The Mole: Finding Your Niche
Holly Kerby | Wed, 10/03/2018 - 20:34
Kristen Drury presented a story titled "Finding Your Niche" during The Mole Storytelling Jam held as part of BCCE 2018. Listen to her podcast.
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How does the physical space impact teaching and learning?
Chad Husting | Sat, 09/29/2018 - 13:20
I teach in a school that was originally designed to be an “open air” school. The school was built with support walls all on the outside of the building. The building, built in the 1970’s, was built with “classrooms without walls”.
Cards to Help Model Strong/Weak Scientific Arguments
Ben Meacham | Fri, 09/28/2018 - 15:00
I recently did a short activity with these cards and I am so glad I have them now. Being able to quickly take them out and have students look at the features of strong scientific arguments when they felt stuck writing their evidence or reasoning was powerful.
Charred Marshmallow Souffle
Tom Kuntzleman | Thu, 09/27/2018 - 13:51
A new event called "The Mole"was unveiled at BCCE 2018. I told the story of how one of my students discovered how to make marshmallows spark in the microwave oven.
Baffling Balloons Trick with Easily Obtained Gases
Tom Kuntzleman | Tue, 09/25/2018 - 19:47
Based upon reader comments on previously published, Chemical Mystery #12, I experimented and found that this demonstration is easy to pull off with relatively inexpensive and easy to find materials.
Solution to Chemical Mystery #12: Baffling Balloons
Tom Kuntzleman | Fri, 09/21/2018 - 11:56
Check out the solution to Chemical Mystery #12: Baffling Balloons
Chemical Mystery #12: Baffling Balloons
Tom Kuntzleman | Thu, 09/20/2018 - 12:30
Can you explain what is happening in Chemical Mystery #12?
The Big Idea From AACT: Teacher Learning
Jenelle Ball | Sun, 09/09/2018 - 00:18
Jenelle Ball, the immediate past chair of AACT, shares some current events and visions related to ACCT. This is the first of what we hope will be a series of informal articles highlighting the benifits of joining AACT.
Suggested Hardware/Software for Making Quality Chemistry Video Tutorials
Ben Meacham | Wed, 08/29/2018 - 19:50
Since the birth of YouTube in 2005, many teachers have taken advantage of their ability to support student learning outside of the classroom in ways that were not possible in the past.
Where did all the desks go?
Lauren Stewart | Mon, 08/27/2018 - 16:59
When the idea of going deskless popped into my head last spring, it was in response to classroom management and safety issues that had been arising with increased class sizes, the addition of inclusion physical science 9 to my schedule and the adoption of a 1:1 Chromebook program.