorial
Norbert Pienta, Editor-in-Chief, discusses Applying Science to Everyday Life and encourages chemistry educators and other teachers of science to provide their students, and others when given the opportunity, with an appreciation of some basic principles.
Commentary
In Name Concepts in Analytical Science, Pawel L. Urban views teaching analytical chemistry through the lens of the names of the inventors or discoverers of various analytical methods and phenomena.
Diversity and Women in Science
Trends in Ph.D. Productivity and Diversity in Top-50 U.S. Chemistry Departments: An Institutional Analysis ~ Sandra L. Laursen and Timothy J. Weston (this article is available to non-subscribers as part of ACS’s Editors’ Choice program)
Factors Associated with Female Chemist Doctoral Career Choice within the Physical Sciences ~ Katherine P. Dabney and Robert H. Tai
Diversifying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM): An Inquiry into Successful Approaches in Chemistry ~ Zakiya S. Wilson, Saundra Y. McGuire, Patrick A. Limbach, Michael P. Doyle, Luigi G. Marzilli, and Isiah M. Warner
Professional Development for Graduate Students and Teachers
Results of a Practicum Offering Teaching-Focused Graduate Student Professional Development ~ Michelle Richards-Babb, John H. Penn, and Michelle Withers
Cottrell Scholars Collaborative New Faculty Workshop: Professional Development for New Chemistry Faculty and Initial Assessment of Its Efficacy ~ Lane A. Baker, Devasmita Chakraverty, Linda Columbus, Andrew L. Feig, William S. Jenks, Matthew Pilarz, Marilyne Stains, Rory Waterman, and Jodi L. Wesemann
Offering a Geoscience Professional Development Program To Promote Science Education and Provide Hands-On Experiences for K–12 Science Educators ~ Sayo O. Fakayode, David A. Pollard, Vincent T. Snipes, and Alvin Atkinson
Teaching with Technology
Chemical Education Research
Student Perceptions of Chemistry Experiments with Different Technological Interfaces: A Comparative Study ~ Samuel J. Priest, Simon M. Pyke, and Natalie M. Williamson
Problem Solving Videos for General Chemistry Review: Students’ Perceptions and Use Patterns ~ Michelle Richards-Babb, Reagan Curtis, Valerie J. Smith, and Mingming Xu
Mixed-Methods Study of Online and Written Organic Chemistry Homework ~ Kinza Malik, Nylvia Martinez, Juan Romero, Skyler Schubel, and Philip A. Janowicz
The Effects of Using Touch-Screen Devices on Students’ Molecular Visualization and Representational Competence Skills ~ Brett M McCollum, Lisa Regier, Jaque Leong, Sarah Simpson, and Shayne Sterner
Introductory Chemistry
Using Touch-Screen Technology, Apps, and Blogs To Engage and Sustain High School Students’ Interest in Chemistry Topics ~ Heejoo Kim, Priya Chacko, Jinhui Zhao, and Jin Kim
Supporting Students’ Learning To Learn in General Chemistry Using Moodle ~ Maritza Lau González, Ulises Jáuregui Haza, Aurora Pérez Gramagtes, Gloria Fariñas León, and Nadine Le Bolay
Activating Students’ Interest and Participation in Lectures and Practical Courses Using Their Electronic Devices ~ Maikel Wijtmans, Lisette van Rens, and Jacqueline E. van Muijlwijk-Koezen
Use of Doceri Software for iPad in Online Delivery of Chemistry Content ~ Lee J. Silverberg, John Tierney, and Matthew J. Bodek
Making Data Management Accessible in the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum ~ Barbara A. Reisner, K.T.L. Vaughan, and Yasmeen L. Shorish
Mole Pi: Using New Technology To Teach the Magnitude of a Mole ~ Michael J. Geyer
Organic Chemistry
Classroom Response Systems for Implementing Interactive Inquiry in Large Organic Chemistry Classes ~ Richard W. Morrison, Joel A. Caughran, and Angela L. Sauers
Inverted Teaching: Applying a New Pedagogy to a University Organic Chemistry Class ~ Michael A. Christiansen
Using Structure-Based Organic Chemistry Online Tutorials with Automated Correction for Student Practice and Review Timothy P. O’Sullivan and Gráinne C. Hargaden
Nomenclature101.com: A Free, Student-Driven Organic Chemistry Nomenclature Learning Tool ~ Alison B. Flynn, Jeanette Caron, Jamey Laroche, Melissa Daviau-Duguay, Caroline Marcoux, and Gisèle Richard
Touch NMR: An NMR Data Processing Application for the iPad ~ Qiyue Li, Zhiwei Chen, Zhiping Yan, Cheng Wang, and Zhong Chen
Electrochemistry Activities and Labs
Developing and Implementing a Simple, Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Laboratory in Introductory Chemistry ~ Kristina Klara, Ning Hou, Allison Lawman, Liheng Wu, Drew Morrill, Alfred Tente, and Li-Qiong Wang
Fostering Innovation through an Active Learning Activity Inspired by the Baghdad Battery ~ Xu Lu and Franklin Anariba
Development of a Handmade Conductivity Measurement Device for a Thin-Film Semiconductor and Its Application to Polypyrrole ~ Set Seng, Tomita Shinpei, Inada Yoshihiko, and Kita Masakazu
An Integrated Laboratory Approach toward the Preparation of Conductive Poly(phenylenevinylene) Polymers ~ Timm A. Knoerzer, Gary J. Balaich, Hannah A. Miller, and Scott T. Iacono
From Empirical Formulas to Protein Folding: Using Paperclips for Understanding
Using Paperclips To Explain Empirical Formulas to Students ~ Peter Nassiff and Wendy A. Czerwinski
Mechanical Modeling and Computer Simulation of Protein Folding ~ Maxim B. Prigozhin, Gregory E. Scott, and Sharlene Denos
Student Designed Laboratory Projects
Implementing a Student-Designed Green Chemistry Laboratory Project in Organic Chemistry ~ Kate J. Graham, T. Nicholas Jones, Chris P. Schaller, and Edward J. McIntee
Development of a Semester-Long, Inquiry-Based Laboratory Course in Upper-Level Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ~ Pushpalatha P. N. Murthy, Martin Thompson, and Kedmon Hungwe
Synthesis in the Laboratory
Synthesis, Characterization, and Secondary Structure Determination of a Silk-Inspired, Self-Assembling Peptide: A Laboratory Exercise for Organic and Biochemistry Courses ~ Tyler J. Albin, Melany M. Fry, and Amanda R. Murphy
Mass Spectrometry in Organic Synthesis: Claisen–Schmidt Base-Catalyzed Condensation and Hammett Correlation of Substituent Effects ~ Ryan M. Bain, Christopher J. Pulliam, Xin Yan, Kassandra F. Moore, Thomas Müller, and R. Graham Cooks
Synthesis and Application of Ratiometric and “Turn-On” Fluorescent pH Sensors: An Advanced Organic Undergraduate Laboratory ~ Johnathon T. Hutt and Zachary D. Aron
From the Archives: Wonders of Water
Enjoy access to a collection of articles, hands-on experiments, and demonstrations from past issue on the topics of water properties and water in the environment.
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4. January 2014 issue, a sample issue
5. Editors’ Choice articles
6. Freely available JCE resources on chemistry and candy
7. Special issue on AP Chemistry
8. Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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