Recent content by NewChemTeache

I was curious about two things. I just started reading Feynman's QED book this week. He starts by using an analogy of a clock spinning and that determines the direction (which I think is being analogous to the amplitude of the frequency?) My first question is, as a layperson, what causes...

I read this here: http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryglossary/a/ionizationenerg.htm The higher the ionization energy, the more difficult it is to remove an electron. Therefore, ionization energy is in indicator of reactivity. So my question is: How does this explain the high...

thanks for the posts, i think just because I'm not necessarily teaching to the text, does not mean i will not be using a text to supplement material. the entire concept of the inquiry is to stimulate student interest in a topic. this interest can then lead to going into mini lessons which...

Hi everyone, I'm Rob, and I'm coming on here because people on these forums seem to know their stuff. I just completed a 1 year student teaching program that has a high emphasis on inquiry-based instruction. A few days ago I thought of an idea for a curriculum that might help foster the...

Hi everyone, I'm Rob, and I'm coming on here because people on these forums seem to know their stuff. I just completed a 1 year student teaching program that has a high emphasis on inquiry-based instruction. A few days ago I thought of an idea for a curriculum that might help foster...