Become a Member
AACT is a community of passionate teachers of chemistry who share strategies, find support, ask questions, and overcome everyday classroom challenges. Membership provides you with an easy way to find innovative and effective ideas to implement into your classroom, and provides you with opportunities to learn from other experienced teachers and professionals.
Join AACT to access to a wealth of resources, professional development, and other member benefits.
Member benefits
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Quality teaching resourcesFull access to our growing online teaching resource library, including lesson plans, labs, demos, simulations, animations, videos, student passes, and more for grades K–12.
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Professional developmentAfter attending a live webinar, re-watch it, or select from over 200 webinars you might have missed on topics such as safety, advanced chemistry, and technology in the classroom with access to our locked webinar content.
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Access to ACS PublicationsAACT members receive 50 complimentary downloads from the Journal of Chemical Education, and other ACS Publications, including ACS eBooks, and the Global Enterprise edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN).
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Collaborate with a Science CoachPair up with a chemist who volunteers in your classroom throughout the school year. Learn about the Science Coaches program.
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Access to Chemistry SolutionsThe online periodical from AACT written by and for teachers of chemistry contains both locked and unlocked content. Published four times a year since September 2014, each issue features new articles, accompanying lessons and activities, as well as one new simulation, animation, or video. Members have access to all of the content in each current and past issue.
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Subscription to ChemMatters magazine and access to the ChemMatters archivePublished four times a year since February 1983, this award-winning high school chemistry magazine from the American Chemical Society helps students demystify chemistry and make connections to the world around them.
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Member insurance plansEnjoy exclusive access to the ACS Member Insurance Program, offering plans for Life, Health, and more.
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CommunityA growing digital community of teachers who share time-saving and innovative ideas.
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ChemClubThe ChemClub program supports middle and high school science teachers who sponsor extracurricular chemistry clubs in their schools. This program provides students of these clubs with a unique opportunity to experience chemistry beyond the classroom.
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MultimediaIncorporate simulations, animations, and videos into your chemistry curriculum.
Annual membership dues
Teacher Member
A K–12 teacher of chemistry |
$45 |
Affiliate Member
A member of the chemistry education community |
$50 |
Student Member
A preservice teacher or undergraduate student |
$25 |
This all sounds great, how do I join?Sign up using our easy online registration. |
Not ready to Join?
- Sample free lessons, labs, videos, and other classroom resources.
- Sign up for a free professional development webinar.
- Browse unlocked articles from our digital periodical, Chemistry Solutions.
- Sign up for our monthy enewsletter, AACTconnect, to learn about new opportunities and resources from AACT and the chemistry education community.