Keeping an eye on puddle chemistry - article

The beautiful eye image on the front cover is a microscale experiment, which is a combined effort of Andres Tretiakov, Kensington Park School and Bob Worley at CLEAPSS in the United Kingdom. This “puddle chemistry”, an affectionate term for microscale reactions in drops, takes place on a liquid crystal temperature sensor. The sensor is a wonderful visual aid for microscale reactions to show whether they are endothermic or exothermic.

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Category: Feature Activities Classroom

We need to think like economists

Yesterday, I heard a student bragging about the thousands of hours he spent playing a certain on-line game. That’s right, folks, you read correctly — thousands…

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Category: Feature Pedagogy, opinion and advice Editorials Viewpoint and advice

Cartoonist — Uwe Oehler

Four different cartoon drawings

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Category: Feature Classics from 50 years 1968-present

I want to be a doctor

“Who wants to become a doctor”? I remember sitting in my first year “get to know your program” seminar and the professor asked that question to the thousand or so students. With hundreds of hands confirming the statement, she shattered everyone’s dream by saying “congratulations, only three of you will make it.”

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Category: Feature Pedagogy, opinion and advice First Year Trenches