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June 2010 News & Announcements Jonathan R. Hill University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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Research section of JCE. Registration is required, so browse to the 21st BCCE registration Web site at http://www.bcce2010.org/ registration/registration.php (accessed Apr 2010).
JCE Archives ;Now on ACS Web Editions Looking for a Journal article from the past? The JCE article archive from 1924 to the present has moved to the ACS Publications award-winning Web Editions platform at http:// pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc (accessed Apr 2010). The Web Editions platform offers many features to JCE readers, including advanced searching and filtering tools, full-text searching dating back to the very first issue, multiple browsing options, dynamic article tools, better figure viewing options, reference displays, forward citation linking, and SciFinder linking straight from the published research. A Flash-based demonstration is available on the JCE Publications Web site; click the orange “Website Demos” button to take a full tour of the features available. Be certain to register for an ACS ID to take advantage of “subscriber only” features and additional benefits such as saving lists of your favorite articles, TOC e-mail alerts, and saved searches. If you do not have an ACS ID, register at http:// www.acs.org/ (accessed Apr 2010). Digital resources, like the JCE Digital Library, JCE Software, and JCE Web Software content remain available on JCE's Web site: http://www.jce.divched.org (accessed Apr 2010). JCE Classroom Activities Published in a New Format JCE Classroom Activities were launched in 1997 as a resource for high school educators and students. Thirteen years later, the number of hands-on and minds-on activities has surpassed 100 entries. Starting with the February 2010 issue (see Activity 104; DOI: 10.1021/ed800055p), activities are now published in the style of an article and will not be printed on a perforated cardstock sheet. In print, you'll see most of the information that would normally appear on the “Instructor Information” portion of the activity. Subscribers can then access the supporting information online, which will include the Student Activity Worksheet, a section of suggested answers to any worksheet questions, and other extras such as data tables. For more information about this change, see the February Especially for High School Editorial (DOI: 10.1021/ed8000655). JCE To Present Author and Reviewer Workshops at BCCE At this year's Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Denton, TX, JCE Editor-in-Chief Norbert Pienta and Associate Editor Diane Bunce will present workshops for those interested in becoming either or both JCE authors and reviewers. Pienta's workshop will be open to a general audience. Bunce's workshop will focus on manuscripts for the Chemical Education 580
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JCE Announces Editorial Board Members To expand the Journal's representation of its constituencies and to provide input and direction, JCE Editor-in-Chief Norbert Pienta has chosen to create an editorial board. The inaugural membership of this board includes a group of associate editors who will assist the editor-in-chief in soliciting content, assigning reviewers, and making decisions about the acceptance of papers after review. Two feature editors have accepted new roles as associate editors. Erica Jacobsen will serve in the high school and precollege areas, and Diane Bunce will helm the area of chemical education research. David Yaron becomes the associate editor for technology in teaching and learning. Dave also serves as a liaison to projects such as ChemEdDL, which is the National Science Foundation's NSDL-sponsored depository for chemical education archival materials. Finally, Arthur Halpern will serve as an associate editor with more general duties; a search continues for additional individuals in this last category. Element 112 Named Copernicium The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has officially approved the name copernicium, with symbol Cn, for the element of atomic number 112. The name lies within the long tradition of naming elements to honor famous scientists. The work of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) has had considerable influence on modern philosophical, political, and scientific thinking. Copernicus developed a conclusive model for complex astronomical observations of the movements of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars. The planetary system introduced by Copernicus has been applied to analogous systems in which objects move under the influence of a force directed toward a common center, most notably the Bohr model of the atom. The recommendation was published in the March 2010 issue of the IUPAC journal Pure and Applied Chemistry and is available online (DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-09-08-20). Courses, Seminars, Meetings, Opportunities Modeling Instruction Program Offers Modeling Workshops in Summer 2010 Modeling workshops in high school physics, chemistry, physical science, and biology will be held in summer 2010 in several states. These workshops are peer-led. Stipends are
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available at most sites, usually for in-state teachers. Graduate credit is available at some sites. To see whether one or more modeling workshops will be held in your state, browse to the Modeling Instruction Workshops for Summer 2010 Web site of the Modeling Instruction Program at http://modeling.asu.edu/ MW_nation.html (accessed Apr 2010). Science Fair Videos Available from the Archimedes Initiative Is your school planning or participating in a science fair? Would it be helpful for your pupils to hear interesting testimonials from more than 50 students who have participated in such fairs? Then check out the short videos at the Archimedes Initiative! The Archimedes Initiative seeks to promote scientific literacy and increase the number of scientists and engineers in the United States. As one of its projects, the Initiative produced 17 short videos (roughly five minutes each) of participants at local, regional, and national science fairs. The videos present all aspects of planning and developing a science-fair project. You can access all of the Archimedes Initiative's science fair videos at their Web site: http://www.archimedesinitiative.org/ themes.html (accessed Apr 2010). BEST Releases New Video Building Excellence in Science and Technology (BEST) is a federal nonprofit organization that provides high school and college students in southwest Michigan with authentic, cuttingedge research opportunities. BEST has released a video, A Passion for Research: Inspiring High School Students, which is available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3gQU6pUQSI (accessed Apr 2010). BEST was founded by Desmond H. Murray in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI. For more information about BEST, contact Murray at
[email protected]. Periodic Table of Periodic Tables Collects and Links Online Versions Across the Web are countless numbers of periodic tables. Now the Web has a site that gathers in one place many of these tables and collections of tables. Browse to http://www.keaggy. com/periodictable/ (accessed Apr 2010) and, as the site's creator advises, “marvel at the variety...revel in the geekery.” Chemistry Drills with Immediate Feedback Available Online Would you like your high school or first-year college students to quickly review basic chemistry topics? You might be interested in sending them to the Chemistry Drills Web site of the UK-based Meta-Synthesis Project at http://www.chemistrydrills.com/ (accessed Apr 2010), which provides a number of short online quizzes with tutorials for some subjects. Quiz topics include: recognition of atoms, ions, acids, and salts; simple organic functional groups; molecular shapes; organic nomenclature; and balancing chemical reaction equations.
CHED-IAC Travel Award. He will attend the 10th European Conference on Chemical Education (ECRICE) in Krakow, Poland, on July 4-9, 2010. NSTA/Vernier Technology Awards Made On March 19, 2010, Vernier Software and Technology awarded seven educators with the NSTA/Vernier Technology Award at the National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) Conference in Philadelphia, PA. These educators were recognized for their planned or current innovative uses of data-collection technology and were chosen by an NSTA-appointed panel of experts. Each winner received $1000 in Vernier products, $1000 in cash, and up to $1000 to reimburse expenses incurred while attending the 2010 NSTA National Convention in Philadelphia on March 17-20, 2010. For information on the winners and their projects or to prepare your 2011 entry, browse to Vernier's NSTA award site at http://www.vernier.com/nstaawards (accessed Apr 2010). Award Deadlines ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Seeks Nominations for 2010 Undergraduate Award Nominations for the 2010 ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry are being solicited. Nominations for the 2010 Award can be submitted to http://www.ionicviper.org/dicaward/ (accessed Apr 2010) and will be accepted until June 30, 2010. Questions about the award can be directed to this e-mail address: inorganic.
[email protected]. The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. Supports Teachers' Scholarship The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation offers many awards, including the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards and the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program; for more information, see the Foundation's Web site at http://www. dreyfus.org/ (accessed Apr 2010). Research Corporation for Science Advancement Funds Scholarly Research and Teaching Research Corporation for Science Advancement offers the Cottrell College Science Awards and the Cottrell Scholar Awards; find out more from ResCorp's Web site at http:// www.rescorp.org/ (accessed Apr 2010). The Dorothy and Moses Passer Education Fund Aids Continuing Education This fund supports grants to provide support for teachers in programs at two- and four-year colleges or universities that do not have any advanced degree programs in the chemical sciences; see http://www.divched.org/index.php?module=webpage&id=19 (accessed Apr 2010).
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2010 CHED-IAC Travel Award Granted
American Chemical Society Makes Grants Available
Santiago Sandi-Urena of the chemistry department at the University of South Florida is the winner of the 2010
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education, and community projects. Learn how you can benefit at http://www.acs.org (Home > Funding & Awards > Grants) (accessed Apr 2010). National Science Foundation Provides Funding Support The National Science Foundation (NSF) offers many different funding opportunities; search for them at http:// www.nsf.gov/funding/(accessed Apr 2010). Information is also available at the NSF Education and Human Resources (EHR)
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Web site, http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR (accessed Apr 2010), and that of its Division of Undergraduate Education, http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE (accessed Apr 2010). Do You Have News or Announcements To Share? If you have news or announcements of interest to the chemical education community, send them to Jonathan (Rob) Hill, Development Editor, at
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