Creative Chemistry with CoScine

If you need a lab, or a way to interest your students in chemistry...instead of the upcoming break, this is the lab you should try. With the appropriate glassware, of course.
Want to see the lab?

Have you ever wanted teaching high school chemistry to be more fun or easier? In this episode you'll learn:
Why this podcast will help you become a better teacher each week
The REAL reason I created this podcast
How listening each week will help you save time lesson planning
In the meantime, if you want more teaching tips and inspiration, check out my website at www.coscinecreative.com.

Does the Order You Teach Chemistry in Matter? It does, but not in the way you think. Listen to this episode to learn the 4 most common ways to teach chemistry in (and which teaching situation you should use them in.)
Want to read instead of listen? Here's the blog post.
Send me an email at Coscine@coscinecreative.com and let me know what order you teach in and how it works for you.

Why do chemistry students forget significant figures? Because they are so confusing to apply. But, not if you explain it using the word "specific" and break them down into 4 simple types of significant figures.
Sandwiched zeros (Not hostage or captive zeros. Why? Listen to the episode. )

• These are specifically measured. Not ballparked or guestimated.

Trailing zeros with a decimal

• These are specifically measured. Not ballparked or guestimated.

Trailing zeros without a decimal

• These are estimated. An educated guess. So we can't know what the exact number was.

Leading zeros

• These could have been measured or guestimated. No one knows because they are placeholder zeros. So we assume they are not specific and are not significant.

Labeling Significant Figures Worksheet and Activity <<

Have you ever wondered if there is another or better way to teach chemistry? Does everyone start school in August?
Stacy explains how science is structured in Australia and in Scotland. For example, there are 2 week breaks every 10 weeks in Australia, which Stacy explains helps with burnout. Australia also starts school in January.
Scotland also gets more breaks than the United States.
Stacy talks about the differences in teaching chemistry between the two countries. In Scotland, they start off talking more about the atom and periodic table.
8:30 Reference to the next interview in October
9:00 Stacy's science lab that uses cricket flour cookies
10:30 A lesson about seeing what does a mole look like in real life
13:30 Debunking a teaching myth in the US
Blog post on chemistry teachers including their hobbies to teach. Scroll down to 2/3rd the way down the page.
Stacy's Instagram Page ----> DM her sometime. She's super sweet and has so many great ideas.