There will be a hands on portion for this seminar, it is by no means required that you participate, but you will have a lot of fun if you do! If you would like to participate make sure to have the following items handy:

small cup

water

sugar

2 plain crackers (any brand or type)

cream of tartar (or lemon juice)

I hope to see you at the seminar!

Lynn

Please come and join us on Thursday, March 8th for a Web seminar presented by the Journal of Chemical Education (JCE) and the Chemical Education Digital Library (ChemEd DL). The seminar is sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and done in conjunction with the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). The seminar is titled: Chemistry Comes Alive! The seminar will expose 6-12 grade teachers to the resources of the JCE DLib and ChemEd DL using the Apple Fool JCE Classroom Activity (Nancy S. Gettys and Erica K. Jacobsen).

Attendees can expect to learn about the chemistry of taste and how to fool your taste buds into thinking you’re eating something you’re not. Hands on activities to do in the classroom will be presented. We will also introduce you to supplemental materials available on the JCE DLib to help you with your lessons. Using JMol you will explore
relevant flavor molecules. We will also look at some of the related videos available on the JCE website.

You can attend this seminar from anywhere in the country, all you need is a computer and an internet connection. Links to get the necessary software will be included in the confirmation email after you register.

Date: Thursday March 8th
Time: Presentation starts at 6:00 pm CST, orientation to software at 5:30 pm CST.
For more information: http://institute.nsta.org/NSDL/webseminar8.asp
Register to attend: http://institute.nsta.org/webseminar_registration.asp

Thursday, March 8th marks the next seminar in the NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series: Chemistry Comes Alive! Experts Dr. John Moore and Lynn Diener will guide us through the NSDL Chemical Education Pathway to point out some great resources to enhance your chemistry teaching. Register for this free seminar today!

Before the seminar, we’ll start to explore these resources and generate discussion with our experts on this blog. Add your comments, ask our experts questions, and carry on a conversation with our presenters for this upcoming free seminar that you won’t want to miss!