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I'm hoping that we can use this form to share resources to be used in our HS chem classes. It's my first time teaching HS chem and I could use all of the help I can get. I can currently on the VSPER and IMF topics and could use any worksheets or lesson ideas that you can give me about this or any topic.
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Cristina,
Here are some of my favorite websites
http://www.chemmybear.com/
http://www.sciencegeek.net/APchemistry/index.shtml
http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/index.shtml
The American Chemical Society publishes ChemMatters which is
now online and provides exceptional background information on
chemistry topics.
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1090&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=7782212c-037c-47d2-a007-31b742508f1e
scroll to the bottom of this page for a great resource list
http://shs.nebo.edu/node/148
Enjoy
Pam
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Cristina,
Here are some of my favorite websites
http://www.chemmybear.com/
http://www.sciencegeek.net/APchemistry/index.shtml
http://www.sciencegeek.net/Chemistry/index.shtml
The American Chemical Society publishes ChemMatters which is
now online and provides exceptional background information on
chemistry topics.
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1090&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=7782212c-037c-47d2-a007-31b742508f1e
scroll to the bottom of this page for a great resource list
http://shs.nebo.edu/node/148
Enjoy
Pam
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Welcome Cristina! I have been a physics and chemistry teacher for numerous years and know that there are many great resources for you to consider. Many have already been introduced to you by several others and I want to encourage you to consider viewing the Chemistry Collections - resources available right now through the Learning Center. Are you familiar with NSTA Collections? Here's how you access them.
1. Start by selecting Advanced Search from your home page - you find this handy and invaluable tool toward the left bottom of the page.
2. This action takes you to the search page. Enter Chemistry in the Title Box and do not do any filtering yet. Scroll down and select search.
3. Once the new page is returned, look at the new menu icons at the top of the text window and note the Collections Created by NSTA and select it.
4. This returns a list of 8 Chemistry Collections created by NSTA Advisors.
I know that you will find useful information on VSPER and other goodies that will delight you.
To facilitate your introduction to these Chemistry Collections, I copied titles etc. to a word file and will upload it to this email. Some of those links will be active. I also cut and pasted a bit of info below for you.
Enjoy!
Cristina, where do you teach? What classes do you teach? What is your background. I really like to get to know my colleagues and surely would appreciate learning a bit about your professional self if you would like to share. There always seems to be a connection somewhere. I taught in VA and some in the DC area. Thanks for joining your voice to ours in this chemistry query. I look forward to chatting with you more.
Patty Rourke
ps - I also attached a great entrophy resource.
Atomic Structure: High CollectionA collection of resources for high school teachers on the topic of atomic structure
Atomic Structure: Elementary CollectionAlthough atoms and atomic structure are not usually taught in elementary grades, teachers may still want to understand the topics that will be introduced in middle school.
Grade: Elementary School, Middle School
Chemical Reactions: High CollectionA collection of resources for high school teachers on the topic of chemical reactions.
Grade: High School
View all 11 items in this collection
Chemical Reactions: Elementary CollectionThis collection of resources is intended to provide professional development resources for teachers who are planning on introducing chemistry concepts to elementary school students. Included are 4 sci objects to help the teacher become more comfortable with the content as well as an article about safety. There is also an article about how teachers can teach chemistry using just material from the kitchen.
ChemicalReactions: Middle CollectionA collection of resources for middle school teachers on the topic of chemical reactions.
Chemical ReactionsType: SciGuide
Energy: High CollectionA collection of resources for high school teachers on the topic of energy
Nutrition: High Collection
A collection of resources for high school teachers on the topic of nutrition [b]
Science Safety Collection[/b]Science teachers are responsible for creating a safe environment for all students. This collection provides resources for teachers of all grades to develop their professional competency with this important topic.
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Hi Cristina,
'Tis Patty again.' I'm online as an advisor now and took a minute to do another search for you. This time I searched with the words Chemical Bonds and 4 items returned.
1. Chemical Reactions
2. Chemical Bonds - wonderful asssessment probes by Page Keely
3. Modelss that Matter - an article
4. Forces & Interactions
These NSTA resources may be goodies for you to review, too.
I'll attach files for them.
Give a holler and let us know what is working for you and what you find stimulating for classroom use. What would really be neat is: when you have the time, please consider reviewing a resource that is of value to you. That would be a great indicator for others new to chemistry as well as veteran teachers, too.
Have a lovely day in your next classsroom.
Cheers,
Patty R
I've attached samples of the resources for you. Enjoy and let us know your thoughts. Don't be shy about chiming in. Starting this thread ranks you in the 'proactive' chemistry educators already :)
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Hi and welcome, Cristina. Purdue has a webpage links for many general chemistry concepts. They have access at this site to a section devoted to VSEPR problems.
Carolyn
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Another great resource is the collaborative effort from NBC Learn, NSF, and NSTA called Chemistry Now -- http://nstacommunities.org/blog/category/chemistry-now/. It features videos, lesson plans, and archived content. The project started in January 2011 and will continue through this fall.
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Tyson wrote, 'Another great resource is the collaborative effort from NBC Learn, NSF, and NSTA called Chemistry Now...'
Hi Tyson,
Thanks for sharing this amazing resource. I especially love the hands-on activities. I can't wait to try some of them with my chemistry classes.
Ruth
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Hi All,
I have been using the Annenberg/CPB video series to supplement my chemistry units. Has anybody else used these? They come with an accompanying worksheet/quiz that the kids can fill in as they watch the video. The series has a great chemist that gives demonstrations that are very acute to any general chemistry class. Has anybody else found a series that is comparable?
Thanks,
David
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Here is a link to a free online green chemistry book: http://www.asdlib.org/onlineArticles/ecourseware/Manahan/GreenChem-2.pdf
It teaches general chemistry concepts from a "green" perspective. It's very important that students focus on sustainability issues and renewable-energy models.There are many good diagrams ,illustrations and questions that you may be able to use with the permission of the author.
I would also suggest finding some validated lab experiments that could be modified. Here's an EPA manual that might be able to be adapted for use in your classroom. http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/wsa/WRS_lab_manual.pdf
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Hi All,
Thank you Cristina for this post.
Although, I am on my fifth year of teaching HS Chem, I still need ways to enhance student learning in chemistry. I have been reading and taking notes of all the Chemistry resources from everyone. I have added the NSTA resources to my library.
This year in my class, I added the use of chemistry podcasts and videos. We are using the Chemistry podcasts created by Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams which is available on learning4mastery.com. They covered VSPER and molecular shapes on their videos which I used for my class this year and was successful with it.
Another video resource I am using is brightstorm.com/science/chemistry. It is a free online Chemistry video lessons to help students understand Chemistry concepts.
These podcasts and videos has helped my students (those who watched it for homework) understand the chemistry concepts that we cover in class.
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Cristina wrote, 'I can currently on the VSPER and IMF topics and could use any worksheets or lesson ideas that you can give me about this or any topic.'
Hi Cristina,
By this time, I am sure that you have completed VSPER theory, but I found something on the LC recently that reminded me of your earlier post.
I attached a journal article from The Journal of College Science Teaching. Even though this activity is written for college students, I used it with my high school chemistry students with great success. They loved it and really had a great understanding of VSPER when they were done. The article only covers some of the VSPER models, but we were able to extrapolate and include others. For the models that contained lone pairs of electrons, I had my students use some neodymium magnet 'pushpins' that I ordered online. They worked very well with the Magnetix TM. (You just have to remind them that each pushpin is a pair of electrons.)
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I'm looking at all of the responses to your initial comment. I would like to also use some of the resources since this is my first year of teaching science to resource special education.
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The New ACS Guidelines and Recommendations for Teaching High School Chemistry
Featuring strategies and considerations for teaching high school chemistry in the 21st century to all students, the new ACS Guidelines and Recommendations for Teaching High School Chemistry are a useful resource for strengthening high school chemistry programs. This timely and comprehensive document provides guidance on the classroom and laboratory environments, safety, the big ideas in chemistry, strategies and technologies for teaching diverse learners, the professional responsibilities of chemistry teachers, and more. Visit www.acs.org/hsguidelines for more information. http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=129&content_id=CNBP_030259&use_sec=true&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=ba5264a4-1c2f-44b7-8f9c-84173f005bea
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