Today I would like to share an exploration activity that can be used when teaching about limiting reactants. The explore phase of the 5E...

Being mindful of what your students hear from you day in and day out is a crucial part of building a healthy and welcoming classroom...

Today I would like to talk about POGIL™ Activities for High School Chemistry, as published by Flinn Scientific. POGIL stands for Process...

Today I’m sharing a sample 5E multi-day lesson plan that can be used to teach on heat and calorimetry within the context of...

In The First Days of School by Wong and Wong, a way of teaching known as the “no mystery approach” is discussed within the last few...

Many students have heard of electrolytes from commercials for sports drinks such as Gatorade and Powerade. They know we need them to...

For those of you all who are familiar with the 5E learning cycle, I would like to share an engage activity that I use when beginning a...

Communication is the name of the game in education, and language is a key component of how we communicate with one another. So, what...

I often tell my students that this class is about much more than chemistry. Not only do we learn about reactants, products, and...

Helping students see the practical applications of chemistry is one of my favorite parts of teaching. It’s easy to forget the concepts of...

With over 70 students in a secondary setting, it can be difficult to keep up with giving students the make-up work they need if anywhere...

Let’s face it. There are some pretty abstract concepts covered in chemistry that can be quite difficult for students to visualize. Take...

Music is considered a universal language, so why not incorporate it in the chemistry classroom? We can all probably recall childhood...

Discrepant events are occurrences that go against what we would normally think to happen. For example, if we pour water into a cup and...

"Students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." This often-uttered adage has either made or broken many a...