CHEMISTS CELEBRATE EARTH WEEK LESSON PLAN CONTEST – EARN $200! Submit a unique lesson plan honoring Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW) and the 2025 theme Glaciers: Hot Topic, Cool Chemistry! All winners will earn a $200 gift card and a CCEW goody bag! Winning lessons will be published in the AACT Classroom Resource Library and featured on social media. Submit your idea by March 24. Learn more »
APPLY FOR THE ACS-HACH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT High school chemistry teachers can receive up to $2,500 to fund professional development opportunities that enhance their skills and improve student learning. Use the grant to cover conference registration fees, travel expenses, tuition, books, or even substitute teacher pay. Applications are open now through January 21. Learn more »
VIEW OUR PUZZLES AND GAMES RESOURCE COLLECTION This collection highlights AACT activities that are chemistry themed puzzles and games. This includes a wide variety of challenging and fun activities related to many chemistry topics. These resources can be used to help reinforce a concept, challenge a student’s knowledge, or engage students to think outside of the box. View the collection »
WRITE FOR CHEMISTRY SOLUTIONS! The 2025 issues of Chemistry Solutionsare coming soon! Write for a future edition. Maybe you implemented a new teaching strategy or you had great success with a lab and want to tell your peers? Share it with us, and the editorial team will work with you on creating an article. Submit your idea »
SUBMIT YOUR AP CHEMISTRY TEACHING RESOURCES AP chemistry teaching resources are an important member benefit of AACT. Currently we are looking for new and unique ideas related to select AP Topics and Learning Objectives to help grow the AP section of the AACT classroom resource library. During the months of January and February, we invite teachers to submit an original AP chemistry teaching resource idea related to the following topics:
6.2: Energy Diagrams
6.3: Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium
6.5: Energy of Phase Changes
6.7: Bond Enthalpies
6.8: Enthalpy of Formation
If selected, you will earn a $200 gift card upon completion of the submission process! Learn more » UPCOMING WEBINARS January 23, 7 PM ET Engineering to Empower Students & Their Communities Through Understanding Heat Islands In this webinar, Shannon Morey and Emily Berman will review a unit project in which students learn about heat and temperature through the lens of urban heat islands and red lining. Register »
An Experimental and Case Studies Approach to Teaching Chemical Principles Using Applications in Archaeology and Art This presentation will describe recent efforts to integrate the study of chemical principles with the characterization, authentication, restoration, and conservation of artistic materials of cultural heritage significance in a multidisciplinary course designed for high school students. Register » Missed a webinar? Members can view past webinars in the archive »
ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN USNCO The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO) program challenges high school students with a multi-tiered chemistry competition that fosters excellence and inspires a love for chemistry. Registration for 2025 is now open and must be completed by parents or guardians by January 17. Help your students take the first step toward this opportunity. Learn more »
ASK US YOUR TEACHING QUESTION! What's on your mind this school year? Submit your teaching questions and classroom woes to Dear Labby, our Chemistry Solutions advice column. If selected, one of our teaching experts will respond in a future issue. Ask now »
EARN $200 FOR A TEACHING RESOURCE Are you using a unique lesson plan, lab, activity, or project in your classroom this year? Share an overview of it with us for the opportunity to publish it in our Classroom Resource Library and earn a $200 gift card! View the submission form full details.
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