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This book is about how students are taught the periodic table.
It reviews aspects of the periodic table's development, using the
history and philosophy of science. The teaching method presented in
this book is ideal for teaching the subject in high school and at
introductory university level.
Chemistry students taught in this new, experimental way are
compared with those taught in the traditional way and the author
describes how tests found more conceptual responses from the
experimental group than the control group.
The historical aspects of importance to this teaching method are:
the role of the Karlsruhe Congress of 1860; the accommodation of
the chemical elements in the periodic table; prediction of elements
that were discovered later; corrections of atomic weights;
periodicity in the periodic table as a function of the atomic
theory; and the accommodation of argon.
The experimental group of students participated in various
activities, including: discussion of various aspects related to the
history and philosophy of science; construction of concept maps and
their evaluation by the students; PowerPoint presentations; and
interviews with volunteer students."
What is matter? Anything that takes up space is matter. Matter can
be a water, liquid, or gas. These are the states of matter. Learn
about matter with this science reader that features easy-to-read
text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and
detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students
connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards,
the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to
develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have
learned.
This volume offers a critical examination of a variety of
conceptual approaches to teaching and learning chemistry in the
school classroom. Presenting up-to-date research and theory and
featuring contributions by respected academics on several
continents, it explores ways of making knowledge meaningful and
relevant to students as well as strategies for effectively
communicating the core concepts essential for developing a robust
understanding of the subject.
Structured in three sections, the contents deal first with
teaching and learning chemistry, discussing general issues and
pedagogical strategies using macro, sub-micro and symbolic
representations of chemical concepts. Researchers also describe new
and productive teaching strategies. The second section examines
specific approaches that foster learning with understanding,
focusing on techniques such as cooperative learning, presentations,
laboratory activities, multimedia simulations and role-playing in
forensic chemistry classes. The final part of the book details
learner-centered active chemistry learning methods, active
computer-aided learning and trainee chemistry teachers use of
student-centered learning during their pre-service education.
Comprehensive and highly relevant, this new publication makes a
significant contribution to the continuing task of making chemistry
classes engaging and effective.
This CGP Workbook contains practice questions for every Key Stage
Three Chemistry topic. It's ideal for students working at a higher
level, with a wide range of questions to test their knowledge and
understanding. Answers to every question are printed in a separate
book (9781841465074), with matching notes available in CGP's Higher
Level KS3 Science Study Guide (9781841462301).
This edited volume of papers from the twenty first International
Conference on Chemical Education attests to our rapidly changing
understanding of the chemistry itself as well as to the potentially
enormous material changes in how it might be taught in the future.
Covering the full range of appropriate topics, the book features
work exploring themes as various as e-learning and innovations in
instruction, and micro-scale lab chemistry. In sum, the 29 articles
published in these pages focus the reader's attention on ways to
raise the quality of chemistry teaching and learning, promoting the
public understanding of chemistry, deploying innovative technology
in pedagogy practice and research, and the value of chemistry as a
tool for highlighting sustainability issues in the global
community. Thus the ambitious dual aim achieved in these pages is
on the one hand to foster improvements in the leaching and
communication of chemistry-whether to students or the public, and
secondly to promote advances in our broader understanding of the
subject that will have positive knock-on effects on the world's
citizens and environment. In doing so, the book addresses (as did
the conference) the neglect suffered in the chemistry classroom by
issues connected to globalization, even as it outlines ways to
bring the subject alive in the classroom through the use of
innovative technologies.
This unique book of real chemistry and science for children
illustrates the nature of physical and chemical change using the
very smallest parts of things: atoms and molecules. It encourages
children, ages 5-12, along with their parents or teachers, to
become active learners of science, to discover meaning not only in
the ideas and definitions of others, but also (and especially) in
their own world. Chapters include: Evaporating, Condensing,
Dissolving, Crystallizing, Mixing, Separating, Melting, Freezing,
and Reacting.
MOLECULES and the Chemical Bond is about understanding
Schrodinger s equation, for chemical systems.
In his famous Lectures on Physics, Richard Feynman quotes Paul
Dirac on what it means to understand an equation. I understand what
an equation means, said Dirac, if I have a way of figuring out the
characteristics of its solutions without actually solving it. That
hits the nail on the head It s precisely what Conceptual Valence
Bond Theory does for Schrodinger s equation.
A physical understanding of an equation, adds Feynman, is a
completely unmathematical, imprecise, and inexact thing, but
absolutely necessary for a physicist. It unfolds in MCB in two
stages, described by Newton as a stage of Analysis (a union of
observations and inductions) and a stage of Synthesis (use of
inductions, accepted as first principles, to explain
observations).
The book s chief vehicle for creating an intuitive understanding
of solutions of Schrodinger s equation is the world s largest and
to the author s knowledge, virtually only library of line drawings
of exclusive orbital models of chemical species electron density
profiles.
By focussing attention on fundamental physical principles and by
avoiding use of atomic orbitals and, thereby, mathematical
complexities associated with Schrodinger s equation (the only
source of atomic orbitals), the book s essays provide a
scientifically sound, student-friendly introduction to modern
valence theory.
Repetition of fundamental ideas, here and there, is intended to
make individual essays understandable and interesting, each by
itself, so that readers may examine them in any order, in leisurely
walks, so to speak, in the big garden that is valence theory,
picking bouquets to their liking. "
Are you expected to change how you teach because of new Common Core
State Standards for English Language Arts & new CCSS for
Literacy and Writing in History/Social Studies and Science? Are you
expected to continue to meet existing science and social studies
standards, AND integrate new, more rigorous expectations for
reading, writing, analysis, inference, and more into your daily
instruction? The States of Matter - Common Core Lessons and
Activities book allows you to immediately meet new CCSS for English
Language Arts, as well at Literacy and Writing in History/Social
Studies. This ready-to-use reproducible book includes 24 pages of
supplemental resources are just what you need to met the new added
requirements of Common Core Perfect for grades 3-8
The 21 Super Simple Chemistry Experiments workbook presents the
steps of scientific investigation individually in separate
experiments so students can focus on one aspect of scientific
inquiry at a time. Students will learn how to make good
observations, build models, and evaluate data. Each experiment is
simple and easy to do and will help students develop the skills
they need for real science investigations. Each experiment has a
one page description with minimal setup and materials.
The Cambridge IGCSE (R) & O Level Complete Chemistry Print and
Enhanced Online Student Book Pack is at the heart of delivering the
course and offers a rigorous approach, with a light touch to make
it engaging. It has been fully updated and matched to the latest
Cambridge IGCSE (0620) and O Level (5070) Chemistry syllabuses,
ensuring it covers all the content that students need to succeed.
The pack contains a Print Student Book and an Enhanced Online
Student Book, accessible in the classroom and at home. It offers
support for class and homework, exam preparation, and assessment
throughout the course with opportunities to develop and improve
students' performance, and equip them for further study. The
Enhanced Online Student Book provides access to digital resources
including interactive, auto-marked tests, practice papers, and
worksheets. The pack is written by the experienced authors of our
previous, best-selling edition and has been reviewed by subject
experts globally to help meet teachers' needs. The licence period
for the Enhanced Online Student Book is 30 months from the date you
activate the access code. The Student Book is also available in
print or online only. The supporting Exam Success Guide and
Practical Workbook help students achieve top marks in their exams,
while the Workbook, for independent practice, strengthens exam
potential.
The Focus On High School Chemistry Laboratory Workbook accompanies
the Focus On High School Chemistry Student Textbook. The Laboratory
Workbook has 10 hands-on chemistry experiments that coincide with
the chapters in the Student Textbook and include: analyzing data;
building molecule models; chemical reactions; acids, bases, and pH;
acid-base reactions; mixtures; separating mixtures; testing foods;
cross-linking polymers; and extracting DNA. The Focus On High
School Chemistry Laboratory Workbook contains 10 black and white
chapters. Grades 9-12.
The Focus On High School Chemistry Teacher's Manual accompanies the
Focus On High School Chemistry Student Textbook and the Focus On
High School Chemistry Laboratory Workbook. The Teacher's Manual
includes additional information about the material covered in the
Student Textbook, answers to the study questions, and guides and
instructions for the 10 hands-on chemistry experiments in the
Laboratory Workbook. The Focus On High School Chemistry Teacher's
Manual contains 10 black and white chapters. Grades 9-12.
The Focus On High School Chemistry Student Textbook provides
students with a solid foundation in chemistry that will prepare
them for college level classes. Topics covered include atoms and
mass, chemical bonding, chemical reactions, acids and bases,
acid-base reactions, mixtures, separating mixtures, organic
chemistry, polymers, DNA, RNA, and more. The Focus On High School
Chemistry Student Textbook contains ten full-color chapters. Grades
9-12.
For everybody teaching chemistry or becoming a chemistry teacher,
the authors provide a practice-oriented overview with numerous
examples from current chemical education, including experiments,
models and exercises as well as relevant results from research on
learning and teaching. With their proven concept, the authors cover
classical topics of chemical education as well as modern topics
such as every-day-life chemistry, student's misconceptions, the use
of media or the challenges of motivation. This is the completely
revised and updated English edition of a highly successful German
title.
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