Are the CAR recommendations a step in the right direction for science education or a missed opportunity for radical redesign? The RSC's Laura Daly explores what the future may hold for science education and what more can still be done ✍️🧪
#SciEdUK #chemed #chemistry
A box of convex deltahedra, printed with a decoration that gives the impression of atoms at the corners.
Designing deltahedra as models for #chemed #STEMed.
Trying to find "good" nets.
While there are 2 distinct nets for the tetrahedron, apparently there are 43380 for the icosahedron!
It seems easier to assemble nets that wrap, than more condensed variants. 🧪 #SciArt #iteachchem
👀 Use eye-tracking methodology in ChemEd or DBER? #ChemEd #CER
Join or working group! 🧪
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All right now to break down models, put all those kits away and then set up three different reactions for the same lab and all of their glassware. #Education #Teaching #ChemEd #Chemistry #EduSky
A summary or introduction to the aldol reaction. It shows the general reaction with both the aldol addition and the aldol condensation. This is followed by the curly arrow mechanism for the base-promoted aldol addition and the base-promoted aldol condensation. After that, there is, of course, the acid-catalysed version. Finally, I mention the crossed or mixed aldol and allude to the fact that selectivity can become an issue.
The obvious next post after looking at enols/enolates is the aldol reaction. The aldol reaction is an impressive beast used by both nature and chemists. This #ChemEd #Chemistry #ChemSky summary is just the intro. There will be more over the coming weeks.
I hope UG enjoy this!
Help your learners get top marks for:
🧪 method writing
🧪 reacting mass calculations
🧪 writing about bonding
🧪 calculating bond enthalpy
All thanks to teacher Becky from @boltonsch.bsky.social marking exams
#SciEdUK #chemed #iteachchem
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Just a week left to vote for your favourite CERP cover image. Check out all the artwork and vote today at
www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CERPcovers/
We'll announce the winners 23 March.
#chemed #RSCEdu
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How do you use instructional explanations in your classroom? @colinmcgill.bsky.social shares six key aspects of a high-quality explanation, plus tips for using explanations effectively ⬇️
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#chemed #STEMed
A screenshot from the ChemQuiz.net Dashboard shows the new Accommodations & Modifications feature that allows teachers to alter assignments for students with special needs: Diagram color, Font size, Given values simplification, Multiple choice override, Multiple choice options reduction, and Timer multiplier
A screenshot from the ChemQuiz.net Dashboard shows settings options for the pop-out calculator, pop-out periodic table, and pop-out electronegativities table
A screenshot of a slide from the "Women in Chemistry" slide deck is titled "Darshan Ranganathan" and reads: Darshan Ranganathan was an organic chemist from India who was known for her work in bio-organic chemistry, including "pioneering work in protein folding." She created a protocol which achieved the autonomous reproduction of imidazole, an ingredient of histidine and histamine with pharmaceutical importance. As her career developed, she became a specialist in designing proteins to hold a wide variety of different conformations and designing nanostructures using self-assembling peptides.
The ChemQuiz.net March 2026 newsletter is out, which includes information about the new accommodations and modifications settings, a new webinar on Tuesday, March 24th, pop-out features for Question Banks, and more. Check it out! #chemed #iteachchem mailchi.mp/chemquiz.net...
A cartoon pink flamingo sits in an office chair at a desk holding a coffee mug while working on a laptop displaying “BCCE 2026” and a red submit button. A hanging calendar shows March 1 and papers with checkmarks sit on the desk, reinforcing a message about finishing and submitting a conference abstract before the deadline.
What are your weekend plans? If they don’t include finishing your #BCCE2026 abstract… we have a suggestion. ☕
March 1 deadline. 11:59 p.m. (your timezone).
Final weekend.
Submission guidelines here ⬇️
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#chemed #ChemistryEducation #chemistry #iteachchemistry
A laboratory setup with a laptop displaying a graph. Next to it, a red heat stirrer with a white container and a clamp stand. A beaker and scribbled notes are nearby. The scene conveys a focused, experimental atmosphere.
A MacBook Air screen displays a temperature graph using Vernier Graphical Analysis. The yellow plot stabilizes at 22.5°C. Calm, analytical mood.
Laboratory setup on a black countertop, featuring a digital scale displaying 2.38 grams, a graduated cylinder, a plastic container paper notes, and lab tools.
Can anyone figure what we were discussing in #APChemistry today to prep for our test Monday? #ChemEd #Teaching #ITeachChem #EduSky
A one page summary covering the formation and a couple of basic reactions of enolates (more reactions, like the aldol reaction will come in subsequent summaries). This is divided into three boxes. 1) Formation by deportation, including a brief discussion of regiochemistry in non-symmetric ketones. 2) A cartoon of the general reaction of enolates (reaction at the alpha position). 3) some useful examples of reactions that don't totally follow my generalisation.
Enolates (& their equivalents) are one of the cornerstones of many a good synthesis. So here is a #Chemistry #ChemEd #ChemSky intro to their formation & general reaction. More details on the aldol reaction & enolate equivalents will be in subsequent summaries.
Enjoy.
“Hydroxyapatite Solubility: Demonstrations and Excel-Based Activities for General and Analytical Chemistry” reports on how the chemistry of hydroxyapatite can be introduced into General and Analytical Chemistry classes. #wsuchemistry #ChemEd #ChemSky
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Graphic image of world map with the UK and Ireland singled out in red. The map is covered with cartoon heads in different outfits, each with a speech bubble containing hello in different languages. Each head has an arrow pointing to the UK and Ireland
Say salut or hola to teacher trainees from around the world. And read this advice from @mosssafari.bsky.social to help them settle in and strengthen your science department
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#SciTeachUK #chemed #ITT
Teal and pink promotional graphic for BCCE 2026 highlighting global remote participation. Large heading reads “Global Remote Engagement.” Text indicates the conference is committed to meaningful participation for remote attendees and references virtual poster interaction, globally timed symposia, and live-streamed and on-demand content. The BCCE 2026 flamingo logo appears on the right, with conference details noting UW–Madison and July 26–30. A website link to the BCCE 2026 conference page is included at the bottom.
Geography shouldn’t limit participation. #BCCE2026 is expanding access so #chemed colleagues around the world can present, connect, and contribute—from wherever they are.
⏰ Abstract deadline: 7 days. conferences.union.wisc.edu/bcce2026/sub...
Early bird remote registration is only $99!
Pleased to have had cover artwork on all four issues of @cerp.rsc.org last year. Now chuffed to ask you to vote for your favourite
#chemed #stemed
Vote for your favourite CERP cover artwork from 2025. Click the link and pick your favourite image. We'll announce the winners 23 March.
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Flier calling for volunteers for the Science Olympiad
Volunteers are needed for the Wayne/Monroe County Regional Science Olympiad Tournament at Wayne State University!
Day: March 7, 2026
Time: 8 AM to 3:15 PM
Place: WSU
Contact Regina Zibuck: rzibuck@wayne.edu to volunteer.
#wsuchemistry #ChemEd #callforvolunteers #ChemSky #ScienceOlympiad #STEM
A grand day out on Saturday. Got my photo taken with @rsc-eic.bsky.social in front of the artwork by illustrator Lisa Sheehan at Coningsby Gallery, London.
#chemed #chemart
(Probably should have taken my coat off)
Great teaching starts with great subject knowledge -
@joel120193.substack.com shares how brushing up on electrolysis made him a better educator and why you should dedicate time to improving your chemistry knowledge 👇
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#iteachchem #chemed
Graphic titled “Conference Registration Rates” for BCCE 2026 at UW–Madison (July 26–30). Early-bird rates (Mar 18–May 18): Standard $375; Two-Year Institutions $250; K–12 $200; Retired $200; Students/Post-docs $175; Guests $125; Remote $99. Regular rates (May 19–Jul 16): Standard $425; Two-Year $300; K–12 $250; Retired $250; Students/Post-docs $225; Guests $175; Remote $200. On-site rates: Standard $475; Two-Year $350; K–12 $300; Retired $300; Students/Post-docs $275; Guests $225. Registration opens March 18, 2026. Abstract deadline March 1, 2026. Website listed: conferences.union.wisc.edu/bcce2026.
🦩 Planning your trip to Madison? Registration for #BCCE2026 opens March 18! Early-bird rates run through May 18.
💻 Remote option available
🎟️ Guest passes for exhibits + receptions
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#chemistryeducation #chemed #chemistry
Build a Nucleus allows students to explore how changes in the number of protons and neutrons affects the nuclear species, the stability of a nucleus, and its possible decay mechanisms. Discover stability and decay trends in the isotopes. #chemistry #chemed
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A summary of the formation of enols or keto-enol tautomerization and then two reactions of enols. There are four boxes of information. The first shows the curly arrow mechanism for both the acid and base catalysed formation of enols. The second box looks at the stability of the enol. Then we turn our attention to the bromination and nitrosation of an enol. THe mechanism is the same for both and hopefully reinforces some basic principles.
The 1st of a few #ChemEd #Chemistry #ChemSky summaries related to enols/enolates/etc. This one covers keto-enol tautomerization and two reactions of enols. As always, it is just meant to cover the basics. It is a summary to refresh/support students' memories. As such, I hope it is of some use.
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Oh no! 😱 Sounds like you’ve reached some high-stakes thermodynamics. We can practically hear the molecules bouncing off the lid from here! phet.colorado.edu/en/simulatio...
#edusky #chemed #iTeachChem
Crystals and nitrogen and oxides, oh my! Tom Kuntzleman
@Pchemstud and crew demonstrate how to synthesize crystals of mixed oxides of nitrogen (MON) using a procedure that involves immersing burning sparklers in liquid nitrogen. #wsuchemistry #ChemEd #ChemSky
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Discover the surprising ways that science helps football players up their game 👇
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1 person holding a book
Prof Nancy Wu recently co-authored the 12th edition of the General Chemistry textbook that we use in our courses. Former fac member, Darrell Ebbing (now Professor Emeritus), first authored the book in 1984. It’s great to see the lineage of this textbook continue at #wsuchemistry! #ChemEd #ChemSky
