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October 2008
Vol. 85 No. 10


 Chemical Education Today
Editorial
Using the Web To Teach Critical Thinking1307
John W. Moore
Especially for High School Teachers
Having a Ball with Chemistry1309
Erica K. Jacobsen
National Chemistry Week 2008. Reports from Other Journals: Research Advances
Research Advances. Using Geography to Increase Hemoglobin Levels; NO Levels and Exercise; Better Method for Steroid Detection1310
Angela G. King
National Chemistry Week 2008: From Past Issues
May the Best Chemist Win!1314
Kathryn R. Williams
National Chemistry Week 2008. Report
High Performance Chemistry: Scientists in the Fast Lane1316
Timothy Ruppel and Joseph Turpin
National Chemistry Week 2008. Report
Modern Sport and Chemistry: What a Golf Fanatic Should Know1319
Scott E. McKay, Timothy Robbins, and Renée S. Cole
National Chemistry Week 2008. Report
Polymers in the Field and Track1323
Mary E. Harris
National Chemistry Week 2008. Report
Impact of Polymers in Impact Sports1326
Sandy Van Natta and John P. Williams
National Chemistry Week 2008: Having a Ball with Chemistry
JCE Resources for Chemistry and Sports1331
Erica K. Jacobsen
National Chemistry Week 2008. Reports from Other Journals: News from Online
News from Online: The Chemistry of Sports1334
Janice Hall Tomasik
JCE Concept Connections
National Chemistry Week1336
JCE Editorial Staff
ACS Presidential Election
Chemistry in a Global Economy–An Education Agenda1338
Joseph S. Francisco
ACS Presidential Election
Education as a Top Priority for the American Chemical Society1339
Josef Michl
CLIP, Chemical Laboratory Information Profile
Paraffin1340
Jay A. Young
CLIP, Chemical Laboratory Information Profile
Starch1341
Jay A. Young
News & Announcements1342
Letters
A Soap-Making Suggestion1345
Ben Ruekberg
Letters
Oven versus Bunsen Burner When Heating Copper(II) Chloride Dihydrate1345
Michael C. Wirtz
Letters
New Book about Writing Skills for Students1345
Don Paulson
Letters
Using Graphics Calculators and Spreadsheets in Chemistry: Solving Equilibrium Problems 1347
Kieran F. Lim ()
The Information Page1348
Advertising in This Issue1350
Out of the Editor's Basket1351

 Chemistry for Everyone
Drawing Attention with Chemistry Cartoons1355
Herbert W. Roesky and Dietmar Kennepohl
JCE Concept Connections
Now I Get It!1360
Meet the Molecules in Chocolate: Informal Opportunities for Building Thematic Molecular Models with Children 1361
Jennifer R. Amey, Matthew D. Fletcher, Rachael V. Fletcher, Alison Jones, Erica W. Roberts, and Ieuan O. Roberts
The Role of Chemistry Museums in Chemical Education for Students and the General Public. A Case Study from Italy1365
Valentina Domenici
A Chemistry Minute: Recognizing Chemistry in Our Daily Lives1368
Dianne J. Luning Prak and Christine L. Copper
Elemental Chem Lab1370
Antonio Joaquín Franco Mariscal

 In the Classroom
View from My Classroom
Teaching Avogadro's Hypothesis and Helping Students to See the World Differently1372
Brett Criswell
JCE Classroom Activity
[# 98] That's the Way the Ball Bounces (or Is It?)1376A
Erica K. Jacobsen
Polymeric, Metallic and Other Glasses in Introductory Chemistry1377
Stephen J. Hawkes
JCE DigiDemos: Extensions
Demonstration Extension: Copper-to-Silver-to-Gold Penny Demonstration1381
Ed Vitz
JCE DigiDemos: Extensions
New Observations on the Copper-to-Silver-to-Gold Demonstration1381
Dorin Bejan, Jeff Hastie, and Nigel J. Bunce
JCE DigiDemos: Tested Demonstrations
A Dramatic Classroom Demonstration of Limiting Reagent Using the Vinegar and Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate Reaction1382
Romklao Artdej and Tienthong Thongpanchang
JCE DigiDemos: Tested Demonstrations
Fog Machines, Vapors, and Phase Diagrams1385
Ed Vitz
On Capillary Rise and Nucleation1389
R. Prasad
Writing Across the Semester: A Non-Standard Term Paper That Encourages Critical Data Analysis in the Upper-Division Chemistry Classroom1392
Jennifer Whiles Lillig
Teaching with Technology
Optimizing the Use of Personal Response Devices (Clickers) in Large-Enrollment Introductory Courses1400
Klaus Woelk

 In the Laboratory
A Service-Learning Project Based on a Research Supportive Curriculum Format in the General Chemistry Laboratory1410
John H. Kalivas
Magnetized Water: Science or Fraud?1416
L. Lahuerta Zamora, G. M. Antón-Fos, P. A. Alemán López, and R. V. Martin Algarra

 Research: Science and Education
Representing Fractional Distributions in Chemistry1432
Addison Ault
Chemical Education Research
Modifying and Validating the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey for Use in Chemistry1435
Jack Barbera, Wendy K. Adams, Carl E. Wieman, and Katherine K. Perkins
Chemical Education Research Connections
Survey Development1439
Diane M. Bunce
Chemical Education Research
Attitude toward Chemistry: A Semantic Differential Instrument for Assessing Curriculum Impacts1440
Christopher F. Bauer

 On the Web
Use of Wikis in Chemistry Instruction for Problem-Based Learning Assignments: An Example in Instrumental Analysis1446
Robert Clougherty and Mona Wells
Chemical Information Instructor
Accessing and Managing Scientific Literature: Using RSS in the Classroom1449
Laura E. Pence and Harry E. Pence
JCE TSTS: Today's Science for Tomorrow's Scientists
Today's Science for Tomorrow's Scientists. A New Digital Collection Bringing Cutting-Edge Science for Middle and High School Students1453
Caroline Pharr
JCE TSTS: Today's Science for Tomorrow's Scientists
Organometallic Chemistry: Development and Study of Catalytic Activity1453
Caroline R. Pharr and Shannon Stahl
JCE TSTS: Today's Science for Tomorrow's Scientists
Organic Chemistry: Synthesis and Study of Reactive Intermediates Found in Interstellar Space1454
Caroline R. Pharr and Robert J. McMahon
JCE TSTS: Today's Science for Tomorrow's Scientists
Bioorganic Chemistry: Designing Peptides with Defined Folding Properties1455
Caroline R. Pharr, Erik B. Hadley, and William C. Pomerantz
JCE Featured Molecules
Molecular Models of Polymers Used in Sports Equipment1456
William F. Coleman
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