Cool 300 Year Old Technology and some Online Resources...
Chad Husting | Thu, 11/26/2015 - 11:34
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The Doomsday Scam by C. J. Chivers
Hal Harris | Tue, 11/24/2015 - 16:03
For decades, aspiring bomb makers - including ISIS - have desperately tried to get their hands on a lethal substance called red mercury. There's a reason they never have.
Labs, Grading and Sanity....
Chad Husting | Sun, 11/22/2015 - 14:41
What am I doing to help kids achieve?
What ARE my students actually learning during this long term project (PBL)?
Tracy Schloemer | Tue, 11/17/2015 - 14:14
In an earlier post, I discuss some of my unit planning that (I hope!) further breaks down a few of these misconceptions - my students are not teaching themselves on google. They are weaving back and forth between learning content and the larger reason for learning the content.
However, every single one of these comments above are valid. It is really difficult work to ultimately balance individual accountability and group accountability. Every student needs to master basic stoichiometry before they leave my general chemistry course.
Grateful Grading of Labs?
Sarah Kong | Mon, 11/16/2015 - 08:14
One challenge I have is knowing how to evaluate labs properly. In writing my new lab manual, I am setting up rubrics for each lab. The ultimate goal is for this manual to be used by all instructors across the chemistry department at our community college, so they need to have a consistent grading system. Writing these rubrics has been challenging.
Especially JCE—November 2015
Erica Jacobsen | Thu, 11/12/2015 - 14:10
What draws you in to read an article you see in a magazine or journal? Past experiences? Current interests? In the case of the November 2015 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education, it was Darth Vader.
How To Do A Demo Safely
Deanna Cullen | Thu, 11/12/2015 - 13:54
We continue to hear bad news about chemistry classroom accidents. Please share this with your cohorts. We cannot assume that everyone knows how to be safe when performing demonstrations.
JCE 92.11—November 2015 Issue Highlights
Mary Saecker | Thu, 11/12/2015 - 12:12
The November 2015 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: materials science; polymer chemistry activities; green chemistry; biochemistry in the laboratory; research on student attitudes and the transition from high school to college chemistry; assessment; computer-based learning and computations; from the archives: chemistry YouTube videos.
Assessment does not have to be a dirty four letter word......
Chad Husting | Sun, 11/01/2015 - 06:18
I love the periodic table. I love the order, the stories, the trends and patterns, the people who made it. I love how it can be used. I love that it is the ultimate cheat sheet for a scientists or a student taking chemistry. I love the different types of periodic tables that exist. My love for this table is pretty evident.
Mole Day is upon us!!!!!!!!!
Sarah Kong | Tue, 10/20/2015 - 08:50
Every October I get excited; not as much for halloween, but rather for Mole Day! I have been a member of the National Mole Day Foundation (NMDF) since the beginning of my career and enjoy celebrating with my students. My first year of teaching we (the chemistry classes) hosted a Chemistry Carnival. My students did demonstrations for the