Chemistry Resources for Teachers

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Cape Cod Science Cafe FREE Resources for Teachers Illustrated Poetry Contest High School Science Teacher Workshop

September 2013 Edition

National Chemistry Week on Cape Cod 2013 is brought to you by the Cape & Islands Boy Scouts Council of America, the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society and the Environmental Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society. When Sat. Oct. 26, 2013 1pm-5pm Where Camp Greenough, Yarmouthport For K-12 & families Cape Cod Science Cafepresents at this event: Science Career Pathways by local scientists ideal for

SE MASS STEM EXPO: Chemistry Resources for Teachers from the American Chemical Society with Jennifer Maclachlan, CPRC Member

Greetings! I am a member volunteer for the American Chemical Society (ACS). I serve on the American Chemical Society National Committee on Public Relations and Communications and had the opportunity to meet many Southeastern Massachusetts educators at the SE MA STEM Expo last Spring while working at the ACS table. I spoke with the K-12 teachers about the numerous resources available to them through the ACS as well as in our own communities through the local Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS). Please find the links to the American Chemical Society resources for teachers below and here is the Chemistry Ambassadors program information (become one and/or find one in your area). Note the deadlines for the Illustated Poetry Contest (must be received by 10/16) and the High School Teacher Workshop signup (reserve your spot and pay $20 fee by 10/4) as they are rapidly approaching! Additionally, I would like to invite you to join us at a special meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) that we are having Thursday October 3, 2013 at U Mass Dartmouth. Since our monthly NESACS meetings normally take place in the Greater Boston area, we applied for some grant money to host a meeting in SE MASS as well as in New Hampshire. Our guest lecturer is Madeleine Jacobs, the CEO and Executive Director of the American Chemical Society and she will be speaking on "Everything you wanted to know about the ACS but were afraid to ask". This a FREE event but seating is limited so we're requiring an RSVP. Bring a friend and meet,

grades 8-12 & adults High School Science Series at the Museum of Science Boston during National Chemistry Week: bring your students for FREE

network and socialize with some local area chemists and scientists. This is a link to more information about this special event. This is a link to the RSVP. Hope to see you there!

Free Resources for Elementary, Middle and High School Teachers from the American Chemical Society
Stay tuned to this web site where the following resources are listed. This content is frequently updated.

ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL

Hands-on Science Activities for Students, Gr. 2-5 Free; Requires www.acs.org/kids advance Turn classrooms (or kitchens) into science labs with more than registration 140 hands-on activities that use household materials. Activities, puzzles, interactive articles, and chemist interviews Call: 617-723help young scientists get an early start. 2500 Inquiry in Action-Science Teaching Guide, Gr. 3-6 FREE Busing for 75 www.inquiryinaction.org students per school Download the entire book for free or purchase a hard copy. to attend is available. Written for teachers and aligned with state standards, lessons cover chemistry-related physical science concepts commonly More info here taught in grades 3-6. Hands-on activities use household Contact me today if materials to explore common phenomena so students realize you want to that science is part of their lives. participate in the Middle School Chemistry: Big Ideas about the Very Cape Cod National Small, Gr. 6-8 Chemistry Week event by staffing a www.middleschoolchemistry.com hands-on science This free curriculum can be used in its entirety or as a table with an energy supplement to teach middle schoolers about the world of related theme. atoms and molecules. Hands-on experiences, molecular animations, and lessons which build on one another help students develop a thorough understanding of basic chemistry concepts.

ALL AGES
Looking ahead: We have a followup Cape Cod Science Cafe K-12 event planned for March 29, 2014: Chemists Celebrate Earth Day on Cape Cod.

Classroom Safety www.acs.org/safety Recommendations by chemical safety experts help you identify hazards before they become accidents. Find out how to ensure that science activities and experiments are safe f Podcasts and Videos Featuring Current Events in Chemistry www.acs.org/bytesizescience An all-ages trip to the frontiers of knowledge, Bytesize Science

Let me know if you'd like to participate with an outreach table: the theme is water or if you wish to speak at this event.

translates scientific discoveries into intriguing stories about food, medicine, and much more. Classroom Chemistry Celebrations www.acs.org/ncw and www.acs.org/earthday Celebrate chemistry twice a year with free hands-on activities, articles, puzzles and more. National Chemistry Week 2012 is Oct. 21-27, which includes Mole Day on Oct. 23, and Earth Day is April 22.

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HIGH SCHOOL
ChemClub www.acs.org/chemclub ACS chemistry clubs for high school students provides free resources for teachers who plan or advise the chemistry clubs in their schools. ChemMatters www.acs.org/chemmatters A magazine for first-year high school chemistry courses that helps students discover how chemistry works in their everyday lives, while boosting chemistry literacy. Chemistry Landmark Lesson Plans www.acs.org/landmarks/lessonplans Based on material from the ACS National Historic Chemical Landmarks program, these lessons, reading materials, videos and student activities are designed as ready-to-go, inquirybased student activities, easily implemented by a high school chemistry teacher or his/her substitute. They also integrate science and history to provide a more holistic perspective of advances in both fields. Global Challenges / Chemistry Solutions www.acs.org/GlobalChallenges These ACS podcasts focus on some of the 21st Century's most daunting challenges-in areas such as clean water, adequate food supplies, national security, renewable energy sources, and climate change-and how cutting-edge chemistry matters in the quest for solutions. Subscribe at iTunes. Science Elements www.acs.org/pressroom A podcast series that makes cutting-edge scientific discoveries from ACS journals available to a broad public audience. Subscribe at iTunes. Chemistry Olympiad www.acs.org/olympiad A multi-tiered competition that brings together the world's

Chemistry Ambassadors on Facebook

most talented high school students to test their knowledge and skills in chemistry. ACS Scholars Program www.acs.org/scholars An undergraduate scholarship program for students from targeted minority groups majoring in and planning a career in the chemical sciences. Project SEED www.acs.org/projectseed Open doors for economically disadvantaged students to experience what it's like to be a chemist. Students entering their junior or senior year in high school are given a rare chance to work alongside scientist-mentors on research projects in industrial, academic, and federal laboratories, discovering new career paths. ACS-Hach Teaching Scholarships and Grants www.acs.org/funding Available to teachers, institutions, and second career teachers, ACS-Hach awards support ideas to transform classroom learning and chemistry educators. PBS' 'Hunting the Elements' Television show and educational materials http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/huntingelements.html NOVA's "Hunting the Elements" is an engaging look at how the elements shape our world. The related classroom resources allow educators to explore the periodic table in detail with their students-from its basic structure and properties to the sometimes volatile behavior of specific elements. Among the many resources are "name that element," a downloadable element iPad App and a classroom poster. The Northeastern Section of the ACS is participating in the ACS National Illustrated Poem Contest.

Details are outlined below.

National Chemistry Week 2013 Poetry Contest - Energy: Now and Forever. Students in grades K-12 may participate.

For additional information about the poetry contest, see this link. Poems may be in any style (i.e. haiku, limerick, ode, ABC, free verse, end rhyme, blank verse, sonnet) but must not be longer than 40 words. All illustrated poems must be received with a complete entry form by October 16, 2013 to: Christine Jaworek-Lopes Emmanuel College 400 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115

The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) and the Education Committee of the Northeastern Section invite high school chemistry teachers to this program.

Keynote Address: "Energy: Now and Forever?" Burlington High School Burlington, MA Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 3:30 pm - 8 pm 3:304:00 4:004:25 4:306:15 6:158:00 Registration and refreshments Welcome and overview Workshops Dinner and keynote address "Energy: Now and Forever?" (Jerry A. Bell - Faculty Associate in the Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

This program will help connect high school teachers with the numerous education resources that are available from the American Chemical Society. Four simultaneous hands-on workshops will illustrate these

resources: Artificial Photosynthesis: A Workshop on Solar Cell Design (Dr. Jonathan Rochford, UMass Boston) Hands-on Climate Change Science for Your Classroom (Dr. Jerry A. Bell, ACS) Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Recent Lab Practicals from the US National Chemistry Olympiad (Mr. Steven Lantos, Brookline High School) TBD (Dr. Deyang Qu, UMass Boston) The deadline for registration is Friday, October 4, 2013. The registration fee is $20 and is non-refundable after October 7th. Workshop and program related materials, dinner, a one-year subscription to ChemMatters, and a certificate for three hours of Professional Development will be provided to all workshop participants. For additional information, contact Dr. Marietta Schwartz, Chair, Education Committee, NESACS: 617-287-6146 or marietta.schwartz@umb.edu. Jerry A. Bell Jerry A. Bell is a Faculty Associate in the Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison where he works with the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL). He taught at the University of California-Riverside (1962-67) and Simmons College (1967-93; awarded Emeritus status 2010), before joining the American Association for the Advancement of Science as Director for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Programs in the Education and Human Resources Directorate (1992-99) and then the American Chemical Society (ACS) as Senior Scientist in the Education Division (1999-2009). He was Chief Editor for the ACS textbook, Chemistry. During 1984-86 he served as Director of the Division of Teacher Preparation and Enhancement in the Directorate for Science and Engineering Education at the National Science Foundation. His major professional interest has been science (chemical) education at all levels, especially the use of hands-on approaches to teaching and learning. He has been on the instructional staff and/or directed workshops and institutes for science teachers at all levels and continues to enjoy these activities. He Chairs the ACS Presidential Climate Science Working Group that developed the ACS Climate Science Toolkit, www.acs.org/climatescience.

ABSTRACT Energy: Now and Forever? Jerry A. Bell Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison Simmons College (Emeritus) The high standard of living we enjoy as a consequence of the Industrial Revolution requires an enormous input of energy. Most of this energy is produced by burning fossil fuels, which has added 800 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. This is 40% more than the pre-industrial level and has increased the atmospheric greenhouse effect that is essential for life as we know it. We are now conducting a vast, uncontrolled geoengineering experiment that is trapping solar energy at a rate equivalent to the energy released by four Hiroshima-size atomic explosions every second. See the ACS Climate Science Toolkit at, www.acs.org/climatescience. The experimental results include a warming atmosphere and oceans, melting of ice on land and water, rising sea levels, more weather extremes, and an acidifying ocean. The future holds more of the same that will be exacerbated by further additions of carbon dioxide. The science clearly calls for replacing fossil fuel energy with sustainable alternatives, ultimately solar energy in all its manifestations. We will explore what each of us can do now to help assure that there is a "forever".
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Sincerely, Jennifer L. Maclachlan, Member, ACS National Committee on Public Relations & Communications Public Relations Committee, NESACS Managing Director of the Sandwich-based PID Analyzers, LLC