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can get Word
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Management
Tips
- All
chemistry teachers should start
the year by having students and parents/guardians sign
a Student
Safety Contract. I used this
 Flinn
safety contract.
- Show
this "Lab
Safety"
video (requires Windows Media
Player 10 or above)
that was provided by Renee Diamond of the NSTA
Listserve.
The music in the video is from a band called "rhythm,
rhyme,
results." Spaces in
the song are meant for students
to fill in the blanks with the correct lab safety procedure.
- For
middle school students, "Science
Safety Rules"
with Sponge Bob will help introduce lab safety rules.
- For
safety tips on lighting a
"Bunsen
Burner" this page has videos and
good explanations.
- Then
have
students do this "How to use and adjust a Bunsen burner"
 lab.
- For
labeling beakers, flasks,
etc., I find printing the labels and taping them with "invisible" tape
the easiest for removing later. For permanent labels I use
transparent
tape. Here is the document I use for making the beaker/flask
labels
and the dropper
bottle labels
(one example left in tables).
- This
image of a 24-well microplate
grid is helpful for labeling
materials in the plate.
- All
my lesson plans are printed
using Word
as well. Here is an example
and the template .
- All
the chemistry reviews for Glencoe's Chemistry:
Concepts and Applications (2000)
are on http://www.quia.com/
and linked to this
page.
- This
generic graph paper
comes in handy when writing up your own labs.
- PowerPoint
presentations
designed by students are a great alternative to written
reports.
This
document has written instructions for producing a presentation and
this
is a scoring rubric for the presentation. You will need Adobe
Reader to download the
rubric. Get it here
 .
- Students
and especially parents
find having a class page with assignments and other class information
very
helpful. Here is an example
of one of my former class web pages. You can create your own
website with the free Microsoft
Office Live Small Business
tools.
Just be sure to sign up for the Basic
service.
- Use
these tips for "Teaching 90-minute
Time Blocks" .
- Use
the ACD/ChemSketch
8.0 Freeware
to create your own worksheets with
complex chemical
structures.
- To
help in solution preparation, Carolina provides
this "Solution
Preparation Manual" .
- If
you don't have gradebook program, you might want to try the free
Engrade
online gradebook.
It allows students and parents to check grades online.
- To
add color and interest to your worksheets, use
some "Chemistry
Clip Art."
- Use
card stock to print colorful chemistry related
borders for your bulletin board with these borders .
Games,
Puzzles, Songs, and Labs
- Peter
Lichten has created
the
online
game "ChemGameTutor"
to help students refine their chemistry skills. Students can
use guest
for
the Username and Password.
- Use
the "Science
Jeopardy" Game
as a review for tests.
- Review
vocabulary with the "Science
Taboo" Game
- Create
Wordsearches, Criss-Cross
puzzles, and many more online with Discovery
School's "Puzzlemaker".
- Listen
to sound
clips from Sing-Smart's chemistry songs
CD's--HOLY MOL-EE! Multiple
Modality Chemistry by Lynda
Jones.
This is an introductory chemistry curriculum suitable for the high
school
level which thoroughly treats difficult concepts through song, sign
language,
dramatization activities, extensive color graphics, manipulative
activities
and guided notes. Furthermore, Lynda is preparing to set up a
live
after-school learning program and intends to franchise her materials
and
methods to interested retired chemistry teachers. HOLY
MOL-EE! is
simply effective and fun!
- Create
Wordsearches and Cryptograms
at
and get clipart for your projects. The solutions are
included.
- Download
a "Virtual
Lab" at
ChemCollective.org.
- Use
these "Chemistry Recipes"
for labs, demonstrations, etc.
- A
great game to use in reviewing
for semester exams is the Science
Geeks's "Chemistry
Millionaire"
game for first
semester and finals.
- "Chemistry
As Fun and Games"
uses several different games to teach chemistry content.
- "Creative
Chemistry" has many games,
puzzles, and activties for
chemistry students.
- Review
for tests and quizes with
"Science Baseball" .
- A
"Chemistry
Jeopardy Game" setup where you
input your own
questions. The
included sounds and pictures make it very realistic.
- Try
these "Sci-Doku"
puzzles with science-related clues from Scientific
American.
- "Parade
of Games" in PowerPoint
contains 16
different games with examples and templates to download.
- Try
these "Countertop
Chemistry" labs.
- Play
the online "Who
Wants to Win a Million Dollars"
science game from Jefferson
Labs.
- Rosemarie
Smith of the NSTA
Listserve contributed this idea
for a "March Madness
Chemistry Tournament" .
I have added the
"Abreviated Brackets," blank
ones along with full "Brackets" and
an Excel
version of full "Brackets"
 .
Also, Mike
Barondeau from
the Listserve contributed this blank "Sweet Sixteen Science
Tournament" Excel version.
- Try
some of these "Chemistry
Demonstrations" from About
Chemistry.
Links
-
 Teacher resources from the Royal Society of Chemistry: http://www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/resource/. . .
- Free lesson plans for chemistry and physics in English, http://www.physics-chemistry-class.com, and French, http://www.physique-chimie-lycee.fr
- Some good lesson plans and other resources (click on "science" for the lesson plans): http://www.edusource.org/lesson-plans.php
- If your students need
chemistry help, send them to this free My Chemistry Tutor site:
http://www.mychemistrytutor.com/
- Lesson
Corner
has many searchable chemistry lessons: http://www.lessoncorner.com/Science/Chemistry
- If
you are
having difficulty
getting the
supplies you need, ClassWish.org
may be
able to help or you can register for an opportunity to win
free supplies: http://classwish.org/
and http://win.classwish.org/
- Middle
school or lower level high
school chemistry topics and activities: http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/science/.
. .
- Great
chemistry animations: http://www.chem.iastate.edu/group/Greenbowe/.
. .
- Chemistry
resources from Flinn
Scientific, Inc.: http://www.flinnsci.com/Sections/Chemistry/chemistry.asp
- Chemistry
ideas from BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/bitesize/standard/chemistry/
- TeAchology
chemistry teacher resources: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/science/chemistry/
- Glencoe's
chemistry resources: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/chemistry/cca/index.html
- Pasco's
online chemistry experiments: http://www.pasco.com/resources/online-experiments/Index.cfm
- Links
to a variety of chemistry
pages: http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classchemlsn.html
- Cavalcade
o' Chemistry: http://misterguch.brinkster.net/chemfiestanew.html
- 17
Effective Activities for New
Chemistry Teachers: http://misterguch.brinkster.net/hot.html
- "The
World of Chemsitry" video
series (free sign-up) using Windows
Media Player: http://www.learner.org/resources/series61.html#program_descriptions
- Get
worksheets to accompany "The
World of Chemistry" video series: http://www.hschem.org/Resources/worldofchemistry/worldofchemistry.htm
- NSTA's
SciLinks: http://www.scilinks.org/
has great links by topic.
- Chemtutor
is a good chemistry
tutoring site: http://www.chemtutor.com/perich.htm
- ChemWeb
online has tutorials
and quizes at the bottom of each section: http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/
- QuizStar
is a site that
allows teacher's to post their own quizes. This feature is
similar
to Quia.com,
but unlike Quia, QuizStar
is presently free
for teachers: http://quizstar.4teachers.org/
- The American
Chemical
Society's
"Chemistry Club" site: http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs. . .
- Mark
Rosengarten, a New York chemistry
teacher has created a Powerpoint presentation that
addresses most
high school chemistry topics with nearly 300 pages of information,
diagrams,
and sample problems. The website also offers a collection of
chemistry
cartoons: http://www.markrosengarten.com/
- Great
site for high-quality, FREE,
science web interactives from all over the world that is organized by
National
Science Education Standards: http://www.learningscience.org/index.htm
- PowerPoint
presentations
for each of the chapters in a typical high school chemistry course
using PowerPoint
player, html, or Acrobat
Reader: http://www.tvgreen.com/chemistry/chnotes.htm
- Various Flash
animations
with audio from McGraw Hill: http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/.
. .
- Molecular
Workbench has
many interactive models for chemistry. Click on "Showcase"
and choose
"Chemistry": http://mw.concord.org/modeler/index.html
- Abigail
Freiberger of the Greater
Atlanta Christian School has
study guides, practice problems,
labs,
quizes, and PowerPoint
presentations on her site
for General Chemistry,
Honors Chemistry, and AP Chemistry. She uses Holt's Modern
Chemistry
for general and honors courses and Zumdahl
for AP Chemistry.
- Chemistry
jokes: http://www.angelfire.com/md2/chmfunpage/mdeamain2.html
- The
Digital Chem Project: http://digitalchem.berkeley.edu/
- Holt,
Rhinehart, and Winstons's Modern
Chemistry home page: http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResults?keyword=HC2%20HOME
- Lecture
demonstration movie sheets
requires
 : http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/demos/
- Links,
teaching ideas, worksheets,
labs, and much more: http://www.embracechallenge.net/
- High
School Chemistry Teacher
Support Group: http://www.csun.edu/chemteach/
- The
Catalysts: Chemistry Resources
for Teachers: http://www.thecatalyst.org/
- M.
Horton from the HSChem Google
Group uses PowerPoint
presentations for students
needing to make
up labs. He posted this example: http://mysite.verizon.net/res6pa7x/PRECIPITATELAB.ppt
- Mr.
Green's chemistry site has
worksheets, PowerPoint
notes, and labs: http://www.tvgreen.com/
- Good
chemistry demos with Quicktime
videos: http://chemmovies.unl.edu/chemistry/beckerdemos/bd000.html
- Evan's
Chemistry Corner has many good
worksheets, labs,
lessons, and
links: http://www.evanschemistrycorner.com/
- Good
chemistry PowerPoint
presentations submitted by teachers: http://www.worldofteaching.com/chemistrypowerpoints.html
- Bank
of chemistry questions and problems (You must sent a letter to
author
on school leterhead to receive password for bank): http://www.boshf.org/chembank/
- General
chemistry digital
lecture material includes
flash and Google
videos: http://docott.com/files.141/screencasts/
- Normal
Community High School's chemistry page has worksheets, PowerPoint,
demonstrations, and much more:http://www.unit5.org/chemistry/
- Arbor
Scientific's "Cool Stuff"
newsletter archive: http://www.arborsci.com/CoolStuff/Archives3.aspx
- 60
second podcasts from Scientific
American: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/sciam_podcast_r_d.xml
- Science
clarified's site has tutorials in "Science of Everyday Things,"
a section about "Science in Dispute," and links to a chemistry forum: http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ca-Ch/Chemistry.html
- General,
Organic, and Biochemistry animations
using Apple's :
http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/genobc/animations/
- Common
chemicals and supplies in and around the
home: http://www.chymist.com/Common%20chemicals.pdf
- Jeremy
Schneider has posted all his PowerPoint
lessons, worksheets, labs, and study notes for his 11th
and 12th
grade classes: http://www.chalkbored.com/lessons/chemistry-11.htm
or http://www.chalkbored.com/lessons/chemistry-12.htm
- Tools
for teachers from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/default.aspx
- Links
to many chemistry demos: http://educ.queensu.ca/~science/main/concept/gen/g09/g09main.htm
- A
large number of links to various chemistry sites: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/chemistry.htm
- Mr.
Spicci's Chemistry Web Page has PowerPoints,
Notes,
Labs, and more: http://www.teacherweb.com/CA/ElDiamanteHighSchool/spicci/index.html
- Short--Simple--Significant
experiments in chemistry: http://genchem.rutgers.edu/playchem.html
- Free
stuff for science teachers: http://scienceinquirer.wikispaces.com/freestuff
- In
New
York Science Teacher you will find science labs, demonstrations,
lesson plans, activities, movie worksheets, notes, regents review
materials, educational related information and much more: http://www.newyorkscienceteacher.com/sci/
- A
wealth of chemistry animations, some with narration and some with
quizes: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072396814/student_view0/animations_center.html
- PowerPoint
presentations for Prentice Hall's General
Chemistry:
Principles and Modern Applications: http://cwx.prenhall.com/petrucci/medialib/power_point/
- Many
chemistry files and lessons from We
the Teachers: http://www.wetheteachers.com/browse.php?top=Chemistry&med=&sub=9&gr=20&sort=t
- My
Chemistry Tutor is a free
chemistry
homework help forum: http://www.mychemistrytutor.com/forums/
- Chalkbored
has chemistry PowerPoint,
lessons, labs, Excel
spreadsheets, and other assignments and worksheets: http://www.chalkbored.com/lessons/chemistry-11.htm
- Chemistry
videos for UCLA Office of Instructional Development: http://www.oid.ucla.edu/Webcast/chemistry/index.html
- Hotchalk's
chemistry
experiments for grades 6-8: http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SciExperiments.htm
- Melody
VanderWeide has published many of her chemistry activities at: http://www.brighthub.com/members/chemteacher/activities.aspx
- For
answers to all of
your
chemistry questions
try WolframAlpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/Chemistry.html.
and for an explanation of how it works:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=how+many+moles+are+in+5+grams+of+iron%3F.
-
Want
to know how to use
Podcasts or Vodcasts in your classroom? Try Educational
Vodcasting: http://mast.unco.edu/vodcasting//.
- Some
chemistry resources
from WyzAnt: http://www.wyzant.com/Help/Science/Chemistry/.
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Science
in the News
- Sarah
Faulkner of Sedgwick
Middle School, in West Hartford,
CT contributed this "Science
Current
Events"
worksheet to assess student readings of science in the news.
- Douglas
Blane in the UK contributed "What's
New?" on his Real
Science
website. Each news article includes
5 activities, a word bank, links to free activities, lesson plans,
background
information, and daily tips for running science class discussions and
groupwork.
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