American Association of Chemistry Teachers

Thank you for attending today's symposium! Will you be attending tomorrow's too? Teachers will share what guided inquiry looks like in their classroom and how you can get started! Register: https://teachchemistry.org/professional-development/webinars/guided-inquiry

Will we see you tomorrow at our first summer sumposium? Hear from several teachers about how they decide if a lab is worth incorporating, how to come up with ideas for new labs, and how to gauge student learning during a lab. Register: https://brnw.ch/21wLiSZ

Have you signed up for Science Coaches yet? This program pairs teachers with a chemistry professional who helps bring chemistry to life for your students! Successful applicants will receive a $550 gift certificate for Flinn Scientific. https://brnw.ch/21wLgte

In this article, find out how one researcher is designing a type of paint to help cities keep cool in the summer. https://brnw.ch/21wLf9y

Join us next week for our Summer Symposia! Next Wednesday, teachers will share what guided inquiry looks like in their classroom and how you can get started! Register: https://teachchemistry.org/professional-development/webinars/guided-inquiry

Join us next week for our Summer Symposia! Next Tuesday, you'll hear from several teachers about how they decide if a lab is worth incorporating, how to come up with ideas for new labs, and how to gauge student learning during a lab. Register: https://brnw.ch/21wLcw6

Get a $200 gift card this summer! Share an original teaching resource you created with us, and you'll get the gift card after you complete the submission process. Your resource will be featured in our Classroom Resource Library! Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wLbcc

Meet our July Member Spotlight: Mark, a middle school teacher from Michigan! https://teachchemistry.org/news/aact-member-spotlight-mark-hackbarth

Happy Independence Day! This Reactions video looks at how p*e was used to create potassium nitrate for gunpowder during the American Revolutionary War.

How P*e Helped Win the Revolutionary War (Maybe...) - July 4th Special Episode Old school gunpowder is really called “black powder,” and it was so crucial to the Revolutionary War effort that we went to great (and gross) lengths to try ...

We are two weeks away from our first Summer Symposium! You'll hear from several teachers about how they decide if a lab is worth incorporating, how to come up with ideas for new labs, and how to gauge student learning during a lab. https://brnw.ch/21wL5nW

Exercise your creativity by writing about your chemistry teaching experience for our quarterly periodical, Chemistry Solutions--for teachers, by teachers! Learn more about each article type: https://brnw.ch/21wL49E

Interested? Email us at [email protected]!

It's the first full week of summer! For many of us, that means temperatures will continue to rise. This Reactions video looks at the thing that gives us sweet relief: air conditioning.

How Air Conditioning Works To beat the summer heat, we turn to air conditioning. But that sweet, cool relief isn’t magic: it’s the science of heat transfer and the chemistry of refrige...

to The Online Summer Food Lab in . Two teachers share their experience designing and teaching a two-week summer course, Chemistry of Cooking. Perfect for engaging students and exploring food chemistry! https://brnw.ch/21wL006

Want to earn a $200 gift card this summer? Share an original teaching resource you created with us! You'll get the gift card if we publish it in our Classroom Resource Library. Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wKXhN

Have you seen our revamped RAMP teacher template? Use this simple template with your chemical demonstrations and laboratory experiments to help you recognize hazards, assess and minimize risks, and prepare for emergencies. https://brnw.ch/21wKVSl

June 23 is Women in Engineering Day! Share the story of Kristala L. Jones Prather, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with your students. https://brnw.ch/21wKTdh

In our second , teachers will share what guided inquiry looks like in their classroom and how you can get started! https://brnw.ch/21wKRNM

Check out our June !

Elementary: Modeling the Basic Structure of a Lithium-Ion Battery https://brnw.ch/21wKOVx
Middle School: Modeling the Bohr Model https://brnw.ch/21wKOVv
High School: What Chemicals are in E-Cigarettes? https://brnw.ch/21wKOVw

Did you know the American Chemical Society offers a free self-paced course that introduces concepts of safe chemical management? The course is designed for educators who are responsible for managing a chemical storeroom and teaching with chemicals. https://brnw.ch/21wKNor

Today is ! This article looks at how chemistry is used to store donated blood, screen it against deadly diseases, and make sure it is compatible between a donor and a recipient. https://brnw.ch/21wKKzK

Did you create an original teaching resource this school year? Share it with us! If we publish it in our Classroom Resource Library, you'll earn a $200 gift card! Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21wKIMW

We are hosting two Summer Symposia! In the first, you'll hear from several teachers about how they decide if a lab is worth incorporating, how to come up with ideas for new labs, and how to gauge student learning during a lab. https://brnw.ch/21wKGXK

Are you a writer (or interested in becoming one)? Write about your chemistry teaching experience for our quarterly periodical, Chemistry Solutions--for teachers, by teachers! Learn more about each article type: https://brnw.ch/21wKEUe

Interested? Email us at [email protected]!

Have you used the ACS Chemical Safety video series in your classroom? It introduces your students to various chemistry lab safety topics, such Safety Data Sheets, RAMP, and PPE. https://brnw.ch/21wKCB6

Meet our June Member Spotlight, Erika! https://brnw.ch/21wKyjK

LAST CHANCE TO EARN $600: All K-12 teacher members are eligible to apply for our Summer Content Writing Team! The deadline is June 9. https://brnw.ch/21wKvRA