Chemistry Comes Alive! Volume 4
Jerrold J. Jacobsen, Gordon Bain, Kara Bruce, and John W. Moore Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
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Chemistry Comes Alive! Volume 4 is the fourth in a series of CD-ROMs for Macintosh and Windows computers. Chemistry Comes Alive!, Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (1-3), are also available from JCE Software. Chemistry truly does come to life through this collection of pictures, animations, and movies depicting chemical reactions. In Chemistry Comes Alive!, the emphasis is on the chemistry. Reactions are shown close up. Only where scale is important can more than the demonstrator's hands be seen. Most movies in Chemistry Comes Alive! include a voice-over narration and the sound of a reaction is included when it is important. Reactions or demonstrations have been chosen because they illustrate an important aspect of chemistry, involve substances or equipment that are not available in many schools, or are hazardous or cause problems of disposal or cleanup. All are certain to stimulate students' curiosity and help them learn. The Chemistry Comes Alive! series is divided into several CD volumes on related topics as recommended by a group of chemistry educators. Volume 4 contains two main topics, Reactions in Aqueous Solution and Reactions of the Elements. Reactions in Aqueous Solution Reactions in Aqueous Solution includes video of the mixing and subsequent reaction, if any, of aqueous solutions of inorganic compounds. The compounds and ions included are: Ammonia, NH3 Barium chloride, BaCl2 Cadmium nitrate, Cd(NO3)2 Chromium(III) chloride, CrCl3 Cobalt(II) chloride, CoCl2 Copper(II) nitrate, Cu(NO3)2 Copper(II) sulfate, CuSO4 Hydrochloric acid, HCl Iron(II) ion, Fe2+ Iron(III) ion, Fe3+ Lead(II) nitrate, Pb(NO3)2 Manganese(II) chloride, MnCl2 Mercury(I) nitrate, Hg2(NO3)2 Mercury(II) ion, Hg2+ Nickel(II) nitrate, Ni(NO3)2 Silver nitrate, AgNO3 Sodium bromide, NaBr Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3 Sodium chloride, NaCl Sodium hydroxide, NaOH Sodium iodide, NaI Sodium sulfate, Na2SO4 Sodium sulfide, Na2S Strontium chloride, SrCl2 Sulfuric acid, H2SO4 Zinc nitrate, Zn(NO3)2 Above is a matrix of unknowns. Clicking in any test tube in the matrix displays a movie of the solution listed on the side added to the solution listed on the top. Below is movie in which solution A is added to solution C. Movies on the CD are larger and higher quality. Reactions are shown with mixing in either order, that is, solution 2 added to solution 1 and solution 1 added to solution 2. In addition to viewing reactions, a quiz is available in which a matrix of unknown solutions is presented. Students attempt to identify the unknown by mixing them and viewing video of the results. Student can compare with the results from mixing known solutions to identify the unknowns. Reactions of the Elements Reactions of the Elements includes video of the elements reacting with air, water, acids, and base. This video is also used in JCE Software's popular Periodic Table Live! (4). It is included here to allow you to use this video under the Chemistry Comes Alive! license, which provides you greater freedom to use the video in your own presentations. In addition you may purchase an additional license that allows you to place all or a portion of the video on your WWW site. Contact JCE Software for more details. Images above are frames selected from the movies of the reactions of potassium. From left to right, potassium reacts with air, water, acids and base. How to Use This CD-ROM The Chemistry Comes Alive! CD-ROMs are organized in the manner of a World Wide Web site. You access their contents with a browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Chemistry Comes Alive! Volume 4 provides links to JCE Online where you can find information about other Chemistry Comes Alive! volumes. JCE Software invites you to let us know how you use Chemistry Comes Alive! in your classroom. We will share contributed ideas, lessons, or instructional materials that utilize Chemistry Comes Alive! with others. The movies on this CD-ROM are QuickTime movies. In addition to viewing with a WWW browser, the video can be played directly using QuickTime MoviePlayer. Images from the CD can be easily incorporated into multimedia presentations or lessons. Use of the Bookmark function of the Web browser is a particularly convenient method of organizing material for a lecture or for a student lesson. Hardware and Software Requirements Computer CPU RAM Drives Graphics System Other Software (Included) WWW Browser (Not Included) Mac OS Compatible   PowerPC; 150 MHz recommended   24 MB   4 x CD-ROM Hard disk 800 x 600;  thousands or millions of colors  System 7.6.1  or higher  QuickTime 4  Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher OR  Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher  Windows Compatible  Pentium; 150MHz   recommended  24 MB   4 x CD-ROM Hard Disk  800 x 600;  16-bit or 24-bit color   Windows 95/98  QuickTime 4  Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher OR  Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher Acknowledgement Funding for Chemistry Comes Alive! was provided by the National Science Foundation, New Traditions, grant DU-9455928 and National Science Foundation, Instructional Materials Development grant ESI-9154099. Many individuals made significant contributions to the development of this project. These include Alton Banks, North Carolina State University; Gordon Bain, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Joe March,University of Alabama at Birmingham; and Kara Bruce. Literature Cited Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W. Chemistry Comes Alive! Vol. 1; J. Chem. Educ. Software 1998, SP 18. Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W. Chemistry Comes Alive! Vol. 2; J. Chem. Educ. Software 1998, SP 21. Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W. Chemistry Comes Alive! Vol. 3; J. Chem. Educ. Software 2000, SP 23. Banks, A. J.; Holmes, J. L.; Jacobsen, J. J.; Kotz, J. C.; Moore, J. W.; Robinson, W. R.; Schatz, P. F.; Tweedale, J.; Young, S. Periodic Table Live! 2nd Edition; J. Chem. Educ. Software 1999, SP17. Availability Available: Now

First Published: June 2000

Citation: Jacobsen, J. J. ; Bain, G.; Bruce, K.; Moore, J. W. Chemistry Comes Alive! Volume 4 J. Chem. Educ. Software SP25

Keywords: Lecture Aid; Computer Room; High School; General; Demonstrations; Descriptive chemistry of elements

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