Creative Chemistry with CoScine

By Katie CoScine

Let's make chemistry something students can easily see so they can understand more!

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How many episodes does Creative Chemistry with CoScine have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.

Creative Chemistry with CoScine episodes:

February 27, 2023Where Students Get Stuck on VSEPR (and how to prevent it)
There are 3 places students get stuck in VSEPR:
They never learn electron domain
They get confused on how many electrons to put in the model
They confuse electron and molecular geometry
If you'd like to know how to fix or prevent those, then listen to the episodes.

Intro to VSEPR worksheet

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8min
February 19, 2023Run a Smooth, Safe, and Effective Lab with Big Red Science
Big Red Science gives us so many tips, including

Why you shouldn't teach safety at the beginning of the school year
A way to save money with bath bomb labs and a variation that helps students understand what they are doing lab
How to emphasize the purpose of lab with students
Common mistakes teachers make with labs
A faster way to grade labs through focused assignments
Big Red Science Website
Big Red Science TpT Store
Instagram @bigredscience

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31min
February 06, 2023 What's the Easiest Way to Teach Electron Domain?
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.

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8min
December 12, 2022 Returning in February With More Episodes
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
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3min
December 05, 2022 One Bonding Hack That Takes Students From Overwhelmed to Overjoyed

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6min
November 21, 2022 How to Teach Chemistry With Fudge
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?

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9min
November 07, 2022 Does the Order You Teach Chemistry in Matter?
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
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12min
October 31, 2022 The Missing Piece in Your Orbital Diagrams Lesson
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.

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8min
October 24, 2022 Make Quantum Numbers Crystal Clear for Students

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8min
October 17, 20229 Last Minute Lessons You Can Teach With a Periodic Table
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 0:52
Families 1:22
Groups 2:40 Periods
Transition metals 3:33
Charges 4:26
Cations and anions 5:39
Periods 6:35
Quantum blocks 7:09
Valence electrons 7:30

Periodic Table Doodle Notes (Includes pages for all of the above lessons)

FREE Periodic Tables (In different sizes and multiple tables per page.)

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13min

FAQs about Creative Chemistry with CoScine:

How many episodes does Creative Chemistry with CoScine have?

The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.