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Chemistry Everyday for Everyone
Extended Wordsearches in Chemistry
Simon Cotton
Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland LE15 9QE, UNITED KINGDOM

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April 1998
Vol. 75 No. 4
p. 489

Abstract
Students can be encouraged to develop their factual knowledge by use of puzzles. One strategy described here is the extended wordsearch, where the wordsearch element generates a number of words or phrases from which the answers to a series of questions are selected. The wordsearch can be generated with the aid of computer programs, though in order to make them suitable for students with dyslexia or other learning difficulties, a simpler form is more appropriate. These problems can be employed in a variety of contexts, for example, as topic tests and classroom end-of-lesson fillers. An example is provided in the area of calcium chemistry. Sources of suitable software are listed.
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*  Citation
Simon Cotton. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 489.
*  Keywords
Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching/Learning Aids
*  History
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June 25, 1999
June 24, 2005
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