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Chemistry beyond the chemicals.(EDITOR'S ROUNDTABLE)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Most middle students have a very narrow definition of chemistry. They think of chemistry as the study of artificial compounds created in a lab that have long, complicated names, and indecipherable formulas. Students believe that "real" chemicals must have funny names, come from bottles on ...
What makes a squirt gun squirt?(EVERYDAY ENGINEERING)(Column)
Oct 01, 2009; ... You may not think of engineering and squirt guns in the same sentence. However, like many examples of engineering design, the squirt gun pump mechanism is uncomplicated, yet elegant, and very inexpensive to manufacture--the squirt guns shown in Figures 1-4 were purchased at a dollar store ...
No more leaks! A process-oriented lesson exploring the invention and chemistry of disposable diapers.
Oct 01, 2009; ... High school chemistry can be intimidating to some students, so it is critical that we engage students in nonthreatening preparatory investigations during middle school. Based on the learning cycle model (Bybee and Landes 1990), this lesson invites students to investigate disposable ...
That is not where that element goes ... ah, the nature of science.
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The periodic table is one of the first scientific models introduced at the middle school level. The National Science Education Standards describe scientific models as "tentative schemes or structures that correspond to real objects, events, or classes of ...
Korean kimchi chemistry: a multicultural chemistry connection.
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Connecting science with different cultures is one way to interest students in science, to relate science to their lives, and at the same time to broaden their horizons in a variety of ways. In the lesson described here, students make kimchi, a delicious ...