Creative Chemistry with CoScine

Where Students Get Stuck on VSEPR (and how to prevent it)

There are 3 places students get stuck in VSEPR:They never learn electron domainThey get confused on how many electrons to put in the modelThey confuse electron and molecular geometryIf you'd like to know how to fix or prevent those, then listen to the episodes.Intro to VSEPR worksheet 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

Run a Smooth, Safe, and Effective Lab with Big Red Science

Big Red Science gives us so many tips, includingWhy you shouldn't teach safety at the beginning of the school yearA way to save money with bath bomb labs and a variation that helps students understand what they are doing labHow to emphasize the purpose of lab with studentsCommon mistakes teachers make with labsA faster way to grade labs through focused assignmentsBig Red Science WebsiteBig Red Science TpT StoreInstagram @bigredscience 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

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. 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

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 coscine@coscinecreative.com 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

One Bonding Hack That Takes Students From Overwhelmed to Overjoyed

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