Chemistry Solutions
November 2026
Featured Article
Classroom Commentary
A Culture of Safety: The Lessons Behind the Near-Misses
After a chemical engineering career steeped in lab safety, a chemistry teacher recounts the minor accidents of her early classroom years and how preparation prevented them from escalating. She offers advice so new teachers can build a safe lab from Day 1 and avoid learning the hard way.
Classroom Commentary
Reflections and perspectives by teachers about topics that affect chemistry education.
A retired Army officer and second career teacher describes successes and struggles as he works to increase student engagement in his chemistry classes.
Nuts & Bolts
Functional tips you can implement in your classroom.
Cheating can happen in any classroom. In this article, the author shares strategies that have helped reduce opportunities for academic dishonesty during written in-class exams, along with practical tips and anecdotes from her own experiences.
In My Element
Stories about teachers finding their way to the chemistry classroom.
A lifelong educator shows that a lifetime of expertise, a little courage, and a couple of friends, can lead to unexpected and fulfilling ways to share a love of science after retirement.
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Advice Column
An AP Chemistry teacher asks how to prevent a higher temperature decomposition reaction from occurring while allowing the lower temperature decomposition to proceed.
Editorial
AACT High School Ambassador Carmen Foschino shares strategies she’s continuously developing to help keep students’ attention and overcome barriers to participation.
Animation
This animation explores how metallic bonding contributes to the properties of metals and alloys. Particle diagrams show how mobile valence electrons allow for metals to be easily shaped and to conduct electricity.
Chemistry Fun
Students identify element symbols from element names that are provided. Then they rearrange the symbols to spell a word that answers a given clue.