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"Environmental Chemistry Labs"; Chem 13 News; Oct. 1988, Nov. 1988 & Dec. 1988 (published in three parts).

Safety supplement to Down to Earth Chemistry (PIMMS); 1989.

"The Icebreaker Day"; New England Association of Chemistry Teachers Journal; Fall/Winter 1991.

"The Correlation between Reading and Performance in Chemistry Classes"; Connecticut Journal for Science Education; Spring/Summer 1992.

"Alcohol Denatures Proteins"; Chem 13 News; September 1993.

"Elementary Education Ambassadors"; Journal of Chemical Education; June 1994.

"The Draguns"; Walk Through Paradise (published by the National Library of Poetry); Winter 1995/1996.

"Early Science Education Should Be Innovative and Hands-On"; The Scientist; October 12, 1998.

"Expansion of the Pythagorean Theorem Reveals New Constants"; Journal of Recreational Mathematics; Volume 29; Number 3; December 1999.

"Teaching History with a Timeline"; The Science Teacher; Mar. 2002.

"Hands-On Experimentation and Student Attitudes""; New England Association of Chemistry Teachers Newsletter; September 2005.

"The Impact of Science Lab Work on Student Understanding"; Connecticut Science Supervisors Association Newsletter; February/March 2006.

"The Frequency of Hands-On Experimentation and Student Attitudes Toward Science: A Gender-Related Issue"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring/Summer 2006.

"All Students Are Special"; Connecticut Science Teachers Association Newslettter; October 2006.

"Meeting the Needs of Special Education Students"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2006-2007.

"Student Note-Taking"; Connecticut Science Teachers Association Newslettter; April 2007.

"Boiling"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring/Summer 2007.

"The Straw"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2007-2008.

"Heat and Temperature"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring/Summer 2008.

"Increase Your Brain Power"; Strategic Book Publishing; New York, NY 2008.

"Visual Perception"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2008-2009.

"Sonia in Vert"; Eloquent Books; New York, NY 2009.

"Tap Water"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring/Summer 2010.

"An Experiment in Teaching"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2010-2011.

reprint of "The Icebreaker Day"; Chem 13 News; May 2011.

"Affected Light"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Summer 2014.

"Nuclear Energy and Radiation"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2014-2015.

"Polymers"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2015/2016.

"Four Important Goals in Learning Science"; Chem 13 News; March 2016.

"Science Competition"; Chem 13 News; April 2016.

"Problem Solving Review"; Chem 13 News; May 2016.

"Bats--Der Fledermaus"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring/Summer 2016.

"Mixtures"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring/Summer 2016.

"Equipping the Lab Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; September 2016.

"Decoding the Chemicals in our Food Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; October 2016.

"How Sweet It Is"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2016/2017.

"Limerick Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; December 2016/January 2017.

"Chemistry in our Lives Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; March 2017.

"Famous Scientists Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; April 2017.

"Valuable Knowledge Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; May 2017.

"Ferrum"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring/Summer 2017.

"Learning Skills"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring/Summer 2017.

"Vernacular Chemistry Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; October 2017.

"Philosophy of Education Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; November 2017.

"Feathered Dinosaurs and a Fraudulent Fossil"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2017/2018.

"Effective Science Education"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2017/2018.

"Winter Olympics Chemistry Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; February 2018.

"Scrambled Chemistry Quote Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; March 2018.

"Chemistry Criss-Cross Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; April 2018.

"A Coded Message"; Chem 13 News; May 2018.

"Ice"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring/Summer 2018.

"Elemental Percentages Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; September 2018.

"Chemistry Nomenclature Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; October 2018.

"Chemical Anagrams"; Chem 13 News; November 2018.

"Famous Scientists Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; December 2018/January 2109.

"The Magic of Science"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2018/2019.

"Using Electron Dot Diagrams"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2018/2019.

"Quotegram Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; February 2019.

"Elemental Compounds Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; March 2019.

"Hidden Chemistry Words Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; April 2019.

"Hidden Chemical Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; May 2019.

"Does a Body Good"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Summer 2019.

"A Generalization and Unification of Fibonacci-like Series"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Summer 2019.

"Periodic Message Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; September 2019.

"Elementary Word Search Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; October 2019.

"Hidden Elements Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; November 2019.

"Chemist's Palette Puzzle"; Chem 13 News; December 2019.

"Attractive Activities"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2019/2020.

"Racism and Discrimination"; Your Important Vote; blog of Shabbir Nomanbhoy; September 2020.

"Air Friction"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring 2021.

"Center of Gravity"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Spring 2021.

"1=2 (?)"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Summer 2021.

"Ice"; Connecticut Journal of Science Education; Fall/Winter 2021/2022.


A series of articles were regularly published in the Newsletter of NEST from 1995 through 2015: http://web.mit.edu/scienceprogram/nest/

An educational website has been maintained since 2009: www.aviornstein.com

From 2009 through 2015, a monthly puzzle appeared in Media, the newsletter of the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts Club of MENSA.

Little Scientists Teacher s Manuals; 1996-2000; Volumes 4, 8, 1A, 2A & 3A [primary author]; Volumes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 [supporting author]

Brief articles and letters have also appeared in The Boston Globe, The Hartford Courant, The Science Teacher, Speaking of Safety, ChemComments, Scientific American, Technology Review, Chemist s Guild Newsletter, InterActions, Redbook, Phoenix, Population Connection, The Herald (New Britain, CT) and Galileo.

In addition, acknowledgements or citations have been noted in the following books or papers:

"Environment/2000 -- Connecticut's Environmental Plan"; Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection; Hartford, CT 1987.

Anthony, Piers; "Cube Route"; Tor Books; New York, NY 2003.

Anthony, Piers; "Pet Peeve"; Tor Books; New York, NY 2005.

Anthony, Piers; "Two to the Fifth"; Tor Books; New York, NY 2008.

Anthony, Piers; "Well-Tempered Clavicle"; Tor Books; New York, NY 2011.

Anthony, Piers; "Five Portraits"; Tor Books; New York, NY 2014.

Anthony, Piers; "Fire Sail"; Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.; New York, NY 2019

Anthony, Piers; I have proofread: Jest Right [2020]; Skeleton Key [2021]; A Tryst of Fate [2021]; Six Crystal Princesses [2022]; Apoca Lips [2023]; Three Novel Nymphs [TBP]; Knickelpede Knight [TBP]

Bear, Elizabeth; "Carnival"; Bantam Spectra; New York, NY 2006.

Darling-Hammond, Linda et al.; "Authentic Assessments in Practice; A Collection of Portfolios, Performance Tasks, Exhibitions, and Documentation"; Columbia University; New York, NY 1993.

Gold-Dworkin, Heidi; "Exploring Light and Color"; McGraw-Hill; New York, NY 2000.

Gold-Dworkin, Heidi; "Fun with Mixing and Chemistry"; McGraw-Hill; New York, NY 2000.

Gold-Dworkin, Heidi; "Fun with Water and Bubbles"; McGraw-Hill; New York, NY 2000.

Gold-Dworkin, Heidi; "Learning about the Changing Seasons"; McGraw-Hill; New York, NY 2000.

Gold-Dworkin, Heidi; "Learning about the Way Things Move"; McGraw-Hill; New York, NY 2001.

Murov, Steve; "Experiments and Exercises in Basic Chemistry -- 7th edition"; Miley; New York, NY 2020.

Ting, Cara Marie et al.; "Measuring Vegetation Health with PicturePosts"; Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Worcester, MA 2007.
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