Chemistry Solutions

Resource Feature

Teaching Essential Concepts … with T-Shirt Chromatography

In this article, a teacher shares about her colorful classroom activity for teaching chromatography.

Classroom Commentary

NGSS Storylines in a Flipped Classroom

This article provides insight into how a teacher flipped her middle school science classroom and then integrated the NGSS storyline process of learning into the flipped classroom structure.

Nuts & Bolts

Ditch Your Step-by-Step Procedures: Teach Students to Understand the Chemistry

In this article, the author describes his emphasis on problem-solving rather than providing step-by-step instructions to students. With the use of examples, he explains how this focus has helped his students develop a deeper understanding of chemistry topics.

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Nuts & Bolts

Applying Retrieval Practice Techniques in the Classroom

This article describes the author’s efforts to increase opportunities in her daily teaching practice for students to actively engage in practicing and retrieving information. Research has shown that these activities are very beneficial to long-term learning.

Tech Tips

Creating YouTube Tutorial Channels for Student Success

The authors share their success with creating chemistry tutorial videos and posting them on YouTube in order to support students outside of the classroom.

In My Element

An Unplanned Journey to Middle School Science Teacher

The AACT Middle School Ambassador describes her somewhat unplanned journey to becoming a middle school science teacher. Her enthusiasm and passion for teaching students at this level are evident as she shares her experiences with the reader.

Editorial

Colorful Lessons

The March editorial is guest-authored by the AACT President-Elect, Heather Weck. Heather reflects on how the theme of color has impacted her and inspired her throughout her teaching career.

Simulation

Predicting Products

In this simulation, students will reference an activity series and a solubility chart to accurately predict the products of single replacement and double replacement chemical reactions. Associated particle diagrams will be displayed to help students better comprehend the reaction at the particulate level. Students will also be asked to balance the chemical equation. The simulation is designed as a five question quiz for students to use multiple times.

Chemistry Fun

An Element Fill-In Puzzle

In this activity, students will solve a puzzle by using element symbols from the periodic table to fill-in missing letters.