SLiThEr #58: Embracing the maker culture in chemistry research and instruction

Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Fri, 03/01/2024 - 09:43
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BoB LeSuer (Associate Professor at SUNY - Brockport and President of IBiB) discusses using a maker space for teaching chemistry. Topics include: digital fabrication of pedagogical materials (models and periodic tables); instrumentation (potentiostat and liquid dispenser); and upcycling plastics into functional materials. Of special interest to this group will be work BoB has done on making the ICE solid state model kits available to anyone!

Introduction to Strong and Weak Acid Ionization

Submitted by Sheri Lense / University of Wisconsin Oshkosh on Tue, 12/19/2023 - 17:09
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This is an in-class activity that introduces students to the concepts of ionization of strong and weak acids in aqueous solutions and equilibrium constants for acid ionization using two of the domains in Johnstone's triangle of chemistry knowledge, submicroscopic particle level illustrations and symbolic representations.

 

SLiThEr #51: Chemistry Applications of Desmos
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Chip Nataro / Lafayette College Mon, 07/24/2023 - 17:34

SLiThEr #42: Our Favorite Labs

Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Thu, 11/17/2022 - 08:29
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Chip Nataro (Lafayette College) hosts a live discussion covering the favorite labs that people teach. The discussion somewhat evolved into a conversation on "so, you are teaching inorganic lab for the first time...what do you do?"

Things to do on the first day of inorganic class!

This is a collection that will help when you are deciding how to introduce inorganic chemistry and/or assess prior knowledge in your inorganic class on the first day.

Kari Stone / Lewis University Thu, 08/11/2022 - 13:58

The Potential and Cost of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Submitted by Michael Drummond / Saint Mary's College on Thu, 08/04/2022 - 14:19
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These slides were originally developed as a part of an Earth Week presentation for a general audience, but can also be used as part of a general chemistry course or any course with electrochemistry. They provide a modern context and relevance to how lithium-ion batteries are produced and function. 

Analyzing the Proposed Reaction Profile in “Changing the Charge: Electrostatic Effects in Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling”
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This LO is a literature discussion based on one figure in Chan et. al.

Megan Lazorski / Metropolitan State University of Denver Tue, 06/28/2022 - 17:20

VIPEr Fellows 2022 Workshop Favorites

Submitted by Barbara Reisner / James Madison University on Sun, 06/26/2022 - 14:31

The second cohort of VIPEr fellows pulled together learning objects that they've used and liked or want to try the next time they teach their inorganic courses.

A Pride Collection Celebrating LGBTQIAPN+ Inorganic Chemists

This collection features learning objects created to highlight the work of LGBTQIAN+ inorganic chemists in celebration of Pride Month (June) 2022.

Shirley Lin / United States Naval Academy Mon, 05/23/2022 - 14:46