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Inside February 2016
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Letter to the editor
The demonstration “Sharing chemistry with the community: The solubility and alkalinity of ammonia” by Kenneth Lyle and Penney Sconzo, Chem 13 News, November 2015 (pages 11-13) provides an excellent, colorful and safe version of the ammonia fountain.
Category: From our readers Letters to the Editor -
Forget passion — it’s about engagement
We hear the word “passion” a lot. It used to belong in boudoirs and on dance floors. Now it’s in teacher resumes and in job descriptions. Teachers’ “passions” run the gamut from corporal punishment to iPads to microchemistry to “flipped” classrooms. And that’s okay.
Category: Feature Pedagogy, opinion and advice Editorials -
Making chemistry relevant to indigenous peoples
In Canada, one challenge is to excite indigenous peoples about science, and chemistry in particular. For many years, with a series of student colleagues, we have been taking a Chemistry Show to schools in remote communities in western and central Newfoundland, coastal Québec, Labrador and even Nunavut (see References).
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How to make goldenrod paper and some activities
In August 2015, Educational Innovations was able to bring back goldenrod paper. For years, this paper had been discontinued, apparently because goldenrod paper was not able to be recycled. The fibers in the paper were saturated with golden colored dye.
Category: Activities Classroom