Chemistry: It’s not fun

Recently, I was listening to a talk at a conference. The speaker told us how he had his students do something-or-other because it was fun. He specifically mentioned that he wasn’t too concerned with what students learned, as long as they had “fun”.

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Category: Pedagogy, opinion and advice Editorials

Acid-base titrations: comparing the acid content of low-acid fruit juices to regular fruit juices

Your students may find it interesting to compare the acid content of a low-acid apple juice or a low-acid orange juice to that in a regular juice of the same brand. These sample types could be added to an existing acid-base titration experiment, form the basis of a new experiment, or be used as project topics.

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Category: Feature Activities Classroom

‘Twas the night before Mole Day

‘Twas the night before Mole Day Everything out of sight, All the students gone home The chem lab locked tight...

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Category: Activities Themed and special days

Mole handwarmers

My chem club made mole handwarmers. First I printed the mole pattern — see below, or use the PDF located at the Associated Chemistry Teachers of Texas, ACT2 website.

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Category: Feature Activities Themed and special days