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Fluorescent Fashionista
// Saturday, October 19, 2013 • Tom Kuntzleman
Halloween is a great time of year to do experiments with fluorescence. In the video below, we experiment with some fluorescent yarn.
Mole of the Year
// Thursday, October 10, 2013 • Sarah Kong
Here is a pic from the 2009 award including board members of the National Mole Day Foundation and past Moles of the Year.
goReact app
// Wednesday, October 9, 2013 • Doug Ragan
I was excited to recently come across a new free app for the iPad entitled goREACT by the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.
Mole Day is coming!!
// Tuesday, October 8, 2013 • Sarah Kong
Want ideas for this year's theme:  The AniMOLE Kingdom?  Visit www.moleday.org or visit the facebook page National Mole Day Foundation Inc. There are so many fun ways to celebrate with your class.  One of my favorites was building an acetylene cannon and shooting stuffed moles students
soap boat
Soap Boat 2.0
// Wednesday, October 2, 2013 • Tom Kuntzleman
Have you ever seen the soap boat experiment? Check out the video below.  
ACS Chem Club
// Wednesday, September 18, 2013 • Deanna Cullen
Do you or anyone you know advise an ACS Chem Club? I have heard of it over the past few years, but I have been busy and didn’t want to add another thing to my plate. When I found out that there are no requirements of what or how much we have to do as a group, I decided that I could give it a try. I appreciate that ACS provides some great resources.
BCCE 2014
High School Chemistry Teachers are invited to BCCE 2014
// Wednesday, September 11, 2013 • Deanna Cullen
The Grand Valley State University organizers of BCCE 2014 are working to make the August 3-7, 2014 conference a valuable experience for the high school chemistry teacher. 
National Chemistry Week
// Tuesday, September 3, 2013 • Deanna Cullen
It is not too early to think about National Chemistry Week which is coming up October 20 - 26.  This year's theme is "Energy: Now and Forever".  Did you know there is a poetry contest and information about participating in community outreach activities on the ACS web site?  Visit www.acs.org/ncw for more informatio
Building Atoms, Ions, and Isotopes
// Sunday, August 18, 2013 • Doug Ragan
A few weeks ago, I presented at ChemEd 2013 "Flipping with Chemistry Apps" http://bit.ly/17cLPYY.
plastic plate with sodium polyacrylate solution and electrolytic set up
Electrolytic Dissolution of Copper Metal
// Thursday, August 15, 2013 • Tom Kuntzleman
Looking for an easy, hands-on experiment to use in your classroom at the beginning of the school year? In the June, 2013 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education, Isao Ikemoto and Kouichi Saitou describe a simple experiment to demonstrate the electrolytic dissolution of copper ions from a copper electrode.