1st Edition
Teaching Chemistry with Particulate Representations A Guide for High School Teachers and Early College Instructors
Preface. Foreword by Richard S. Moog. Acknowledgements. Introductory chapters. 0. Preface. 1. What are particulate representations and why should we teach with them? 2. The nuts and bolts of teaching with particulate models. Unit Chapters. 3. The Nature of Matter. Activity 3.1: Substances card sort. Activity 3.2: Using conductivity to predict how compounds exist in water. 4. Reactions. Activity 4.1: Modeling reactions with pony beads. Activity 4.2: Redox role play. 5. Stoichiometry. Activity 5.1: Limiting reactants POEM demonstration. 6. Kinetic Molecular Theory and Gases. Activity 6.1: Crush the soda can POEM demonstration. 7. Phases and Intermolecular Forces. Activity 7.1: What gas is produced by boiling water? A POEM demonstration. 8. Thermochemistry. 9. Kinetics. Activity 9.1: Kinetics of nuclear reactions: Cups as isotopes. Activity 9.2: Boltzmann game: Creating a randomized energy distribution using Rock, Paper, Scissors. 10. Equilibrium. Activity 10.1: LEGO™ brick molecules to model equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s principle. 11. Acid-base equilibrium. Activity 11.1: Modeling titration curves with pony beads. 12. Thermodynamics. Activity 12.1: Flash cards for signs of ΔH°, ΔS° and ΔG°. 13. Afterward: Can we get there from here? 14. References. Index.
Biography
Stephen Prilliman is a professor of chemistry at Oklahoma City University where he teaches General and Physical Chemistry. His research is on the design and implementation of evidence-based methods of teaching chemistry. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.
