Picks

ChemEd X contributors and staff members are continually coming across items of interest that they feel others may wish to know about. Picks include, but need not be limited to, books, magazines, journals, articles, apps—most anything that has a link to it can qualify.

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eric scerri periodic table book
The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction
// Friday, August 30, 2019 • Hal Harris
There could not be a better time for an updated, revised edition of Eric Scerri’s “The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction”, because 2019 has been designated the
remind app
An Easy Way to Remind Students? Use the Remind App
// Tuesday, August 27, 2019 • Gino Romeo
Hello all. I teach chemistry at Yavapai College in Prescott, AZ. I use the Remind app (https://www.remind.com/apps/) as an effective means to alert students of assignments coming due and for class preparation.
Women Untold documentary poster design includes profile of a woman
Women Untold: Lawrence Tech Student-Produced Film Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion in STEM
// Monday, June 3, 2019 • Sibrina Collins
Lawrence Technological University’s Marburger STEM Center recently collaborated with students enrolled in the Media Communications Program to develop a new 30-min student film, Women Untold, which celebrates the important contributions of three women of color in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
NCCSTS
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science (NCCSTS)
// Wednesday, May 29, 2019 • Scott Donnelly
The mission of the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science (NCCSTS) at SUNY-Buffalo is to promote the development and dissemination of materials and practices for case teaching in the science