Discusses the use of the data collecting and storage capabilities of the computer to monitor the progress of students and investigate the effectiveness of teaching strategies. (CC)

Discusses an experiment on determination of vegetative radioactivity resulting from nuclear tests. Included is a detailed description of experimental procedures. (CC)

This document is an instructional module package prepared in objective form for use by an instructor familiar with pH, measurement of pH with a pH meter and maintenance of pH meter electrodes. Included are objectives, instructor guides, student handouts and transparency masters. This module considers the definition of pH, types of electrodes and…

Provided is a study guide for an introductory minicourse to the principles of chemical reactions. This written text is designed to accompany a series of audio tapes and 35mm slides which the student studies at his own pace. The course presents chemical kinetics, reaction mechanisms, reaction rates, and equilibrium. (SL)

Suggests two uses for the programmable calculator in the freshman chemistry laboratory: as a means of determining whether or not a student's raw data from a laboratory experiment fall within acceptable tolerance limits; and as a means of checking the reliability of unknowns and grading on quantitative experiments. (MLH)

Describes a "feedback course" offered at Brown University, in which undergraduates redesigned the introductory organic chemistry laboratory. The students specified objectives for the ideal lab, then devised laboratory experiments. Laboratory safety was stressed, all dangerous reagents and solvents were eliminated, and toxicological data were…

Designed for first-year students of radiochemistry and atomic physics, this experiment tests the fundamental Moseley Law and introduces the method of elemental chemical analysis by X-ray fluorescence. (Author/MLH)

Provides abstracts and materials requirements for 20 chromatography projects. Experiments range in complexity; some require synthesis steps, apparatus construction, or special preparation techniques. (MLH)

Describes an experiment, for the general chemistry laboratory, intended to introduce the student to infrared spectroscopy. After being introduced to the theory of molecular vibrations on an elementary level, each student receives a list of 5-7 nickel (II) ammines to be prepared, analyzed and characterized by infrared spectoscopy. (MLH)

Discusses some of the most important structural features found in modern chemical laboratories, including building shapes, floor plans, and window utilization. (MLH)