14 Tips to Get Things Done

    • Less Talk, More Action “Well done is better than well said.”
    • Don’t Procrastinate “Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.”
    • Be Prepared “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
    • Don’t Fight Change “When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.”
    • Get Moving “All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.”
    • Avoid Busywork “Never confuse motion with action.”
    • Give Yourself Permission to Make Mistakes “Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.”
    • Act Quickly on Opportunities “To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.”
    • Continue to Grow “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”
    • Keep Going “Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
    • Know Yourself “There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.”
    • Don’t Self-Sabotage “Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?”
    • Don’t Give Up “Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
    • Wise Up “Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.”

By Benjamin Franklin

The History of Chemistry through Nobel Prizes


Read a very interesting article on the history of Chemistry through the Chemistry Nobel Prizes:
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: The Development of Modern Chemistry

Interactive Periodic Table

Check this very nice Interactive Periodic Table!

Visit “Chemistry Now”

Chemistry Now is a collection of lesson plans posted in conjunction with the International Year of Chemistry 2011 and powered by NSTA.

Easter Revision Multiple Choice Questions for SL

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Click here to take the test and then submit to see the correct answers.

Good luck!

International Year of Chemistry 2011

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New mind-map on Air Pollution

airpollutionscreenshotTry out a new way of presenting a chapter section. Click on the image on the left to view an interactive mind-map of the Air Pollution section of the Environmental Chemistry chapter.

www.chemspider.com

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ChemSpider links together compound information across the web, providing free text and structure search access of millions of chemical structures.

With an abundance of additional property information, tools to upload, curate and use the data, and integration to a multitude of other online services, ChemSpider is the richest single source of structure-based chemistry information.

ChemSpider is owned by the Royal Society of Chemistry and provided as a free resource to the community.

We thank P.L. for sharing this link with us.

A funny maths lesson…!

Click here to view a funny maths lesson!

2010 Top Chemistry Blog Award

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The IB Chemistry Blog has won the 2010 Top Chemistry Blog Award and is within the Top 35 Chemistry Blogs according to BestBloggers.org.

I thank everybody who voted for this blog and everybody who found its content useful and sent me a word of support.