Chemistry on Camera: Integrating technology into the science laboratory

Journal Article | March 2001

Identifying useful, effective, and feasible methods of integrating technology into science classrooms is very important and can be challenging. With this in mind, this article features a relevant, innovative lab…

Creating a Student-Centered Physical Chemistry Class

Journal Article | September 2000

Using guided reading materials in an upper-division college chemistry course, students assumed more responsibility for their learning. This paper describes the guided reading materials and explains how the authors…

Science Sampler: Chemistry in action—Triple delight

Journal Article | September 2009

Melt away the winter blues with this series of chemistry investigations. Here the author describes how she capitalizes on students’ love for snow days, bubble gum, and ice cream to reinforce what they have learned about…

Using Easy-Bake Ovens to Teach Chemistry

Journal Article | January 2004

After participating in an internship at the American Institute of Baking, the author developed an innovative way for students to explore basic chemistry concepts through bakery science. An Easy-Bake Oven is a quick and…

Forensics in Chemistry: The Case of Kirsten K. (e-book)

eBook | March 2012

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…

Personal Care Chemistry as a Bridge to Careers in Science and Technology

Journal Article | November 2006

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…

Javametrics 101: Introducing Nonscience Majors to the Chemistry Laboratory

Journal Article | September 2000

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…

Creative Exercises in General Chemistry: A Student-Centered Assessment

Journal Article | August 2010

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…

Buffer Biology: A design-your-own lab for chemistry

Journal Article | October 2000

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…

Point of View: Teaching Chemistry for the Twenty-Second Century

Journal Article | June 2013

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.

Polymer Chemistry: Introduction to an Indispensable Science (e-book)

eBook | April 2009

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…