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What to Submit
Your submission should follow the Guide to Submissions as well as the guidelines that follow:

• A cover letter from the corresponding author should state that the manuscript is being submitted exclusively to JCE and that it is appropriate for the Journal.Authors are invited to suggest reviewers (please include complete, current addresses).

• A cover page consisting of the title, names of authors, and a list of keywords

• The abstract (no more than 200 words)

• The Instructor's Side

• The Student's Side

The activity sheet itself should be complete, but should include references for both the student and instructor for additional background information, additional or related activities, or extensions of the activity. Student references should be WWW pages as these are usually more accessible to students than journals or reference books, and they encourage students to use the WWW as a resource.

The Instructor's Side

• Background (optional)

• About the Activity
  Provides background information for the instructor on the specific topic covered along with a brief description of the activity.

• Integrating the Activity into the Curriculum
  Gives suggestions on how to integrate the activity into an existing curriculum, along with possible interdisciplinary uses.

• Answers to Questions
  Gives answers to the questions students were asked on the Student Side of the activity.

• References, Resources, Sources of Related Activities
  Lists references cited on the instructor side, gives any necessary notes, and any suggested related activities, commonly from JCE and the WWW.
  

The Student's Side

• Introduction
  Brief introduction that gives students a goal or challenge and provides a reason for them to want to do the activity.

• Try This
  Lists necessary materials and specific stepwise instructions.

• Questions
  Questions that lead the student to draw conclusions about the activity and then to extend the information gained from the activity to new situations.

• More Information from the WWW
  Web references that provide additional information for the student and/or related experiments to try.

Where to Submit
All submissions of classroom activities should be sent to the Journal's editorial office:

Journal of Chemical Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
209 N. Brooks St.
Madison, WI 53715-1116