Chemistry Solutions
November 2014
Resource Features
Lessons by teachers with their inspiration for the activity or tips for how to implement the lesson.
This activity is a lab and demonstration used to help introduce students to particle diagrams and the process of dissolving on a molecular level. The students will use a discrepant event to discover and explain the process they observe.
Classroom Commentary
Reflections and perspectives by teachers about topics that affect chemistry education.
Access to quality science education varies greatly for students across the nation, creating gaps that restrict options for many students in postsecondary education and careers. Commitment to quality science education, supported by creative, collaborative efforts with community partners, is essential to narrow these access gaps for the good of our students and our nation.
A veteran teacher shares insight on how to align objectives with learning activities and resources.
AP Chemistry should be open to any student who meets the bare-minimum prerequisites and is willing to take on a rigorous, challenging course.
Nuts & Bolts
Functional tips you can implement in your classroom.
This article focuses on ways to increase student engagement. These techniques include building positive student–teacher relationships, using chemical demonstrations, and allowing students to discuss their ideas with each other.
Students struggle with electron configurations. This article addresses, through POGIL activities, how to teach electron configuration, using an analogy of climbing a mountain.
Given recent accidents involving methanol, a case can be made against traditional, teacher-performed, passive-student demonstrations.
Borrowing tricks of the trade from literacy, you can create more dynamic lessons to increase the depth of student understanding.
In My Element
Stories about teachers finding their way to the chemistry classroom.
This article describes the relationship one teacher had with chemistry in high school and college, and how that changed as he began teaching.
Teacher 2 Teacher
This is Teacher to Teacher content.
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Editorial
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