Two concept maps have been developed to represent the organization of the material in a first-semester general chemistry course into two overall themes: a structure and properties theme and a quantitative chemical relationships theme. By providing these maps to students and referring to them in class, it is hoped that the instructor can assist students in maintaining a grasp of the "big picture" during the progress of the course.
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Citation
Earl, Boyd L. J. Chem. Educ.2007, 84, 1788.
Keywords
Atomic Properties / Structure; Chemical Education Research; Communication / Writing; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Gases; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Molecular Properties / Structure; Periodicity / Periodic Table; Stoichiometry
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