News & Updates
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October 1, 2020
AACT Member Spotlight: Verlese P. GaitherThis month we spotlight Verlese P. Gaither, a high school chemistry teacher at Wakefield High School in Virginia.
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September 24, 2020
AACT Chemical Measurements Unit Plan UpdatedAACT has curated resources to help you teach an introductory unit on chemical measurements.
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September 17, 2020
AACT Chemistry Basics Unit Plan UpdatedAACT has curated resources to help you teach an introductory unit on chemistry basics.
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September 1, 2020
AACT Member Spotlight: Jesse BernsteinThis month we spotlight Jesse Bernstein, a retired high school chemistry teacher at from Miami, Florida.
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August 27, 2020
Check Out Our New Homepage, Including the ChemMatters Digital Archive!We've updated our homepage! We have a new website and a new benefit for members.
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August 5, 2020
Science Coaches Goes Virtual for 2020–2021!Science Coaches meetings this year can be virtual rather than in person.
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June 17, 2020
Special Thanks to the 2019–2020 Governing BoardA note of thanks from the AACT President and Governing Board Chair.
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June 9, 2020
AACT Participating in #ShutDownSTEMAACT is supporting an organic academic grassroots initiative #ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM on June 10.
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June 3, 2020
AACT Member Spotlight: Alice PuttiThis month we spotlight Alice Putti, a high school chemistry teacher at Jenison High School in Michigan.
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May 20, 2020
2020 Governing Board Election ResultsThe election results are in. Congratulations to our new Governing Board members!
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May 14, 2020
Kitchen Chemistry – High School CollectionThis collection of AACT resources highlights all of the hands-on physical science and chemistry activities that are available in our high school library. They are grouped by topic: Acids and Bases, Atomic Structure, Chemistry Basics, Equilibrium, Gases, Kinetics, Molecules & Bonding, Nuclear, Quantitative Chemistry, Reactions and Stoichiometry and Solutions.
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May 14, 2020
Kitchen Chemistry – Middle School CollectionThis collection of AACT resources highlights all of the hands-on physical science and chemistry activities that are available in our middle school library. They are grouped by topic: Acids and Bases, Atomic Structure, Chemistry Basics, Gases, Kinetics, Quantitative Chemistry, Reactions and Stoichiometry and Solutions.
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May 14, 2020
Kitchen Chemistry CollectionThis collection of resources highlights all the hands-on physical science and chemistry activities available in the AACT library. They are grouped by grade band and further labeled by topic. All of the resources include a list of required materials and detailed background information for teachers or other supervising adults. There are also student activity sheets and many include an answer key.
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May 14, 2020
Kitchen Chemistry – Elementary School CollectionThis collection of AACT resources highlights all of the hands-on physical science and chemistry activities that are available in our elementary school library. They are grouped by topic: Acids and Bases, Atomic Structure, Chemistry Basics, Gases, Kinetics, Quantitative Chemistry, Reactions and Stoichiometry, Solutions.
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April 30, 2020
AACT Member Spotlight: Sean FiskThis month we spotlight Sean Fisk, a high school chemistry teacher at Ruamrudee International School in Thailand.
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April 29, 2020
Student Pass Extended to 7 DaysTo support educators teaching chemistry remotely, we've extended the student video pass to 7 days.
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April 28, 2020
Vote now in the 2020 Governing Board Elections!Voting is now open for the governing board!
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April 16, 2020
Using New AACT Resources to Help Teach ElectrochemistryIn this news post, Kim Duncan, AACT's Sr. Professional Learning Associate, writes about lessons and other activities that could be used in an Electrochemistry unit.
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April 2, 2020
Using New AACT Resources to Help Teach Acid Base ChemistryIn this news post, Kim Duncan, AACT's Sr. Professional Learning Associate, writes about lessons and other activities that could be used in an Acids Base unit.
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April 1, 2020
AACT Member Spotlight: Michael NocellaThis month we spotlight Michael Nocella, a high school chemistry teacher at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Illinois.
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April 1, 2020
2020 Chemistry Teacher of the Year Award WinnersAnd the winners of the 2020 Chemistry Teacher of the Year Award are ...