Jason Marko

Chemistry Teacher l BS @psu_chemistry, MAT @WaynesburgU I MS @USJCT I Pres @psuthespianaig l Theatre afictionado I Antique Enthusiast

[NWS Northern Indiana @NWSIWX]

If you're seeing the Northern Lights tonight, here's an explainer of how the different colors can appear! We are currently seeing a vivid display of pinks and greens here at the office!

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

Great first day of @ASM_MEF Material Science camp!

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

#todayin312 we got to use our knowledge of stoichiometry to find the best NaHCO3:HC2H3O2 to push our baby bottle boats the furthest in the 1st Annual QVHS Baby Bottle Regatta! Congrats to the Crusable Crusaders & the Stoichiometry Stars!! #iteachchem @QVHSPrincipal @quakervalley

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

#todayin312 we used our investigative skills to see how carbonated water can affect pH - does that help us explain how chemistry can save oysters?? @quakervalley @QVHSPrincipal @OpenSciEd @AIU3MSC

[Quaker Valley Athletic Office @QVAthletics]

Teacher appreciation day at the final QVHS home softball game!! Thanks to all of our teachers and coaches that “made an impact”! 💛🥎🖤

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

Strong day for @quakervalley Science Olympiad’s teams with HS placing 6th and earning a spot for the PA State @SOAlumniNetwork competition! Including a 1st place win in Air Trajectory! And the @QuakerValleyMS team also placing 3rd and earning a Div B state spot! @QVHSPrincipal

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

We just talked about this in Honors Chemistry today!! I wish I knew this during class!

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

#OnThisDay in 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays.

The first X-ray image he took was of his wife Bertha's hand. The discovery of X-rays earned Röntgen the very first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

Read more: https://t.co/7xMHvT6wa9

[Matt Littell @SciEdInnovator]

QVHS science department celebrated Halloween by dressing up as the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum 🤓👨‍⚕️〰️〰️〰️〰️

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

The 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry rewards the discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties.

These particles have unique properties and now spread their light from television screens and LED lamps. They catalyse chemical reactions and their clear light can illuminate tumour tissue for a surgeon.

Researchers have primarily utilised quantum dots to create coloured light. They believe that in the future quantum dots can contribute to flexible electronics, miniscule sensors, slimmer solar cells and perhaps encrypted quantum communication.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.”

[Matt Littell @SciEdInnovator]

QVHS homecoming week! Science department representing in Pittsburgh sports day with the black & gold

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

First lab day of Honors Chem in Room 312 today - trying to figure out who stole the cake using our knowledge of physical and chemical changes! @QVHSPrincipal @quakervalley

[MacDill AFB @MacDill_AFB]

All aircraft on the installation have been evacuated/secured in preparation for #HurricaneIdalia . During the evacuation, the 50th ARS recorded St. Elmo’s fire, a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created in an atmospheric electric field.

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

@OpenSciEd when will the Summer 2023 HS units be released online?!

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

Does anyone start off teaching moles as their first unit? I was thinking of rearranging by doing Moles, followed by Gas Laws, and then going into the “traditional” sequence of properties/changes of matter, etc. Any feedback that may exist would be appreciated! #chemed #iteachchem

[John Rudolph @JLRudolph]

Okay, hoping to get the word out about the new book. 5 copies to give away. Retweet to put your name in for a drawing for a FREE BOOK! (Winners announced at the end of the week.) Great for your summer reading. https://t.co/UwqPHbglOs

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

@thecalcchemist @DrKMercadante @mrs_langman

[The Calculated Chemist @thecalcchemist]

Do you have the luck of the Irish?! Enter our St. Patricks Day Give O' Way for a chance to win our Emerald Green Tumbler Flask Gift Set!

To enter:
-Be sure to follow us
-Retweet & tag 2 science friends!

The winner will be randomly selected & announced on St. Patty's Day, 3/17!

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

@AACTconnect I disconnect by trying to leave work at school and not respond to emails/messages after hours

[Jason Marko @mrmarko_chem]

So excited to be back at at @hilltopspartan for the @pascregionb Student Council conference with some amazing @MoonAreaSD leaders!! Huge shoutout to @DrKMercadante for putting this conference on!!!