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Chemistry Day at NSTA
Sponsored by the American Chemical Society
Equilibrium, Le Chatelier, and Rate
For Grades 9–12
Friday, November 2, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
B303, GWCC
Engage in activities, discussion, analyses, and assessment that
help understanding of the relationships among equilibria, Le
Chatelier’s principle, and rates and their roles in moving toward
a more sustainable use of Earth’s resources.
Education research indicates a positive correlation between
teacher content knowledge and student learning. The goals of
this workshop are to enhance and enrich secondary chemistry
teachers’ knowledge of and interrelationships among equilibria,
Le Chatelier, and rates through engagement in activities, discussion,
and analyses that demonstrate how lessons on these concepts
can be presented in a way that stimulates student thinking
and prompts exploration of the complexity of the concepts as
they relate to sustainability.
The content and structure of the workshop draws on several
decades of experience the American Chemical Society has in
activity-based curricula development that include incorporation
of sustainability and Green Chemistry principles. The workshop
is a daylong series of lessons on equilibria, Le Chatelier’s principle,
and rates—topics central to understanding the behavior
of matter and chemical change. A complementary theme of the
workshop is incorporating activities as part of the assessment of
student learning.
8:00–9:00 AM Equilibrium and Concentration
(p. 70)
9:30–10:30 AM Equilibrium and Energy (p. 77)
11:00 AM–12 Noon Rate (p. 82)
12:30–1:30 PM Catalysis (p. 88)
2:00–3:00 PM Light as a Reactant and/or Product
(p. 92)
3:30–4:30 PM Half-Life (p. 97)
Middle School Chemistry Day
Sponsored by the American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry—
Big Ideas About the Very Small
Friday, November 2, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
B302, GWCC
Come to one, two, or as many sessions as you like during this
full day of activities and information for teaching and learning
middle school chemistry. Staff from the American Chemical
Society will introduce participants to the new free online
resource middleschoolchemistry.com. Each of the six sessions will
include hands-on activities and explanations from the website
that participants can easily incorporate into their teaching to
support their current textbook and curriculum. Handouts of the
session activities will be available for all participants.
8:00–9:00 AM Solids, Liquids, and Gases: The
Kinetic-molecular Theory of
Matter (p. 70)
9:30–10:30 AM Changes of State: Evaporation and
Condensation (p. 76)
11:00 AM–12 Noon Density: A Molecular View (p. 82)
12:30–1:30 PM The Periodic Table, Energy Levels,
and Bonding (p. 88)
2:00–3:00 PM The Polarity of the Water Molecule
and Its Consequences (p. 92)
3:30–4:30 PM Chemical Change: Breaking and
Making Bonds (p. 97)
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