The ChemEd Trading Post

Files That Deal with Several Concepts of Chemistry

• Problem Solving in the AP Chem Lab  A Word Perfect document, author Tom Adams, describing problem solving in the AP Chem lab, student activity sheets are included.
• Chemistry is Chool (2003)  A zip file of 30 PDF and Word documents, author Anderson, describing cool introductory chemistry activities with film cans (speedster) and pop bottles (conservation of mass), Uncle Herbie questions, lycopodium powder, smog in a bag, super absobant polymers, rubrics, etc.
• Super Market Chemistry I & II (2003)  A zip file containing 8 PDF and RTF files. author Amelia Barton, describing introductory chemistry activities for the topics of chemical reactions and acids and bases.
• Science Across the World  A Word document, author David Bevan, describing "Science Across the World" a forum for students aged 12 to 17 years, to exchange facts and opinions with students in other countries.
• So How Do You Integrate Technology into Your Chemistry Class?  A ZIP file, author John Borgmann-Winter, containing 3 Word files describing ideas re how to integrate technology and sheets for evaluating web sites and pages. The fourth file is a PDF file which loads into Adobe Acrobat Reader "Flinn Safety Notes" [included by written permission of the publisher].
• Great Demos (2003)  A ZIP file containing three RTF files, by author Bette Bridges describing demos for the topics; Gases, Solubility, Freezing Point Depression, Buffers, etc, etc.
• Demonstrations That Get Students To Follow Your Rules  A Word document, author John S. Brodemus, describing various demonstrations dealing with common rules in the laboratory e.g. wearing googles.
• How to Plan and Hold a Mercury Thermometer Exchange (2003)  The PDF document by Brown describes in detail the dangers of mercury and why you waould want to hold an exchange and then provides detailed help for planning and running such an event.
• Logical Chemistry for High School Students  A Word document, authors Carlos M. Castro-Acuña, Ramiro Domínguez-Danache1, and Paul B. Kelter describing problems whose solution requires not just some chemistry knowledge but also the capacity to use data and to develop a logical strategy. Examples and possible answers of such problems are included.
• Chemical Problem Solving: Part II (2003)  An RTF file by author Andy Cherkas describing how to turn cookbook labs into problem solving activities.
• Learning More from Your Mistakes than from Your Successes  A ZIP containing a Word and an Excel documents, authors Carlos M. Castro-Acuña1, Ramiro Domínguez-Danache, and Paul B. Kelter, describing how to establish a real relationship between what is taught to the students in the classroom and what they see in the laboratory to show them that what they have learned theoretically is true and can be demonstrated.
• Chemical Problem Solving: Part II Non-mathematical  A Word document, author Andy Cherkas, describing setting up problem solving labs for students.
• Favorite Demonstations of 4 Teachers  A ZIP file containing an RTF file from each of the authors with directions for doing their favorite deomonstrations, authors Pat Funk, Cliff Schrader, George Hague, Andy Cherkas
• Properties of Water  A Word document, author Jim Cherry, describing several safe demonstrations and activities that can be used with young children to take Chemistry into the community.
• Science Across America--Part of Science Across the World  A ZIP containing two Word documents, author Elizabeth M. Dabrowski, describing the Science Across the World project for students, how to get involved, projects and contacts.
• Integrating Environmental Topics into High School Chemistry  A Word document, author Rosemary McBryan Davidson, describing lesson plans, activities, labs, internet suggestions for integrating environmental topics into general chemistry.
• Student Research (2003)  A PDF file by Dimock describing the JSHS - Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.
• The Use of Technique Videos to Augment Laboratory Teaching  A Word document, author Michelle M. Duke, describing how to develop a student's chemical technique using videos of the techniques.
• Why My Students Love Lab Reports  A Word dcoument, author Richard Emery, describing how he helped sudents see the joy in doing lab reports and a rubric that supports the message.
• Classroom Management (2003)  A RTF file, by Donna Fitzpatrick as part of the New Teacher Symposium, good practical advice for all teachers.
• Chemistry of Flight (2003)  A RTF file, author John Fortman, describing activities related to combustion, pressure, fuels, explosions, etc.
• Go With The Flow (2003)  Five RTF files zipped, author Debbie Garrison, the files provide flowcharts for the following topics; acid naming, measurement conversion, naming, and stoichiometry.
• Dice Genetics  A Word document, author Gabriel Gillette, describing a dice/genetics activity that helps introduce basic statistics
• Environmental Chemistry and Weather  A Word Perfect document, authors Christine K. F. Hermann and Kristol Blankenship, describing activities related to environmental isssues such as oil spills, ozone, etc.
• Applications of Digital Photography for Teaching in the Laboratory  The zip file contains an HTML presentation on applications of digital photography for teaching in the laboratory, author Micheal Hempstead. Included are time lapse photography slideshows that can be viewed with RealPlayer. The production of these slideshows, and links to the free software to prepare them, are included in the presentation.
• Chemistry in Comics (2003)  A RTF file, author Al Hazarri, describing a bibliography of "Chemistry in Comics".
• "CHEM"-unicate "CHEM"-thusiasm  A Word document, author Jeff Hepburn, describing Jeff's collection of favorite demos.
• Games of All Description  The Download is a ZIP file of 16 Word Documents, author Harry Herzer III, describing games and worksheets for games you can use to review and introduce concepts, great tools for Friday afternoons before a long weekend and "football" days when half the class is missing.
• Games of All Description (2003)  The Download is a ZIP file of 16 RTF Documents, author Harry Herzer III, describing games and worksheets for games you can use to review and introduce concepts, great tools for Friday afternoons before a long weekend and "football" days when half the class is missing.
• Play-Doh® Models(2003)  The zip file contains 3 RTF documents by Hitt_Townsend describing how Play-Doh® models can be used to help children understand balancing chemical equations, identifying and predicting types of chemical reactions and the phases of matter.
• The Twelve Steps of Pyromaniacs Anonymous (2003)  A PDF file, authors K Holley and T Seastrunk, describing 12 demos that every "pyro" AKA Chemistry teacher should have in her/his arsenal AKA bag of tricks.
• How Dense Do Your Middle School Think You Are? (2003)  An RTF by Peggy Horne, describing two student activities for learning the concept of density.
• J Chem Ed (2003)  A PDF file, by Erica Jacobsen, describing how to make submissions to or volunteer for J Chem Ed.
• Experiments You Can Use (2003)  A PDF file, by Erica Jacobsen, containing J Chem Ed "Classroom Activities" covering topics such as Percetn Compostition, Analysis of Alka Seltzer tablets, Mass Spectrometry, tooth paste and many more.
• Culminating Activities (2003)  A zip file of 2 documents, PDF and Word, author Diane Kinney, describing how to use poetry to get students to summarize what they have learned, includes student examples.
• Active Learning  A Word document, author Martha Kline. describing an approach to teaching in which the students become responsible for "first exposure" to course material.
• Inorganic Nomenclature (2003)  A RTF file by author Dennis Kliza, student sheets for learning inorganic nomenclature.
• Student Generated Spreadsheets  A zip document, author Diane Krone, contains two files a Word document describing activities where she uses student generated spreadsheets to analyze data and an Excel file showining the spreadsheets for the activities.
• Christmas Chemistry (2003)  A zip file of 4 RTF documents by Tina Lawrence and Debbie Garrison describing how to make Christmas ornaments, student activities and teacher notes.
• It's More than Just Science - The Chemistry and History Connection  A Word document, author Joyce Lewanski. describing an historical journey starting with Lavoisier losing his head after the French Revolution and ending with Linus Pauling and his peace efforts after WWII which led to his Nobel Peace Prize in 1962.
• Computer-Based Learning Tools  A Word document, authors John S. Martin and Edward V. Blackburn, describing numerous computer-based aids to learning; including student lessons, chemistry games, and instructors' classroom tools.
• Simulating and Stimulating Scientific Thinking  A Word document, author Patricia A. Mason. describing a number of activities that a chemistry teacher can use to stimulate and simulate scientific thinking in a beginning chemistry class.
• Demos to Activities (2003)  A zip file containing 2 documents by Patricia A. Mason describing student activities for demos she used to do, the topics include Equilibrium, Kinetics and Condensed State of Matter.
• Christmas Chemistry (2003)  A PDF file by Pat Maturo describing the Navigator System of the TI-83+, how to access and use study cards and directions for creating your own cards.
• So Now You're a Chemistry Teacher  A Word document, author Cissy May, describing advice to teachers just beginning to teach Chemistry.
• Strategies for New Chemistry Teachers (2003)  A RTF file by Cissy May and Larry Anderson describing advice that will help all teachers but is especially helpful to those just starting their careers.
• College Chemistry An Integrated Lecture/lab Approach (2003)  A Power Point Presentation given by Phil McBride and Mickey Sarquis at Auburn in 2003.
• Chem-Union of New York  A ZIP file of 24 Word documents, authors Sally McGrath, describing the "best of Chem-Union". Chem-Union is a group of chemistry teachers from Long Island, New York that meets monthly to share labs, demonstrations, activities, software, audio-visual materials, safety and chemical storage information, field trips, etc.
• Animating Chemical Reactions with PowerPoint (2003)  A RTF file by Donna McPherson describing step by step how to animate molecues using power point.
• Video References  A Word document, author Claude Mertzenich, describing videos related to developing safe practices in the laboratory and how to get them that he uses in his classroom.
• MUSICHEMISTRY (2003)  A word document by Gary Michels describing demonstrations set to music, too many to list here.
• Chem-Mystery: Forensic Science for Kids  A Word document, author Susan O'Leary, describing an activity that can be used with young children using invisible ink to write your own ransom note.
• Grocery Store Labs (2003)  A zip file of 12 graphic jpeg files, authors Carolyn Pugh and J William, activities for middle and high school teachers; Nature Journaling, Icy Delight showing colligative properties, Using purple cabbage as an acid-base indicator, Isotopes and atomic mass, Percent composition using bubble gum, Paper Chromatography, How to make a one straw kite, A mole pattern, and Gak.
• Increasing Lesson Effectiveness (2003)  A ZIP file containg the PowerPoint file Pratuch used in his session a RTF document showing a sample unit.
• Women Chemists from the Earliest Times to the Present Day  A Word Document, author Geoff Rayner-Canham, describing the contributions made by women chemists throughout the historical record.
• Using Blackboard.com and MiMio  A Word Document, author Evan Richards, describing the "MiMio" and "BlackBoard.com" technologies.
• Chemical Demonstrations Set To Music  A Word Document, author John Severson, describing a list of demonstrations that I perform to music. I routinely perform them for my chemistry classes on the first day of school to heighten student interest and increase motivation to do/learn chemistry during the year.
• Demonstrations with a Touch of Magic  A Word Document, author Lowell Shank, describing their hardware, software and curriculium packages.
• Middle School Chemistry (2003)  Seven RTF files by author T. Shepherd, describing student activities for the topics; acids & bases, atomic structure, and chemical reactions, includes notes for teachers.
• New Teacher Handbook (2003)  An RTF file by T. Shepherd describing the table of contents of a new teacher handbook, part of the New Teacher Symposium.
• LabWorks Learning System  An Adobe Acrobat Document, provided by David Sinay SCI Technologies Inc., describing their hardware, software and curriculium packages.
• My Favourite Micro Labs A Word document, author Alan Slater, describing ideas for labs with references for the details.
• TOYS 4 US A RTF document Word or Word Perfect loads it, author Alan Slater, describing ideas for demonstrations with chemical toys.
• History of Chemistry (2003)  An RTF file by Anne Smith describing ways to use the History of Chemistry in lessons and resources for finding the details.
• Standards-Based Chemistry Curricula for High School   A zip document, submitted by Sandy Smith, contains a Word document describing the "Profiles in Science" initiative and 5 PDF documents they load in Adobe Acrobat Reader describing Chemistry, Technology and Introductory Physical Science Materials.
• Guided Inquiry (2003)  A RTF file by Laura Spencer describing 4 quided inquiry lessons she uses on Atomic Structure, Naming Ionic Compounds, Mole and Initial Rates as well as suggestions for creating your own.
• Lollipops & Elements (2003)  A ZIP file of 2 RTF documents by Chris Spraggins describing how to make Lollipops in the lab and a bit of a twist and the student research an element project.
• Automating Large General Chemistry Laboratory Programs. (2003)  A ZIP file contain the PowerPoint presentation file Bobby Stanton used in his presentation as well as a PDF version of it. The technology used in the automation was MeasrueNet.
• Planning (2003)  A RTF document by Christina Steele describing planning suggestions, part of the New Teacher Symposium.
• How to get the H.O.T.S. (2003)  A RTF document by Rebecca Sticklin listing the demonstrations she uses to develop higher order thinking skills and ways to contact her.
• ARTSy-CRAFTSy  A Word Document, author Susana S. Suarez and Cora S. Salumbides, describing how to make fancy papers, stained glass windows, Artist's paints and how to visulaize geometric forms in Chemistry through origami.
• A Program of Lecture Demonstrations Used on the CAPOW Van  A Word Perfect Document, author Dan M. Sullivan, describing demonstrations that are sure to get even the toughest instructors good evaluations when they use such demonstrations and discussion as teaching techniques.
• Using Text Problems as a Source for Inquiry LABS (2003)  A RTF file by Swann describing examples from Zumdahl's 3rd Edition Chemistry that be used as starting points for inquiry labs
• Ideas for Teaching with 59 Experiments  A Word Document, author Irwin Talesnick, describing how to use 59 experiments to teach and to evaluate with.
• The Joys of Sound and Light in the Laboratory Demonstrations and Class Experiments (2003)  A RTF file describing 59 experiments covering too many topics of Chemistry to list here by author Irwin Talesnick
• Elementary Science (2003)  A RTF file by Irwin Talesnick describing 18 experiments you can do in elementary science classrooms.
• Teaching Science Safely (2003)  A zip file containing a PowerPoint presentation by Juliana Texley and a PDF file version of it. The presentationis directed at teachers but many slides could be used with students.
• Teaching About Relationships  A Word Perfect file, author Parinbam (Raj) Thamburaj, decribing every day today relationships similar to some of the concepts taught in introductory chemistry courses. The ideas given help instructors to teach topics ranging from density to Graham's law of diffusion.
• Involving Your Students in Community Activities  A Power Point Presentation, author Kathleen Thompson, describing National Chemistry Week, the role of ACS and community projects you can do during and beyond NCW.
• Thriller Chemistry Demos For The Classroom  A Word Document, author Carl Twiddy, describing 14 "thriller" demos.
• Put Their Brains on Chemistry (2003)  A PDF file by Patricia Vance describing learning theory and styles with examples she uses in her classroom to accomodate the different styles of learning.
• The Magic of Chemistry  A Word document, author Dr. Rashmi Venkateswaran and Mr. Robert Nadon, describing their favorite demonstrations.
• Vernier Hands-on Computer and Calculator Chemistry Data Collection   A Word document from Vernier, describing 2 experiments using probes with computers and calculators.
• Develop Critical Thinking Skills Daily (2003)  A RTF file, author James Waner, describes an approach to use "dead time" to deveop higher order thinking skills.
• Explorations in Environmental Chemistry (2003)  The PowerPoint presentation by Michelle Williams and Dobie Wells describes a long term project to moniter the environment of crawfish and the related Chemistry topics that were enhanced by this study.
• Mixing Old With New (2003)  A PDF file by Dean Wilson illustrates the power point presentation that he used in his presentation describing his teaching situation and the program he has adopted.
• Girl Scout Science Day (2003)  A PDF file by Dean Wilson describing stations, and activities for a "Science Day".
• My Favorite AP Chemistry Labs  A Word document, author Julia Winter, describing three labs two of the labs deal with stoichiometry and the other one is an organic synthesis lab.
• GRASS for a Problem Solving High  A PowerPoint file, author John Eix, describing how GRASS may be used to solve numerical problems
• Discrepant Events  A Word file, author John Eix, defining "discrepant event" and providing ideas you can use to create your own