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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · 4d

#ITeachChem #ChemEd

Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · 4d

'That one extra drop didn’t just show me the endpoint of a reaction – it showed me the beginning of a transformation in myself'

How a mistake in the lab taught me new things about myself

One extra drop of titrant was all it took...

www.chemistryworld.com

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · 5d

Meanwhile, to her mother’s delight and bemusement, the child decided she’d rather do optional maths homework than watch a film on Friday evening… 🧮🥰

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · 7d

This article is focused at primary/secondary education and has some great tips about observation that are widely applicable. And so interesting to see the images of universal indicator scales adjusted for differences in colour perception. #ITeachChem #ChemEd

Education in Chemistry @rsc-eic.bsky.social · 9d

There is a danger that we assume students are good at observation. @dave2004b.bsky.social shares ideas to hone learners’ skills throughout their education to help them see, and explain, clearly
edu.rsc.org/cpd/developi...
#chemed #sciteachuk

Four test tubes containing different liquids: clear and colourless; pink and clear; white and opaque; blue and opaque.

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 12d

In reporting this piece on the new trial for a Huntington's treatment, I was struck by one thing in particular:

The joy.

One of my sources wept for joy. He has spent his entire career studying this disease, he said it was the happiest day. www.sciencenews.org/article/hunt...

Huntington's progression slowed by experimental gene therapy

An experimental gene therapy slowed Huntington’s by up to 75 percent in a small clinical trial. While not a cure, it may give patients longer lives.

www.sciencenews.org

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · 16d

Reposting to also tag #ITeachChem. Some nice activities here.

ChemQuiz.net LLC @chemquiz.net · 16d

Happy Fall! 🍁 The ChemQuiz.net September 2025 newsletter is out and highlights new features on the site, including Topics to organize assignments on the Dashboard, an easy-to-read downloadable periodic table, a live webinar on September 30th, and more #chemed #iteachchem mailchi.mp/chemquiz.net...

A screenshot of the new easy-to-read downloadable periodic table from ChemQuiz.net

Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · 16d

Looking forward to discussing Haraldsrud and Odden's recent J Chem Ed paper "Bridging Artificial Intelligence and Real Intelligence: Self-Scaffolding Computational Modeling with Generative AI in Chemistry" at our department journal club next week! #ChemSky #ITeachChem

Bridging Artificial Intelligence and Real Intelligence: Self-Scaffolding Computational Modeling with Generative AI in Chemistry

Chemistry education researchers have, for many years, explored different ways of learning chemistry through modeling and open-ended problem-solving. With the emergence of generative artificial intelli...

pubs.acs.org

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · 21d

Tried potato farls this evening - tasty but not sure I got the balance of flour:potato quite right. #ChemistsWhoCook

Photo of some cooked / browned flat potato breads on a cooling tray

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · 24d

That’s super helpful - thank you!

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · 25d

Trying this recipe for the first time. I confess that I never read the preface text on these things - just search for recipes that only contain ingredients I have in the kitchen…

Roasted Garlic Parmesan Cabbage Wedges

A low calorie, inexpensive and delicious way to serve your cabbage side dish. This side dish is the ultimate cabbage side because its easy to prep and really delivers on that garlic parmesan flavor. W...

hungryhappens.net

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · 25d

Garlic-Parmesan sweetheart cabbage waiting to enter the oven. #ChemistsWhoCook

Oven dish containing wedges of hispi cabbage with a red paprika dressing and lots of sprinkled Parmesan waiting to go into oven.

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · Sep 8

😂 I know. Believe me.

Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · Sep 8

It’s still warm enough to open all the doors and windows 😅

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · Sep 8

Fresh sardines and cauliflower baking in the oven. This #ChemistWhoCooks operates a “hybrid” kitchen, so these will be served with toasted potato waffles from a packet… 😂😅😭

Photo of oven showing baking tray at top with six whole sardines and roasting dish of seasoned cauliflower below.

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Chemistry World @chemistryworld.com · Sep 8

While alchemy is increasingly seen as a precursor to modern chemistry, 'witchcraft' – practised by lower-status women – is still ignored. But was the 'magic', from flying ointments to healing potions, grounded in real pharmacology?

From flying ointments to healing herbs: the forgotten chemistry behind historical witchcraft practices

The unusual concoctions of village witches have historically been dismissed as nonsense hocus pocus - but is this the whole story? Victoria Atkinson investigates the chemistry behind the myth and whet...

www.chemistryworld.com

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · Sep 6

a man in a tie is crying while sitting on a couch with his eyes closed .

Alt: Ross from Friends is crying while sitting on a couch, text reads IM OK

media.tenor.com

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Nick Chiappini 🏳️‍🌈🧪 @ndchiappini.bsky.social · Sep 6

IT'S FINALLY TIME! BakeOff is BACK. You know what that means ChemBakeOff reaction/meme thread.

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Northeastern College of Science @northeasterncos.bsky.social · Sep 5

How do you learn something new—flashcards, practice, trial and error? New research from psychology professor Aaron Seitz says it all comes down to incidental learning, when our brains slip into a state ready to absorb. 🧪

Read more: http://bit.ly/4mOgoBN

#COSConnects #Psychology

Is all learning ‘incidental’? Northeastern professor says that we ‘trick’ our brains into learning

Northeastern psychology professor Aaron Seitz reveals groundbreaking research showing all learning may be 'incidental'.

bit.ly

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Katherine J. Haxton @kjhaxton.com · Sep 4

I'd like to join @michaeloneill.org in windmill tilting and ask when we're all going to get serious about decarbonising undergrad chem labs...what does net negative look like for UG chem labs? How do we balance skills/learning with life cycle assessment and the privilege of handling pure substances?

Michael O’Neill @michaeloneill.org · Sep 3

**New blog post** I am once again tilting at the 300 lab hours windmill, unfortunately. www.michaeloneill.org/blog-1/2025/9/3/why-300h-of-labs-needs-to-shrink

Why 300h of labs needs to shrink — Michael O'Neill

An argument for reducing the lab hour requirement of Chemistry degrees.

www.michaeloneill.org

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · Sep 4

Scuse me but 📌 so I can find and read the full article from work later…

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Education in Chemistry @rsc-eic.bsky.social · Sep 4

Get students talking 🗣️ before they start drawing curly arrows. Oracy helps them explain, question and solve mechanisms with confidence – and it’s easy to build into your teaching: edu.rsc.org/ideas/using-...

#chemsky

Using talk to help learners master organic mechanisms

Improve post-16 students' understanding through verbal communication

edu.rsc.org

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · Sep 4

My experience is that non-majors (e.g. engineers…) are often not obliged to take introductory chemistry labs even if the labs exist and students take the corresponding lecture material, and I now wonder if that attitude is linked/pervasive in STEM…?

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · Sep 3

Suddenly various conversations I’ve had with US-trained colleagues in the past decade become sparklingly clearer…

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Deborah Gater @dgater1.bsky.social · Sep 2

That’s encouraging ☺️ thank you!

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