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Using Chemistry Comes Alive! in the Classroom
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Martin Bartholow
Shawnee Mission North High School, Shawnee Mission, KS 66202
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July 2004
Vol. 81 No. 7
p. 951
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This letter is a testimonial for the JCE Software CD series “Chemistry Comes Alive!” (1–6). I purchased these CDs a year ago, and they have exceeded my expectations for usefulness in the classroom during the past school year. I hope to encourage other teachers to purchase at least one to incorporate in their curriculum. The CDs allow the teacher to present demonstrations that are easier to see and quicker to prepare than live demonstrations. Students respond well to the visual appeal, and the time required to prepare a classical demonstration can be better used preparing the lesson plan containing the short film clip. I have created a short lesson plan that I used this year on thermodynamics that took ten minutes of classroom time and incorporated three 30-second clips on the crystallization of a supersaturated solution of sodium acetate. In each class I had at least one student excited enough by the presentation to ask if we could do it in our classroom. The lesson plan on thermodynamics is available online. Literature Cited- Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W. Chemistry Comes Alive!, Vol. 1, 2nd ed. [CD-ROM]; J. Chem. Educ. Software, 2000, SP 18.
- Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W. Chemistry Comes Alive!, Vol. 2, 2nd ed. [CD-ROM]; J. Chem. Educ. Software, 2000, SP 21.
- Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W. Chemistry Comes Alive!, Vol. 3 [CD-ROM]; J. Chem. Educ. Software, 2000, SP 23.
- Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W.; Bain, G.; Bruce, K. Chemistry Comes Alive!, Vol. 4 [CD-ROM]; J. Chem. Educ. Software, 2000, SP 25.
- Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W.; Trammell, G.; Johnson, K. Chemistry Comes Alive!, Vol. 5 [CD-ROM]; J. Chem. Educ. Software, 2001, SP 29.
- Jacobsen, J. J.; Moore, J. W.; Browne, L. M.; Zimmerman, J. F. Chemistry Comes Alive!, Vol. 6 [CD-ROM]; J. Chem. Educ. Software, 2000, SP 30.
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A lesson plan on thermodynamics is available online.
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Bartholow, Martin. J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 951.
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Computer-Based Learning; Demonstrations; Internet / Web-Based Materials; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Teaching / Learning Aids
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January 19, 2005
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