What’s one of the hardest topics to teach in chemistry? Quantum numbers!! It’s really difficult for students to understand – so much of it is based on quantum mechanics and physics principles that are beyond the scope of a high school chemistry course. Here is a creative activity you could have students complete at the […]
Chemical Compound Naming Dice Activity Introduction I took a poll recently and asked teachers what the hardest topic for them is to teach and a bunch of readers wrote in that chemical compound naming and chemical formula writing is the hardest topic to make fun! Nomenclature can be a sort of dry topic to teach. […]
I’m really excited to announce my spring giveaway – I’m giving away a growing chemistry doodle diagram notes bundle! These notes haven’t even been released yet – I’m almost done with units 1 and 2. The two winners will receive the growing bundle throughout this year as each unit is created. Please enter to […]
What does end-of-the-year-review look like in your classroom? I know in my biology classroom, I had review packets that the diligent students grudgingly filled in over a few class periods (and the not-as-motivated students simply ignored). I always wanted to create some sort of fun-review activity to get students thinking and reviewing their knowledge […]