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Table of Contents
 
Cover
April 2005
Vol. 82 No. 4


 Chemical Education Today
Editorial
Developing and Measuring Proficiency503
John W. Moore
Especially for High School Teachers
The Tried and True with a Cyclic Twist505
Diana S. Mason
Reports from Other Journals
Cars of the Future—Powered by Poison? Prehistoric Beverage Choices; Health Benefits of Chamomile506
Angela G. King
Reports from Other Journals: The Science Teacher
The Science Teacher: Spring 2005514
Steve Long
Report
Designing Element T-shirts: Spelling with the Periodic Table517
Julie Palmer and Lisa Brosnick
Ask the Historian
The Origin of the Bunsen Burner518
William B. Jensen
Chemical Laboratory Information Profile
Lithium 520
Jay A. Young
Chemical Laboratory Information Profile
Cadmium 521
Jay A. Young
The Information Page522
News & Announcements523
Letters
Note on Photocatalytic Destruction of Organic Wastes: Methyl Red as a Substrate526
L. J. Soltzberg and Virginia Brown
Letters
Response to “Note on Photocatalytic Destruction of Organic Wastes: Methyl Red as a Substrate”526
José Alberto Herrera-Melián and Javier Araña Mesa
Letters
Concerning "A Reaction That Takes Place in Beakers but Not in Conical Flasks: A Catalysis-Related Demonstration" 527
James Espenson
Letters
Concerning "A Reaction That Takes Place in Beakers but Not in Conical Flasks: A Catalysis-Related Demonstration" 527
Colin White
Letters
Comments on Purser's Article: "Lewis Structures are Models for Predicting Molecular Structure, Not Electronic Structure"527
Frank Weinhold
Letters
Comments on Purser's Article: "Lewis Structures are Models for Predicting Molecular Structure, Not Electronic Structure" 528
Gordon H. Purser
Book and Media Reviews
You Be the Chemist Kit530
Hal Harris
Advertising in This Issue534
Out of the Editor's Basket535

 Chemistry for Everyone
More Elementary Riddles539
Kevin Cunningham
Fifty Ways To Make Boric Acid (with Apologies to Paul Simon)541
Craig M. Davis
JCE DigiDemos: Tested Demonstrations
A Salicylate Sympathetic Ink from Consumer Chemicals542
Stephen W. Wright

 In The Classroom
JCE DigiDemos: Tested Demonstrations
Revisiting the Electric Pickle Demonstration545
Michelle M. Rizzo, Tracy A. Halmi, Alan J. Jircitano, Martin G. Kociolek, and Jerry A. Magraw
View from My Classroom
The Match Game: A Discovery of the Laboratory Equipment Used in General Chemistry547
Stacey L. Greengold
Applications and Analogies
An Interactive Classroom Activity Demonstrating Reaction Mechanisms and Rate-Determining Steps549
Laura D. Jennings and Steven W. Keller
Water Wordsearch551
Terry L. Helser
"In Yeast" Wordsearch552
Terry L. Helser
JCE Classroom Activity
Investigating the Invisible: Attenuation of Radio Waves560A
Anthony A. Smith and Charles A. Smith
Secondary School Chemistry
Chemistry, The Central Science? The History of the High School Science Sequence561
Keith Sheppard and Dennis M. Robbins
Implementing the Professional Development Standards: A Research Department's Innovative Masters Degree Program for High School Chemistry Teachers567
Constance Blasie and George Palladino

 In the Laboratory
A Closer Look at Acid–Base Olfactory Titrations607
Kerry Neppel, Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo, Connie Queen, and Nicole Reed
Screening Technique for Lead and Cadmium in Toys and Other Materials Using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy611
Henry Brouwer
Thermal Expansion: Using Calculator-Based Laboratory Technology To Observe the Anomalous Behavior of Water613
Mario Branca and Isabella Soletta
Cost-Effective Teacher
Weighing Paper Substitute620
Ben Ruekberg

 Research: Science and Education
The Student-to-Student Chemistry Initiative: The Impact of Chemistry Demonstration Programs Presented by High School Students at Elementary Schools634
Phillip D. Voegel, Kathryn A. Quashnock, and Katrina M. Heil
Using an Interactive, Compensatory Model of Learning To Improve Chemistry Teaching637
Gregory Schraw, David W. Brooks, and Kent J. Crippen
Performance-Related Feedback: The Hallmark of Efficient Instruction641
David W. Brooks, Gregory Schraw, and Kent J. Crippen

 Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources
JCE WebWare: Web-Based Learning Aids
The Relation of Temperature to Energy Spreadsheet 656
Christopher King
Featured Molecules
Shikimic Acid656
William F. Coleman
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