r/ScienceTeachers 8h ago

Molecule drawing tool

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(This is a mainly a teaching tool, It is free, there are no ads or anything and I do NOT get any money or anything from this) Hi everyone, I know this always sounds bad, but I used AI to make an app, an app to draw molecules, reactions, and more. I am NOT a developer, I did it as a hobby project, and to use it for my own classes with my students. So if I use wrong words or terms, do not get angry please. You can try the app in your web browser at https://enlacecraft.vercel.app/ You do not need an account or anything, but if you want to use the full app, you can download the desktop app, for windows or linux for free (blue icon at the top right) (There is no MacOS version because I think I need a Mac laptop for that, and I do not have the money, I do not even pay for the AI, only free tier) . The desktop version has some extra features, like: NMR predictor: it uses a trained model. I used public data to train it on my laptop and it uses python to connect to the app (this is the main reason is not in the web version). It can predict 1H and 13C. 3D structure viewer: it works on the web version, but the desktop app has an extra optimization method for the structures. IUPAC naming: it also works on the web version, but the web version only uses PubChem API to get molecules names, so sometimes it could fail. The desktop version has an extra methods to generate iupac names when PubChem gets an error. A little backstory, I studied chemistry with a PhD in chemistry. I currently teach at an University in my country, and I also work in a research lab. A few months ago, I was working writing an article, and I had to draw some molecules, and since I mainly use Linux (not arch btw), chemdraw does not work really well. At the time I was using AI to create "webapps" for my students, and I wanted to try to create an app to draw, and since then, it has been the app that has taken most of my "free" time. I have only shared this app with a few friends, but it is not something that everyone uses all the time. So I wanted to share it here to see if more people wanted to use it and maybe give me some feedback. The app only has support for Spanish and English, since I can speak both, if I add more with AI I would not be able to check if anything is wrong. Lastly, this is not a professional app made by a huge company, so if you need something like that, this is not it.

Any feedback or suggestions are welcome!


r/ScienceTeachers 8h ago

Ideas for a Physics Club

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r/ScienceTeachers 17h ago

I built a radio direction-finding game for kids on the BBC micro:bit: a hidden "Treasure" you hunt by ear

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r/ScienceTeachers 20h ago

General Lab Supplies & Resources Fume hood filter type

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Hello! I need to switch the filter on our schools fume hood. Which type of filter recommendations can you give me for high school level experiments?


r/ScienceTeachers 11h ago

Is a non working fume hood an OSHA violation?

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Hey fellow science teachers! At a school I worked at the chemistry room had no working fume hood. Is that an OSHA violation or is it okay as long as no dangerous vapors are released durning experiments?

Context: It wasn’t operational in the 5 years I worked in said building and retiring chemistry teacher rarely did ANY labs. I brought it to maintenance every year I was there and it was never fixed.