I recently had the opportunity to attend a conference of the Associated Chemistry Teachers of Texas (ACT2). I had great time interacting with and learning from a whole bunch of wonderful chemical educators from the great state of Texas.
A favorite demonstration is to boil water by lowering the pressure in a bell jar using a vacuum pump. Unfortunately, purchasing a bell jar, vacuum plate, and vacuum pump can run upwards of $1,000 which poses a hardship for many teachers.
If you read my last blog post you heard discussion of putting together a practical and useful professional development opportunity for chemistry teachers. It is a conference for teachers, by teachers.
