Especially JCE: May 2018
Erica Jacobsen | Sat, 05/12/2018 - 16:53
Erica Jacobsen shares highlights from the May 2018 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education.
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The International Scholastic Journal of Science - Publishing the original research of secondary school students.
Lowell Thomson | Thu, 04/26/2018 - 17:00
The International Scholastic Journal of Science is an online, open-access journal that provides the opportunity for secondary students to publish entry-level research and become part of the scientific process. In this blog post I will share information about ISJOS and encourage you to find students that are interested in publishing.
Social Emotional Learning in the Chemistry Classroom
Stephanie O'Brien | Mon, 03/12/2018 - 07:26
As a secondary science teacher, I have contact with my students everyday. Making relationships and learning about all of my students is key to letting them know that I am invested in their success.
What do you know about your students?
Lauren Stewart | Wed, 03/07/2018 - 13:41
As teachers, we all know that our job extends far beyond the content we are required to deliver. We are educators, mentors, coaches, parents and more. It is important for us to find ways to wear all of these hats without burning out. I have learned many great strategies that certainly helped re-energize me as a teacher but there was one strategy in particular that I could not get out of my head.
Connections to the 2018 Winter Olympics
Dan Meyers | Mon, 02/19/2018 - 14:28
Have you been watching the Winter Olympics? I have been able to draw many similarities and relevance to what I am teaching in the classroom. How about you?
Richard Feynman on "Why?" Questions
Lowell Thomson | Fri, 01/26/2018 - 06:15
In this blog post I will discuss an interview with Dr. Richard Feynman relating to magnets that explores the concept of "why?" questions in science. You will find a links to a blog post and a transcript of the interview along with ideas for how I use the video in IB Chemistry.
Chemistry Tutorial Resources
Dan Meyers | Wed, 10/18/2017 - 14:28
I am sharing a list of YouTube videos that I have used with my students. I am interested in finding more. Please share any that you use in the comment section below.
Literacy Stations in the Chemistry Classroom
Stephanie O'Brien | Mon, 09/25/2017 - 12:38
Stephanie O'Brien took a tip from the elementary school teachers and created literacy stations to help increase the amount of reading and writing in her classroom. Literacy centers support students by arming them with the tools to utilize when examining text documents, charts, graphs, pictures etc. to take the content and make it comprehensible. She provides examples of literacy centers she uses in her classroom.
That’s What Scientists Do!
Doug Ragan | Sun, 09/24/2017 - 21:24
As I began to prepare my labs for this upcoming year, I decided to put a bit of a twist on a previous density of a block lab I had used in the past entitled the Measurement Challenge that is sold by Flinn Scientific. It can also be used to find the mass of a block given the materials density and requiring students to measure and calculate the blocks volume. My added twist resulted in great scientific discourse.
Dance Your Final Project
Dana Hsi | Tue, 08/29/2017 - 13:32
As part of advocating science literacy in my classroom, I have my 10th grade Honors Chemistry students dance their first semester final. This Dance Your Final semester final is to force students to actually read real, published scientific research; have a group final; eliminate test anxiety; and help students have fun with the content. Truly, of all assignments I give during the school year, this is the one that students say they sweat the hardest on, enjoy the most, and are the most proud of their work.