ChemMatters

A Magazine for High School Chemistry Students

ChemMatters, the award-winning magazine for high school chemistry, demystifies chemistry at work in our everyday lives. Each issue includes a Teacher’s Guide containing background information, follow-up hands-on activities, classroom demonstrations, and other resources to facilitate student comprehension.

Current issue (October 2008)

Table of Contents

• Question from the Classroom
• The Olympic Flame: Chemistry Held High
• The Chemistry of Marathon Running
  Spanish Translation will be available soon!
• New Materials for Better Athletes*
  
• Natural, Braided, Bleached, Colored, Straight, and Curly Hair … Thanks to Chemistry*
  
• The Swoosh Goes Green: Interview with John Frazier, Environmental and Sustainability Chemist at Nike*
  

*Available in print magazine only

ChemMatters Teacher’s Guide (October 2008)

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The ChemMatters Teacher’s Guide includes background information, connections to chemistry concepts and the National Science Education Standards, student projects, and possible student misconceptions.

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