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October 2008
Volume 85, Issue 10
Pages 1307-1456
About the Cover:

Celebrating National Chemistry Week (NCW). NCW is a community-based annual event that unites American Chemical Society (ACS) local sections, businesses, schools, and individuals in communicating the importance of chemistry to our quality of life. Having a Ball with Chemistry is this year’s NCW theme, to be celebrated October 19–25, 2008, with an emphasis on applications of chemistry in sports. The cover features different ways to play with balls, in part made possible by the many different chemicals used to make sporting equipment. See articles throughout the issue to help you make the most of this annual celebration.

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Chemical Education Today

Using the Web To Teach Critical Thinking

John W. Moore
p 1307
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1307
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Having a Ball with Chemistry

Erica K. Jacobsen
p 1309
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1309
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Research Advances: Using Geography to Increase Hemoglobin Levels; NO Levels and Exercise; Better Method for Steroid Detection

Angela G. King
p 1310
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1310
History, Education, and Documentation

May the Best Chemist Win!

Kathryn R. Williams
p 1314
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1314

High Performance Chemistry: Scientists in the Fast Lane

Timothy Ruppel , Joseph Turpin
p 1316
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1316
History, Education, and Documentation

Modern Sport and Chemistry: What a Golf Fanatic Should Know

Scott E. McKay , Timothy Robbins and Renée S. Cole
p 1319
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1319
History, Education, and Documentation

Polymers in the Field and Track

Mary E. Harris
p 1323
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1323
History, Education, and Documentation

Impact of Polymers in Impact Sports

Sandy Van Natta , John P. Williams
p 1326
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1326
History, Education, and Documentation

JCE Resources for Chemistry and Sports

Erica K. Jacobsen
p 1331
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1331

News from Online: The Chemistry of Sports

Janice Hall Tomasik
p 1334
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1334

National Chemistry Week

JCE staff
p 1336
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1336

Chemistry in a Global Economy–An Education Agenda

Joseph S. Francisco
p 1338
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1338
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Education as a Top Priority for the American Chemical Society

Josef Michl
p 1339
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1339
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Paraffin

Jay A. Young
p 1340
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1340

Starch

Jay A. Young
p 1341
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1341

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 1342
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1342
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A Soap-Making Suggestion

Ben Ruekberg
p 1345
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1345.1
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Oven versus Bunsen Burner When Heating Copper(II) Chloride Dihydrate

Michael C. Wirtz
p 1345
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1345.2
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New Book about Writing Skills for Students

Don Paulson
p 1345
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1345.3
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Manual Data Processing in Analytical Chemistry: Linear Calibration

Dora Melucci
p 1346
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1346
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Using Graphics Calculators and Spreadsheets in Chemistry: Solving Equilibrium Problems

Kieran F. Lim
p 1347
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1347
History, Education, and Documentation
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Introduction to Molecular Thermodynamics (Robert M. Hanson and Susan Green)

Hal Harris
p 1349
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1349
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Chemistry for Everyone

Drawing Attention with Chemistry Cartoons

Dietmar Kennepohl , Herbert W. Roesky
p 1355
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1355

Now I Get It!

JCE staff
p 1360
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1360

Meet the Molecules in Chocolate: Informal Opportunities for Building Thematic Molecular Models with Children

Jennifer R. Amey , Matthew D. Fletcher , Rachael V. Fletcher , Alison Jones , Erica W. Roberts and Ieuan O. Roberts
p 1361
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1361
History, Education, and Documentation

The Role of Chemistry Museums in Chemical Education for Students and the General Public. A Case Study from Italy

Valentina Domenici
p 1365
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1365
History, Education, and Documentation

A Chemistry Minute: Recognizing Chemistry in Our Daily Lives

Dianne J. Luning Prak and Christine L. Copper
p 1368
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1368
History, Education, and Documentation

Elemental Chem Lab

Antonio Joaquín Franco Mariscal
p 1370
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1370

In the Classroom

Teaching Avogadro's Hypothesis and Helping Students to See the World Differently

Brett Criswell
p 1372
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1372
History, Education, and Documentation

That's the Way the Ball Bounces (or Is It?)

Erica K. Jacobsen
p 1376A
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Activity)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1376A

Polymeric, Metallic and Other Glasses in Introductory Chemistry

Stephen J. Hawkes
p 1377
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1377
History, Education, and Documentation

Demonstration Extension: Copper-to-Silver-to-Gold Penny Demonstration

Ed Vitz
p 1381
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1381.1
History, Education, and Documentation

New Observations on the Copper-to-Silver-to-Gold Demonstration

Dorin Bejan , Jeff Hastie and Nigel J. Bunce
p 1381
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1381.2
History, Education, and Documentation

A Dramatic Classroom Demonstration of Limiting Reagent Using the Vinegar and Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate Reaction

Romklao Artdej , Tienthong Thongpanchang , Stacy DeWees Hovede
p 1382
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1382
History, Education, and Documentation

Fog Machines, Vapors, and Phase Diagrams

Ed Vitz , Kenneth S. Lyle
p 1385
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1385
History, Education, and Documentation

On Capillary Rise and Nucleation

R. Prasad
p 1389
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1389

Writing Across the Semester: A Non-Standard Term Paper That Encourages Critical Data Analysis in the Upper-Division Chemistry Classroom

Jennifer Whiles Lillig
p 1392
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1392

The Effect of LearnStar on Student Performance in Introductory Chemistry

Kent A. Chambers , Bob Blake
p 1395
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1395
History, Education, and Documentation

Optimizing the Use of Personal Response Devices (Clickers) in Large-Enrollment Introductory Courses

Klaus Woelk
p 1400
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1400
History, Education, and Documentation

Development of a Nanomaterials One-Week Intersession Course

Keith A. Walters and Heather A. Bullen
p 1406
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1406
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Laboratory

A Service-Learning Project Based on a Research Supportive Curriculum Format in the General Chemistry Laboratory

John H. Kalivas
p 1410
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1410
History, Education, and Documentation

Magnetized Water: Science or Fraud?

R. V. Martín Algarra , L. Lahuerta Zamora , G. M. Antón Fos and P. A. Alemán López
p 1416
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1416

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Dryer Lint. An Advanced Laboratory Analysis

Robert Q. Thompson
p 1419
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1419
History, Education, and Documentation

Quantitative Analysis of Nail Polish Remover Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Revisited

Markus M. Hoffmann , Joshua T. Caccamis , Mark P. Heitz and Kenneth D. Schlecht
p 1421
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1421
History, Education, and Documentation

Synthesis of the Commercial Antidepressant Moclobemide

Jesse D. More
p 1424
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1424
History, Education, and Documentation

A Green, Guided-Inquiry Based Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution for the Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Eric Eby and S. Todd Deal
p 1426
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1426
History, Education, and Documentation

The Electrochemical Synthesis of Transition-Metal Acetylacetonates

S. R. Long , S. R. Browning and J. J. Lagowski
p 1429
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1429
History, Education, and Documentation

Research: Science and Education

Representing Fractional Distributions in Chemistry

Addison Ault
p 1432
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1432
History, Education, and Documentation

Modifying and Validating the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey for Use in Chemistry

Wendy K. Adams , Carl E. Wieman and Katherine K. Perkins , Jack Barbera
p 1435
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1435

Survey Development

Diane M. Bunce
p 1439
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1439

Attitude toward Chemistry: A Semantic Differential Instrument for Assessing Curriculum Impacts

Christopher F. Bauer
p 1440
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1440
History, Education, and Documentation

On the Web

Use of Wikis in Chemistry Instruction for Problem-Based Learning Assignments: An Example in Instrumental Analysis

Mona Wells , Robert Clougherty
p 1446
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1446

Accessing and Managing Scientific Literature: Using RSS in the Classroom

Laura E. Pence , Harry E. Pence
p 1449
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1449
History, Education, and Documentation

Today's Science for Tomorrow's Scientists. A New Digital Collection Bringing Cutting-Edge Science for Middle and High School Students

Caroline Pharr
p 1453
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1453.1
History, Education, and Documentation

Organometallic Chemistry: Development and Study of Catalytic Activity

Caroline R. Pharr and Shannon Stahl
p 1453
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1453.2

Organic Chemistry: Synthesis and Study of Reactive Intermediates Found in Interstellar Space

Caroline R. Pharr and Robert J. McMahon
p 1454
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1454
History, Education, and Documentation

Bioorganic Chemistry: Designing Peptides with Defined Folding Properties

Caroline R. Pharr , Erik B. Hadley and William C. Pomerantz
p 1455
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1455
History, Education, and Documentation

Molecular Models of Polymers Used in Sports Equipment

William F. Coleman
p 1456
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2008 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1456
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