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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2005  > October  >
Chemical Education Today
National Chemistry Week 2005: Report
Toys in the Classroom
Jerry L. Sarquis
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056

Arlyne. M. (Mickey) Sarquis
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Center for Chemistry Education, Miami University–Middletown, Middletown, OH 45042

Cover
October 2005
Vol. 82 No. 10
p. 1450
Abstract
This article describes the philosophy of using toys to engage students of all ages in chemistry. Three toys, Shrinky Dinks, Happy birds, and Hand Boilers, are featured. For each, the chemical principles behind the toy are described and suggestions for hands-on activities for students are given. There are also some suggestions of how these toys can be integrated into the curriculum
Supplement
A QuickTime video of the process of making shrinking toys.


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*   Citation
Sarquis, Jerry L.; Sarquis, Arlyne. M. (Mickey). J. Chem. Educ. 2005 82 1450.
*   Keywords
Elementary / Middle School Science; First-Year Undergraduate / General; General Public; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Polymer Chemistry; Public Understanding / Outreach; Solutions / Solvents; Upper-Division Undergraduate
*   History
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Last Updated: 		August 30, 2005
September 8, 2005
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