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how to engage students in arguing evidence to determine periodic patterns in electron configuration when teaching NGSS chemistry

NGSS Chemistry in Action: Electron Configurations, Evidence, and Periodic Patterns

Surely, you’ve encountered that classic classroom question: “Why do we even have to learn this?” Whether it’s recently come from this year’s classroom or your own distant memories as a student,...
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a high school chemistry teacher explains how developing and using models is the best way to teach an electron configuration activity

Empower Students with an Engaging Electron Configuration Activity

As a visual learner, chemistry always came naturally to me because it's a subject where abstract concepts are brought to life through models. Chemical...
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high school chemistry teacher with an inquiry-based science lesson about atomic radius periodic trends

An Inquiry-Based Atomic Radius Exploration That Makes Chemistry Class Exciting

Teaching periodic trends like atomic radius, ionization energy, and electronegativity can feel like a repetitive cycle of definitions, drills, and practice. Many high school chemistry teachers stick...
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high school chemistry teacher leading a lesson on bohr model of the atom using inquiry based lesson

An Inquiry-Based Bohr Model Activity To Spark Colorful Curiosity

Teaching the Bohr model is often where the journey of understanding chemical change begins in high school chemistry. Using this Bohr model activity as part of a larger inquiry-based science lesson...
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