Materials Project

Submitted by Barbara Reisner / James Madison University on Fri, 06/12/2015 - 16:58
Description

The Materials Project is part of the Materials Genome Initiative that uses high-througput computing to uncover the properties of inorganic materials.

It's possible to search for materials and their properties

It employs high-throughput computation approaches and IT to create a system that can be used to predict properties and construct phase diagrams andPourbaix diagrams.

Beautiful Chemistry

Submitted by Adam Johnson / Harvey Mudd College on Wed, 06/10/2015 - 14:42
Description

This is just a cool little website I just happened to stumble upon today while looking for something else at the RSC site. It comes from China, and it is pretty!

Sheila's Safety Net

Submitted by Sheila Smith / University of Michigan- Dearborn on Wed, 06/10/2015 - 12:43

Collection of Safety LOs from VIPEr

The Orbitron

Submitted by Barbara Reisner / James Madison University on Wed, 06/10/2015 - 12:06
Description

Do you want to show your students beautiful illustrations of atomic orbitals? My favorite place to go is the Orbitron, Mark Winter's gallery of AOs and MOs on the web. Not only can you see images, but you can link to different representations of the wave functions and electron density functions.

Flash is required for this site.

NIST Standard Reference Databases

Submitted by Barbara Reisner / James Madison University on Wed, 06/10/2015 - 11:31
Description

The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Standard Reference Databases provides valuable resources. Two resources were specifically mentioned by respondents to the 2013 Inorganic Curriculum Survey: the webbook and the stability constants of metal complexes. Some of the data in the Chemistry WebBook include

Web Resources from the 2013 Inorganic Curriculum Survey

Submitted by Barbara Reisner / James Madison University on Wed, 06/10/2015 - 10:49

 

In the 2013 Inorganic Curriculum Survey, respondents were asked about the resources they used when they teach inorganic chemistry. About 20% of respondents selected "other" and provided information about these resources. A number of people mentioned specific websites. This collection consists of the websites submitted in the survey.

Developing effective student learning groups

Submitted by Joanne Stewart / Hope College on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 14:44
Description

Asking students to work in groups and developing group projects is always challenging. This 5-slides about describes approaches for increasing the effectiveness and success of student groups. It also contains some helpful links to resources on how to form groups and help students develop group skills.

Gumdrop models of the 7 crystal systems and the 14 Bravais Lattices

Submitted by Joy Heising / Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS University) on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 19:01
Description

Groups of 3-4 students follow this handout to create models of the 7 crystal systems and the 14 Bravais lattices using DOTS gumdrops, bamboo skewers and wood toothpicks.