Chemistry for Everyone

• Drawing Attention with Chemistry Cartoons
• Meet the Molecules in Chocolate: Informal Opportunities for Building Thematic Molecular Models with Children
• The Role of Chemistry Museums in Chemical Education for Students and the General Public. A Case Study from Italy
• A Chemistry Minute: Recognizing Chemistry in Our Daily Lives
• Elemental Chem Lab

Polymers in the Classroom

• JCE Classroom Activity #98. That’s the Way the Ball Bounces (or Is It?)
• Polymeric, Metallic, and Other Glasses in Introductory Chemistry
• JCE Featured Molecules: Molecular Models of Polymers Used in Sports Equipment

Dramatic Demonstrations

• Copper-to-Silver-to-Gold Penny Demonstration
• A Dramatic Classroom Demonstration of Limiting Reagent Using the Vinegar and Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate Reaction
• Fog Machines, Vapors, and Phase Diagrams

Engaging Laboratories

• Development of a Nanomaterials One-Week Intersession Course
• A Service-Learning Project Based on a Research Supportive Curriculum Format in the General Chemistry Laboratory
• Magnetized Water: Science or Fraud
• Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Dryer Lint. An Advanced Analysis Laboratory
• Quantitative Analysis of Nail Polish Remover Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Revisited
• Synthesis of the Commercial Antidepressant Moclobemide

Teaching with Technology

• Optimizing the Use of Personal Response Devices (Clickers) in Large-Enrollment Introductory Courses
• Use of Wikis in Chemistry Instruction for Problem-Based Learning Assignments: An Example in Instrumental Analysis
• Accessing and Managing Scientific Literature: Using RSS in the Classroom
• Today’s Science for Tomorrow’s Scientists: A New Digital Collection Bringing Cutting-Edge Science to Middle and High School Students

Other Journal Features

JCE Classroom Activities. An ideal source for NCW ideas are JCE Classroom Activities. In addition to the one appearing in this issue, there are currently 97 other activities in this feature at JCE Online. For advice about using JCE Classroom Activities for outreach activities (for example, in a workshop with access to tables, sink, electricity or in a booth with no sink and a small space) see this Web page.

DigiDemos. You can find many more demonstrations to use during NCW through JCE DigiDemos at JCE Online, the Web-based version of Tested Demonstration).

NCW Resource Papers. Every October issue of JCE since 2000 has featured material for celebrating National Chemistry Week, including theme-based JCE Resource papers. It’s easy to access these past issues by browsing by year and month at JCE Online.

More Ideas: Key to Some Keywords. Because all articles from Volume 1 to the current issue are available in full-text PDF at JCE Online, you can find even more ideas for celebrating NCW by searching past issues of JCE by title, author, and keyword. Possible keyword terms include outreach (272 articles), demonstration (1244 articles), and public (516); possible title words to search include museum (16 articles), olympiad (5 articles), elementary (216 articles), and polymer (318 articles).

Chemistry Comes Alive! NCW is all about communicating chemistry. One of JCE’s best resources for doing that is the Chemistry Comes Alive! series, Vol. 1–8, which is now available on the Web through JCE Web Software. Chemistry comes to life through this collection of pictures, animations, and movies depicting chemical reactions and techniques. This resource includes hundreds of high quality QuickTime movies and thousands of still pictures.