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In this study, the authors describe a Performance Enhanced Interactive Learning (PEIL) workshop model as a supplement for organic chemistry instruction. This workshop model differs from many others in that it includes…
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Take-Home Chemistry: 50 Low-Cost Activities to Extend Classroom Learning (e-book)
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For high school science teachers, homeschoolers, science coordinators, and informal science educators, this collection of 50 inquiry-based labs provides hands-on ways for students to learn science at home—safely. Author…
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Snow Globe Science: Students learn solution chemistry through an open-ended lab investigation
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Allowing students to experiment to make a product such as a snow globe encourages the development of problem-solving skills, and students learn the concepts behind solution chemistry by determining the best combination…
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Diagrams and figures play a central role in science and science education. Research has indicated that, when presented and used properly in a classroom setting, these external representations can contribute to students…
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Allergic reactions to latex are becoming increasingly common. The reactions occur within a few minutes to an hour of exposure and usually disappear within 24 hours. In this article, a student informed the teacher that…
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Web Seminar |
Turn your classroom into a forensics lab and help your students solidify their understanding of chemistry concepts. Join Vernier chemistry specialist Nüsret Hisim as he shares his classroom-tested techniques for…
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Chemistry Now, chemistry of fear and fright
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Before Samuel L. Jackson battled snakes on a plane and before Indiana Jones infamously muttered “I hate snakes,” there was my Mom, who was terrified of them. Growing up on a small midwestern farm, Mom often helped with…
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Chemistry Now,chemistry of plastics: polyethelene
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Polyethelene. Most people would be hard pressed to NOT to have some in their possession at any given moment. This chance discovery has completely revolutionized the “stuff” in our lives over the last 65 years. Let…
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Chemistry Now: chemistry of changing leaves
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Think autumn leaves. OK, sing along now … The falling leeeeaves drift by the windoooow. The autumn leeeeaves of red and goooold … OK, maybe not! Instead, explore why the autumn leaves are red and gold. Use the video…
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