News & Updates

This year the 2024 CCEW theme is all about Batteries. During the week of April 21-27, celebrate this theme with new teaching resources and Get a Charge out of Chemistry!

This post features newer resources from the AACT library to use when planning a unit on kinetics. For more ideas, see the kinetics unit plan.

The Vanguard High School ChemClub has been a chartered club for 3 years, currently boasting 46 motivated members! This Club prides itself on promoting chemistry education and outreach to the community. This year the club captured the ChemBowl championship and had several students find great success in science fair competitions.

This month we spotlight Sarah English, a chemistry and AP Chemistry teacher at Sweet Home High School in New York.

Try these activities to celebrate the total solar eclipse in your classroom!

Self-nominations for the upcoming Governing Board are now open through April 19.

This month we spotlight Amy Klopf, Dean of Students/MTSS Coordinator at Coleman Elementary School in Michigan.

This post features newer resources from the AACT library to use when planning a unit on chemical reactions. For more ideas, see the phase changes unit plan.

This month we spotlight Chris Coker, a chemistry teacher at Camden Fairview High School in Arkansas.

This month we spotlight Patricia DeCoster, a chemistry professor at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.

Our animations collection has gotten a makeover! Each animation now has an accompanying activity with teacher notes, a student handout, related classroom resources, and more. Learn more about the features and activities that are now included on each animation page.

This news post has ideas for lessons and other activities that could be used in a Stoichiometry unit.

This month we spotlight Andrea Gearhart, a chemistry teacher at Peters Township High School in Pennsylvania.

This post features newer resources from the AACT library to use when planning a unit on chemical reactions. For more ideas, see the chemical equations unit plan.

In this news post, find ideas for new lessons and other activities that could be used while teaching naming compounds and writing formulas.

This month we spotlight Deayne Johnson, a science teacher at Fernbank Science Center in Georgia.

In this news post, find ideas for new lessons and other activities that could be used in a Chemical Bonding unit.

This month we spotlight Scott Valenta, a science teacher at St John the Baptist School in Illinois.

Learn about National Chemistry Week and explore teaching resources from AACT to help celebrate the 2023 theme “The Healing Power of Chemistry” in your classroom.

This news post highlights recently added lessons and other activities that could be used in a Periodic Table unit.

This month we spotlight Michael Farabaugh, AACT Governing Board President and a chemistry teacher at Arblemarle High School in Virginia.

This news post features newer resources from the AACT library to use when planning a unit on atomic structure. For more ideas, see the atoms unit plan.

AACT has curated resources to help you teach an introductory unit on chemistry basics. The classroom resources and teaching techniques highlighted here are great for the beginning of a high school chemistry course.

This month we spotlight Ryan Williams, a chemistry and AP Chemistry teacher at Abington Senior High School in Pennsylvania.

Get involved with AACT this upcoming school year!