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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2001  > September  >
Chemistry Everyday For Everyone
JCE Classroom Activity
Putting It All Together: Lab Reports and Legos
JCE Editorial Staff
Journal of Chemical Education, University of Wisconsin- Madison, WI 53715
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September 2001
Vol. 78 No. 9
p. 1192A
Abstract
Students study a structure made from Lego blocks for several minutes. After this examination, during which no notes or drawings are made, they attempt to build the structure without looking at the original. During a second examination of the structure, students are allowed to write instructions in words for the building of the structure. After the instructions have been written, they are passed along to another student, who then attempts to recreate the structure using the instructions, without looking at the original. Comparison of the recreated structures to the original helps to illustrate some important concepts of laboratory report writing.
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*  Citation
 JCE Editorial Staff. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1192A.
*  Keywords
 Inquiry-Based / Discovery Method; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Laboratory Instruction; Teaching / Learning Aids
*  History
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Last Updated:		 August 14, 2001
April 14, 2005
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