Chemistry teacher in Prior Lake, MN. Contributor for ChemEdX. Interested in anything that helps better my profession and develop science literacy in my students
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Access to @VernierST melting station is going to help with our properties lab this year. Usually just have kids record melting order on hot plate which can often get messy and wasteful.
Which salt would be best for an effective and economical cold pack? Fun lab to do and student CER whiteboards.
A slightly difrn’t approach to help students visualize limiting reactant. Before discussing the concept, we generated these balloons (vinegar + baking soda). The fact that several were same size created a perfect opportunity to dive into what was happening. #chemchat
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This simulated ice core lab provides a great opportunity for students to use different units of concentration beyond molarity, explore how knowledge of chemistry can uncover past events on Earth and practice the skill of generating a calibration curve. bit.ly/SimCore
So much insanely cool science going on with ice core chemistry. Science is a way of telling stories and these ice cores tell some crazy stories. Mad respect for those who do this stuff for a career—it’s not easy but it’s so valuable.
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The value of reading, and of writing things down that we read, or hear, cannot be overstated. Two expert guests (who specialize in speech and memory) on the Huberman Lab podcast explained that when we read text or listen to something and then write key aspects/takeaways down by hand- not typing, it engages our motor control centers in ways that deeply embed that information to our memory. Taking notes, however cursory, turns out to be the best way to remember and implement information later.
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In our in-classroom testing of this NEW Equilibrium & Temperature activity, the teacher said...
💬"After 20+ years of trying to figure out how to make a quality Le Chatelier lab assessment, I'm finally happy with the results." 🙌
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Some practical ways chem Ts can use ChatGPT to save time, generate ideas, and help students improve their sci communication skills. This was fun to explore and opened my mind to the potential here. #chemchat
ChatGPT has the potential to revolutionize the way you teach chemistry. In this blog post, @Sci_Classroom and @Meachteach explore 10 ways that ChatGPT can make teaching chemistry easier and more engaging for both you and your students. bit.ly/ChatGPTX
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Identifying Unknowns: Intermolecular Forces and Properties by Ben Meacham @meachteach chemedx.org/activity/identif… #chemchat #chemed #chemtwitter
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Don't miss the 2nd installment of @Meachteach Meet a Modeler where he shares examples of how to use #CER in your science classroom!
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You don't want to miss this month's Meet a Modeler video where @Meachteach describes how he uses #CER in his classroom!
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Some nice silver plated holiday ornaments from today’s lab! Results continue to get better the more I stress clean glassware #chemchat
Sprayed many of my student desks with whiteboard cleaner instead of spray we’re supposed to use for Covid 🤦♂️ On an unrelated note, scientists produce groundbreaking study that suggests sleep is important if you want to function normally!
Loved watching chemistry colleagues flex their video production skills. Never thought filming labs/demos was going to be a useful skill in my teaching until this past year. #chemchat
Too many youtube tutorials lacked clarity on video editing for virtual labs. So, I made one just for chem teachers! If interested in creating videos of experiments for virtual labs, check out my recent #chemedx post. #modchem
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With distance learning nearly in full swing, looking for advice on the following. For stoich, I have video of rxn that students can gather data throughout. Before they see mass of product, video stops, they submit their stoich prediction (1/2) #chemchat
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Tomorrow, Tues 08/25 at 7pm ET @AACTconnect and @Meachteach will kick off the 2020-21 webinar series - Filling the Void: Options for Authentic Investigations in an Online or Hybrid Learning Environment. Free Registration bit.ly/3fSkvK9 #aactwebinars