Creative Chemistry with CoScine

There are 3 places students get stuck in VSEPR:They never learn electron domainThey get confused on how many electrons to put in the modelThey confuse electron and molecular geometryIf you'd like to know how to fix or prevent those, then listen to the episodes.Intro to VSEPR worksheet This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit coscinecreative.substack.com

Big Red Science gives us so many tips, includingWhy you shouldn't teach safety at the beginning of the school yearA way to save money with bath bomb labs and a variation that helps students understand what they are doing labHow to emphasize the purpose of lab with studentsCommon mistakes teachers make with labsA faster way to grade labs through focused assignmentsBig Red Science WebsiteBig Red Science TpT StoreInstagram @bigredscience This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit coscinecreative.substack.com

How important is electron domain? Why do students bomb this easiest question on the VSEPR test? In today's episode, you'll learn a quick (and colorful) way to teach electron domain. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit coscinecreative.substack.com

This podcast is doing 3 month seasons, so join back Feb 6th, 2023 for the next episode.In the meantime, DM me at CoscineCreative or email me at [email protected] on Instagram to let me know what you want to hear next year. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit coscinecreative.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit coscinecreative.substack.com

If you need a lab, or a way to interest your students in chemistry...instead of the upcoming break, this is the lab you should try. With the appropriate glassware, of course.Want to see the lab? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit coscinecreative.substack.com

Does the Order You Teach Chemistry in Matter? It does, but not in the way you think. Listen to this episode to learn the 4 most common ways to teach chemistry in (and which teaching situation you should use them in.)Want to read instead of listen? Here's the blog post.Send me an email at [email protected] and let me know what order you teach in and how it works for you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit coscinecreative.substack.com

What's missing in the typical lesson discussing Orbital Diagrams? It's not color coding. It's not something you'll find in any textbook.You will find the answer in this super quick podcast and in this blog post.Scroll to #4 if you want to see my color coding scheme. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit coscinecreative.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit coscinecreative.substack.com

Everyone needs to keep an "In Case of Emergency" teaching plan. For when you were so tired from the weekend you fell asleep on the couch and didn't get up until Monday's alarm?Oops. But that's where these periodic table lesson plans come in. But, you don't need to buy the doodle notes unless you want everything done and ready for you. I included a free periodic table for you too.But really, what can you teach with just a periodic table?History of the periodic table 0:52Families 1:22Groups 2:40 PeriodsTransition metals 3:33Charges 4:26Cations and anions 5:39Periods 6:35Quantum blocks    7:09   Valence electrons    7:30Periodic Table Doodle Notes (Includes pages for all of the above lessons)FREE Periodic Tables (In different sizes and multiple tables per page.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit coscinecreative.substack.com