http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 11:44:06 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 11:44:06 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=519808 This online course comes from the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) by Carnegie Mellon. “The course includes self-guiding materials and activities, and is ideal for independent learners, or instructors trying out this course package.”״This course has two options for learning about equilibrium: •You can start with Module 2 and step through course pages that explain equilibrium concepts in context. •You can use the library (Module 5) to review concepts or find information on specific aspects of equilibrium.״״This course introduces 3 approaches that chemists use to think about chemical equilibrium systems. A qualitative strategy for reasoning about equilibrium is Le Chatelier's principle. Another way of thinking about equilibrium is to consider the progress of reaction. Finally, a quantitative approach allows chemists to determine specific concentrations of species in equilibrium systems.Each of these three ways of thinking about equilibrium systems focuses on different aspects of the same phenomenon. We use the hemoglobin scenario to demonstrate these three tools.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620059 This survey chemistry course is designed to introduce students to the world of chemistry. It examines chemistry from the ground up, exploring the basics of the atom and its behavior. These concepts are applied toward elucidating the chemical properties of matter and the changes and reactions that take place in all types of matter. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Chemistry 101; Biology 105; Mechanical Engineering 004) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=577613 Introduction to Solid State Chemistry is a one-semester college course on the principles of chemistry. This unique and popular course satisfies MIT's general chemistry degree requirement, with an emphasis on solid-state materials and their application to engineering systems. You'll begin with an exploration of the fundamental relationship between electronic structure, chemical bonding, and atomic order, then proceed to the chemical properties of "aggregates of molecules," including crystals, metals, glasses, semiconductors, solutions and acid-base equilibria, polymers, and biomaterials. Real-world examples are drawn from industrial practice (e.g. semiconductor manufacturing), energy generation and storage (e.g. automobile engines, lithium batteries), emerging technologies (e.g. photonic and biomedical devices), and the environmental impact of chemical processing (e.g. recycling glass, metal, and plastic). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=227507 This site is an interactive, introductory chemistry course. The content and explanatory material are designed for students in the health science field and high school. However, students enrolled in first semester college chemistry may find it helpful as a chemistry primer. Animations, video clips, and other interactive content are integrated into the course. Topics include:1. The Metric System2. Elements3. Compounds and Bonds4. Chemical Reactions5. Energy and Matter6. Gases7. Solutions8. Acids and Bases9. Organic Chemistry http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=519811 This online course comes from the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) by Carnegie Mellon. “The course includes self-guiding materials and activities, and is ideal for independent learners, or instructors trying out this course package.”״This online course is based on the 2005 version of Modern Chemistry II (course number 09-106) taught at Carnegie Mellon University. The course is broken up by topic into units and modules. The following are some key features of the classroom experience and how they are translated into this online course.Lesson Notes Students were given handouts containing problem statement, drawings and other items along with large blank areas for the instructor and students to fill in during the lecture. The "Lesson Notes" module at the beginning of each unit contains these handouts both in their original form and the annotated versions in which the instructor has filled in the blank portions. To fully emulate the classroom experience, you should download and print the original versions and fill them in as you watch the classroom lecture. Alternatively, you may download the annotated versions and add your own comments to those of the instructor.Did I get this? At a few points during an hour long lecture, the instructor stopped to ask the classroom to vote on the answer to a conceptual question. This allows students to reflect on and practice the topics covered during the lecture. In this online course, these questions appear as links labeled "Did I get this?״. Selecting this link will pop up a window that will allow you to answer the question on your own. Following this, you can watch the classroom discussion of the question's correct answer.Virtual labs Students in the class were given weekly homework assignments, many of which involved designing and carrying out experiments in a chemistry virtual lab. These assignments are interspersed throughout this online course.Textbook Readings and Suggested Problems Students in the class were given suggested readings and practice problems from the course textbook to accompany each section. In this online course, readings will be drawn from an online chemistry textbook provided by the Journal of Chemical Education. http://wiki.chemeddl.org/index.php/Collections:Texts:Chemistry.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620060 This second-semester course will cover several of the tools needed to study chemistry at a more advanced level. Topics include the factors that affect the speed of a reaction, how an atom bomb works on a chemical level, and how chemistry powers a light bulb. The course concludes with a discussion of organic chemistry, a topic that is as important to biology as it is to chemistry. See course site for further details. (Chemistry 102, Biology 106) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=379488 Undergraduate lab series designed to familiarize students with using computer models to answer biochemical questions. Ideally, this lab would be taught as a supplement to a concurrent lecture course. Students are assumed to have completed one year of undergraduate calculus.Topics include acid-base chemistry, Gibbs free energy, Michaelis-Menten kinetics, enzyme inhibition, hemoglobin, and the Bohr effect. Math skills used include graphing (2-D and 3-D), algebra, logarithms, and numerical solutions to systems of equations.The modules are designed to be self-contained lab exercises. They are Mathcad documents that the students complete for credit. Thus, students must have access to Mathcad (version 13 or higher). PDF versions of the modules are also provided for demonstration purposes. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=404198 The NSTA is offering a free online seminar on engaging activities for oxidation/reduction instruction.״Oxidation/reduction is one of the most difficult concepts taught in an introductory chemistry classroom. Students often struggle with the fact that oxidation must be accompanied by reduction, what is oxidized, and which is the oxidizing agent. Often they must see the material several times before it “clicks”. This seminar will expose participants to online resources to help you teach students these and other challenging aspects of oxidation/reduction. The seminar will explore videos, netorials, the Periodic Table Live! and an online textbook to help you teach these concepts. We will also focus on current research in the field of oxidation and reduction and how you could bring this research into your classroom. Join Dr. John Moore, W. T. Lippincott Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Director of the Institute for Chemical Education; Dr. Lynn Diener, Assistant Professor at Mount Mary College; and Dr. Shannon Stahl, Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison for this seminar designed for high school to undergraduate levels.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=404199 NSTA free online seminar about engaging students through the use of current issues.״Can issue-based activities make science come alive? Can the process of science work in concert with the context of science through issues? In the first part of the webinar, you will explore how to use ActionBioscience.org to incorporate issues into your teaching and extend its resources to activities that illustrate 'thinking like a scientist.' In part two, our discussion will examine how to use historical cases to illustrate their application to lessons on current issues. In the final hands-on component, participants will learn how to teach students to evaluate web resources using the 5Ws strategy and discuss ways to use this and other strategies for thinking critically about online resources. Join Oksana Hlodan, Editor-in-chief of ActionBioscience.org, a free access, bilingual (English/Spanish) education resource of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, who along with a guest classroom teacher, will guide this reflection on teaching and learning with issues and facilitate the interactive components. Worksheets and resource lists will be provided. This webinar is designed for high school and undergraduate educators of introductory science courses.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=416916 אתר מלווה קורס בכימיה כללית ואנליטית. הקורס מיועד ללימוד ותרגול עצמי של חומר הלימוד ביסודות הכימיה ברמה אוניברסיטאית. הקורס בנוי באופן מודולארי המאפשר להשיג את מטרותיו תוך לימוד ברמות שונות ובקצב שונה בהתאם לצרכיי הסטודנטים. בבניית חומרי הלימודים הושם דגש על הבניה אקטיבית של ידע, תוך שימוש אפקטיבי בטכנולוגיות הדמיה, הדגמה והתנסות אישית, בסביבת למידה ידידותית למשתמש.