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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
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.
AACT Chemistry Teacher of the Year Award (February 5, 2019)
Apply today for the AACT Chemistry Teacher of the Year Award! These new awards will showcase the hard work and accomplishments of three gifted educators – there will be one winner each from Elementary, Middle, and High School who will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a free AACT membership renewal.
Using AACT Resources to Help Teach Aqueous Solutions (February 4, 2019)
As chemistry teachers plan activities for their students, AACT will highlight resources from our high school library that help to reinforce topics in different units throughout the school year. Our last news post highlighted resources from our high school library that could be used to support a Phase Changes and Heat Transfer unit. We will now focus on lessons and other activities that could be used in an Aqueous Solutions unit.
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