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Forensics in Chemistry: The Case of Kirsten K. (e-book)
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Forensics seems to have the unique ability to maintain student interest and promote content learning…. I still have students approach me from past years and ask about the forensics case and specific characters from the…
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Personal Care Chemistry as a Bridge to Careers in Science and Technology
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This activity in personal care chemistry seeks to provide middle school girls with an opportunity to learn firsthand about science and engineering technology. The activities--the preparation of lip balm and hand lotion…
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Javametrics 101: Introducing Nonscience Majors to the Chemistry Laboratory
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A novel way to introduce nonscience majors to the chemistry laboratory using hands-on experiments can be done with one of college students’ favorite beverages—coffee. The course described in this article, Javametrics…
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Creative Exercises in General Chemistry: A Student-Centered Assessment
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Creative exercises (CEs) are a form of assessment in which students are given a prompt and asked to write down as many distinct, correct, and relevant facts about the prompt as they can. Students receive credit for each…
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Buffer Biology: A design-your-own lab for chemistry
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This article presents a buffer investigation to learn about the buffering capacity of household products such as shampoo and hand lotion. Students design and perform their own chemistry lab to gain a better…
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Point of View: Teaching Chemistry for the Twenty-Second Century
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. In this month’s issue the author shares thoughts on the future of teaching chemistry.
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Polymer Chemistry: Introduction to an Indispensable Science (e-book)
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Here’s an interesting statistic: More than half of all chemists work on some aspect of polymers. For high school teachers who want to introduce polymer science basics, properties, and uses, this book is uniquely helpful…
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