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The following is a selection of ChemMatters articles and bonus material from the past three years. Teacher’s Guides contain lesson plans for all print articles.
2019-2020
Free articles
- The Secret Life of Gold
- Open for Discussion: The Asteroid Next Door
- Investigate the Career Path of Forensic Chemist Brandon Jones
Teacher's Guide (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS, and connections to CCSS
Free articles
- Vaping: What You Need to Know
- Open for Discussion: When to Ban a Product
- Setting Standards, Keeping Jets in the Air and Athletes Honest
Teacher's Guide (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS, and connections to CCSS
Spanish Translation of "Vaping: What You Need to Know" (.pdf)
Free articles
- Chemistry Takes to the Skies
- Open for Discussion: Can Nuclear Power Save the Planet?
- The Sweet Life of a Candy Chemist
Teacher's Guide (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS, and connections to CCSS
Spanish Translation of "Chemistry takes to the Skies" (.pdf)
Free articles
- Cow Power: A Climate Change Soution from Manure
- Open for Discussion: Is Your Phone Sustainable?
- Protecting Water from Fire
Teacher's Guide (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS, and connections to CCSS
2018-2019
- Mars vs. Titan: A Showdown of Human Habitability
- Open for Discussion: The human drive to explore space
- Interview with Tyler Thrasher
Teacher's Guides (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS, and connections to CCSS
Spanish Translation of " Mars vs. Titan: A Showdown of Human Habitability"
- Rocking Shades in the Winter
- Open for Discussion: Artificial Snow: A Slippery Slope
- Interview with Tashica Williams Amirgholizadeh
Teacher's Guides (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS, and connections to CCSS
- The Periodic Table Turns 150
- Open for Discussion: Unpacking the Paleo Diet
- Profile: Chancee Lundy Catalyzes Change
Teacher's Guides (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS, and connections to CCSS
Teacher's Guides (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS, and connections to CCSS
Spanish Translation of "Why Paper Thrives in a Digital World"
2017-2018
- Compost: Your Trash, Nature's Treasure!
- Open for Discussion: Performance Drinks
- Interview with Susan Miller
Teacher's Guides (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS, and connections to CCSS
Spanish Translation of "Compost: Your Trash, Nature's Treasure!"
Free articles
Teacher's Guides (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS, and connections to CCSS
Free articles
- Acidic Seas
- Open for Discussion: Does it Matter How You Got to School Today?
- Interview with Isaiah Bolden, Graduate Research Fellow in Geochemistry
Teacher's guides (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS and connections to CCSS
Spanish Translation of "Acidic Seas"
Free articles
Teacher's guides (.doc)
Includes teacher's guides for all articles, correlations to NGSS and connections to CCSS
Spanish Translation "The Protein Myth: Getting the Right Balance"
