SNIPPETS · High School Chemistry
Teaching Coulomb’s Law and Spectra Using Desalination Research
Bring real desalination research into your high school chemistry classroom.
With Rose Kann (she/her)
Chemistry Teacher, Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, and Engineering
From desalination research to the chemistry classroom
Rose Kann will share a unit she developed through Columbia University’s Research Experiences for Teachers program while working with Professor Ngai Yip. The unit uses his desalination research to teach atomic structure, Coulomb’s law, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
Rose will show how she turned the research into clusters of questions modeled on the new New York State Chemistry Regents exam. Attendees will receive classroom resources from the unit.
In this session
- Explore how desalination research can anchor a unit on atomic structure, Coulomb’s law, and spectra.
- See examples of Regents-style question clusters grounded in real research.
- Take away resources you can use in your own chemistry classroom.
Who should attend?
High school chemistry teachers in any state, especially New York State teachers looking for Chemistry Regents connections and examples of cluster questions.
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