Capturing Early Eager Learners with Chemistry Comics
TUCSON (KVOA) | April 4, 2022 One University of Arizona instructor hopes to change the narrative when it comes to chemistry through comic books. “I want people to be like, wow, you know, I had so much fun learning chemistry and even though I didn’t become a chemist, I get it, and it’s such a … Read more
By Kathryn Palmer, Arizona Daily Star | April 17, 2022 After seeing inequities in science education throughout her 25-year teaching career, University of Arizona chemistry instructor Colleen Kelley is taking a novel approach to solving the problem. She’s writing comic books to help kids better understand the fundamentals of chemistry and to reframe the field … Read more
Comical Chemistry (Chemical & Engineering News) | May 6, 2022 Not only are comic-book characters a great tool for science education—so is the medium itself, as Colleen Kelley aims to show with Kids’ Chemical Solutions, a series of comic books she created to teach general chemistry concepts to kids ages 8–12. “I think there’s a … Read more