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  • Nuts & Bolts | May 2020 Access is an AACT member benefit. Addressing Scientific Literacy through a Demonstration

    Created by Sam Oxley and Adrienne Oxley

    A chemical demonstration can be repeatedly utilized in a curricular unit to bolster scientific literacy. A series of classroom activities in a chemistry classroom is presented to illustrate the demonstration's usefulness as a central and ongoing instructional strategy.

  • Nuts & Bolts | November 2017 Developing Students’ Chemistry Information Skills

    Created by Roxanne P. Spencer

    Digital literacy is a key skill for 21st century learners, and secondary students need to learn to select appropriate sources when conducting a literature search in chemistry. The author describes an experiential activity to provide experience in searching and assessing chemical information. Using a science news article, students learn to formulate and refine a search question in order to obtain a manageable number of relevant references.

  • Nuts & Bolts | November 2017 Access is an AACT member benefit. TMI (Too Much Information) in Science

    Created by Anita Tseng

    In an age when information comes at us at breakneck-speed, how do we help our students deal with science outside the confines of their standard curriculum — and think critically about alternative arguments to questionable research data?

  • Nuts & Bolts | September 2017 Access is an AACT member benefit. Embracing Chemical Literacy

    Created by Glenda Connelly

    Chemical literacy has been a journey and a struggle — both of which the author has enjoyed. The struggle has ultimately improved her teaching, and in this article, her intention is to share ideas for improving the chemical literacy of students in various ways.

  • Nuts & Bolts | September 2017 Access is an AACT member benefit. Helping Students Use their English Language Skills

    Created by David Byrum

    This article describes five assignments and projects that are aimed to help all students improve their English language skills.

  • Classroom Commentary | May 2017 Access is an AACT member benefit. Read! But Read the Right Things

    Created by Adrian Dingle

    Contemplating some summer reading? The author shares his thoughts on two books that are rich in details about the progression of science, and also explore more important, fundamental insights about the discipline.

  • Nuts & Bolts | November 2014 Access is an AACT member benefit. Uncovering Student Thinking through the Science Literacy Framework

    Created by Rebecca Sansom

    You can borrow tricks of the trade from literacy to create dynamic lessons to increase student understanding.

  • Resource Feature | September 2015 The Chemistry Close Read

    Created by Jenelle Ball with Kate Ginno and Gale Morgan

    High school chemistry teacher Jenelle Ball joins forces with an English teacher and a librarian to successfully implement an English class reading technique in a chemistry class.

  • Tech Tips | September 2014 ChemMatters: A Wealth of Information

    Created by William Bleam Jr. and Stacey Haas

    This article describes ChemMatters and highlights several ways to incorporate the magazine into a high school chemistry curriculum. It also features the Teacher's Guide that accompanies the award-winning magazine by ACS.