New high school chemistry lesson plans

We’ve just published a series of seven high school chemistry lesson plans, collectively titled “Why Does Chemistry Matter in My Life?” The lessons were written by high school chemistry teacher Lisa Hibler as part of the Kenan Fellows Program.

The program awards fellowships to stellar public school teachers in the areas of science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM). For two years, the selected Kenan Fellows partner works with scientists and university faculty to create innovative curricula for North Carolina teachers to use in their classrooms. In partnership with the Kenan Fellows program, LEARN NC will publish a number of these excellent lesson plans.

The first of these, “Why Does Chemistry Matter in My Life,” addresses questions about the relevance of chemistry in everyday life using labs, calculations, writing exercises, and a variety of other activities. Lessons in this series include:

• How Do Chemists Measure?
• What Element Would You Be?
• Reaction Stoichiometry: How Can We Make Chalk?
• What is Heat? — Heat vs. Temperature
• Units of Heat: How Much Energy is That Anyway?
• How Much Heat Can a Phase Change Produce?
• Alternative Energy: Where is the Chemistry?

We’re hard at work publishing more Kenan Fellows lessons, so keep checking back for more great STEM content!