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Past Issues
The list of past ChemMatters issues below contains a selection of past articles and Teacher’s Guides dating back to 2001. The Teacher’s Guides contain lesson plans for all print articles.
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October 2013
Free articles
Teacher's Guides (for all articles; includes NSES, NGSS and CCSS Correlations)
Spanish translation of "Chilling Out, Warming Up" (coming soon)
December 2013
Free articles
Teacher's Guides (for all articles; includes NSES, NGSS and CCSS Correlations)
Spanish translation of "Hot Peppers: Muy Caliente!" (coming soon)
February 2014
Free articles
Teacher's Guides (for all articles; includes NSES, NGSS and CCSS Correlations)
Spanish translation of "Ice, Cream... and Chemistry" (coming soon)
April 2013
Free Articles
- Open for Discussion: Goodbye Plastic, Hello Edible Wrapers-or Nothing at all!
- In the Fog about Smog
- Ozone: Our Global Sunscreen
Teacher's Guides (for all articles; includes NSES Correlations)
ACS/NSTA Web Seminar on "In the Fog about Smog" and "Ozone: Our Global Sunscreen"
February 2012
Free Articles
- Open for Discussion: Tan – Quick, Easy, and Safe?
- Attack of the Gluten
- 24 Hours: Your Food on the Move!
- Spanish Translation - Bonus materials!
“24 Hours: Your Food on the Move!”
“Who Put Cheddar in the Cheese?”
“Unwrapping the Mystery of Mummies”
April 2011
2008–2009
April 2009
February 2009
December 2008
October 2008
2007–2008
April 2008
February 2008
December 2007
Teacher’s Guide
October 2007
2006–2007
April 2007
February 2007
December 2006
October 2006
2005–2006
April 2006
February 2006
December 2005
October 2005
Special Edition: NASA (September 2005)
2004–2005
April 2005
February 2005
December 2004
October 2004
2003–2004
April 2004
February 2004
December 2003
October 2003*
2002–2003
April 2003
2001–2002
September 2002*
September 2001*
* Special NASA Issues