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Hey there! In this blog, we will walk through the steps for calculating the equilibrium constant Keq. We’ll use the following question as an example. Calculate the equilibrium constant Keq, for the reaction between nitrogen monoxide and oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide if the concentrations for NO, O2, and NO2 are 0.10 M, 0.10 M, and…
Limiting reactants problems are a common type of problem in chemistry that many students struggle with. The limiting reactant is the one that is used up first, leaving the other reactants in excess. In these types of problems, you are given the amounts of two or more reactants and asked to determine which one is…
Hey there, fellow educators! This is something I’m asked about a lot. And as someone who’s been dipping their toes into online teaching since 2011 and moved into it permanently in 2014, I’ve learned a thing or two about what equipment is needed for online teaching and tutoring to make it work. So let’s dive…
Virtual secondary science labs that your students will love! There’re a lot more remote activities and simulations now than just a few years ago. And that number is only growing. Take a moment to explore 4 of my favorite and free virtual labs for middle and high school science (well, free at the time I wrote…
Being an online middle and high school science teacher means conducting virtual science labs frequently, at least it does for me. Some schools provided the labs and activities in the online curriculum. I was on my own to research and made my own for other schools or private tutoring. And boy, have I some lessons…
Each year, I would look for fun ways to teach protein synthesis. I wanted a way to get them to work with the steps for protein synthesis on their own before I provide them with the notes. The goal was for my students to understand the process first, then attach the vocabulary. START WITH AN…
Stoichiometry is all about relationships. Specifically, between the reactants and products in chemical reactions. We use these relationships to convert from one substance/unit to another. For example, you may be given moles of A and need to convert to grams of B. So, you may be converting both the Substance (NaCl, Fe, CO2) The challenge is…
1. Build a Community What does it mean to build an online community? It means to develop teacher-student relationships as well as student-student relationships. In person, we do things such as address each other by their names, commenting on an event that they may participate in, sending happy birthday wishes, incorporating their interests or preferred…
When I began my first online teaching job, I was both excited and anxious — excited to be able to work from the comfort of my home. I mean, not having to go into a windowless classroom with a range of unreasonable temperatures that no one seems to know how to control. No traffic or…