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Webinar
Building a Bridge to AP: How to Boost Your Honors/Chemistry 1 Course to Support Your Goals
This webinar will focus on ways in which reverse designing the curriculum in Honors/Chemistry 1 can emphasize content and lab skills to save time during the crunch of an AP Class.
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Article
Taking Inspiration from the AP Chemistry Reading
In this article, the author describes how her experience at the AP Chemistry Reading inspires lesson ideas to help address common misconceptions.
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Activity
Equilibrium in a Beaker
In this activity, students will model equilibrium reactions using plastic chips to represent atoms.
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Activity
The Frontiers of Chemistry: Video Questions
This video explores new scientific developments that were made possible by the application of fundamental chemistry concepts.
News & Updates
ACS Regional Meetings High School Teacher Day - Frequently Asked Questions (February 21, 2019)
Over the years, ACS Regional Meeting High School Teacher Day organizers have reached out to the ACS Education Division for ideas to help them with their planning processes. The following list provides a few of the questions that previous Regional Meeting High School Teacher Day organizers have shared with our offices.
Using AACT Resources to Help Teach Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics (February 19, 2019)
AACT Staff Member Kim Duncan writes about lessons and other activities that could be used in a Thermodynamics unit!
Love is in the Air! (February 13, 2019)
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, AACT has put together a collection of loving content that may be useful in your chemistry classroom.
ChemMatters E-Periodical
The February issue of ChemMatters is available now!
- Connecting Chemistry and Art
- Open for Discussion: Unpacking the Paleo Diet
- Profile: Chancée Lundy Catalyzes Change
- Making Sense of Milk
- What’s Sunless Tanner?
- The Periodic Table Turns 150
- Clean, Green Chemistry