From: Alison Reid (areid@cfa.harvard.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 24 2003 - 11:53:11 EST
Dear Chemistry talkers,
Here are the URLs which have changed in the activities section of the
print guide. Other changes are in the reference sections of the
activities, and are available in a PDF document at
http://www.learner.org/workshops/chemistry/support/errata.pdf
Sincerely,
Alison Reid
Annenberg Channel Webmaster
Workshop 1
Periodic Trends Activity: Pernell Williams
Element Cards - cards which include data about elements 1-30.
See Site: http://www.dgs.oxon.sch.uk/depts/science/elements/data.htm
Summary
Compare to the site:
http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html A searchable
periodic table. Clicking on an element produces a list of its
properties, which may be used in making the element cards in Mr.
Williams's activity.
Workshop 3
Reaction Rate Demonstration and Lab: Irene Walsh
Existing link: http://pio.okstate.edu/
Replace with:
http://intro.chem.okstate.edu/ChemSource/chemsource.html Click on
"Acid-Base" for more.
For advanced students:
Deleted links: http://chemlearn.chem.indiana.edu/
http://quiz2.chem.arizona.edu/
For advanced students who study physical chemistry, this
laboratory could be modified, as suggested in site (DoChem) below.
Existing link http://129.93.84.115/
Replace with:
http://129.93.84.115/Chemistry/DoChem/DoChem114.html#Handout A
microscale version of the lab.
Half-Life and M&M's Activity: Kelly Rottman
About Half-Life
Deleted link: http://www.saveguard.co.nz/
Existing link: http://www.umich.edu/
Replace with:
http://www.umich.edu/~radinfo/introduction/lesson/half.html
A brief explanation of half-life.
Existing link: http://vcourseware5.calstatela.edu/
Replace with:
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/VirtualDating/files/RC_2.html
An interactive on radiocarbon dating
Radioactive Sources Lab: Veatta Berry
Safety
Existing link: http://www.isbe.state.il.us/
Replace with:
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/secondaryed/Science%20Ed/Guidebook%20Science%20Safety/ch10.pdf
Guidelines from the state of Illinois. See especially 10.2
"Radioisotope Use"
Workshop 5
The Stoichiometry of Cooking: Lisa Morine
Easy Cupcakes
Existing link: http://www.funology.com/
Replace with: http://www.funology.com/inthekitchen/kit062.cfm
The ingredients and instructions for baking cupcakes are listed
Comment
Delete link: http://antoine.fsu.umd.edu/
Workshop 6
Calcium in Tums Activity: Al DeGennero
Materials
CD-Rom about the periodic table:
Existing link: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/
Replace with:
http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/Issues/Series_SP/SP17/prog1-SP17.html
Burning Peanuts Lab: Lisa Morine
Comment
Existing link: http://www.hoptechno.com/
Replace with:
http://www.hoptechno.com/nightcrew/sante7000/sante7000_search.cfm Use
the Search form to find contents of foods.
Existing link: http://www.religion-cults.com/
Replace with:
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/foodlabel/newlabel.html An
interactive food label from FDA.
The Energy Content of Food Lab: Felix Muhiga
Comment
Existing link: http://www.hoptechno.com/
Replace with:
http://www.hoptechno.com/nightcrew/sante7000/sante7000_search.cfm Use
the Search form to find contents of foods. Read about food content
here:
Existing link: http://www.religion-cults.com/
Replace with:
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/foodlabel/newlabel.html An
interactive food label from FDA.
Workshop 7
Solubility Class Activity: Al DeGennaro
Solubility Charts
Existing link: http://www.austin.cc.tx.us/
Replace with:
http://www.austin.cc.tx.us/rvsmthsc/chem/chem-Solubili.html
Existing link: http://www.phys.virginia.edu/
Replace with:
http://www.phys.virginia.edu/education/outreach/8thgradesol/ConservMatterSolubility.htm
Delete links: http://www.cmi.k12.il.us/
http://www.hwscience.com/
Analysis of Water Lab: Veatta Berry
Materials
http://archive.globe.gov/globe_flash.html
The GLOBE program is a world-wide authentic science program
in which students make measurements-water, land, etc-in their own
locale and report the data on the web. Enter the GLOBE site and
click on "Teacher's Manual" on left for activities.
Aluminum Recycling Lab: Al DeGennaro
Comment
Materials, SAFETY topics and experimental procedures appear
in the following sites:
Existing link: http://sparkychem.wcu.edu/
Replace with: http://sparkychem.wcu.edu/Alum.pdf
Existing link: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/
Replace with: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~chem122/Lab122/Al/
or other sites, using the keywords: aluminum, recycling,
alum, experiment
Workshop 8
Identifying Solutions Lab: Felix Muhiga
Materials:
Existing link: http://intro.chem.okstate.edu/
Replace with:
http://intro.chem.okstate.edu/ChemSource/chemsource.html
Procedures and safety issues can be found using the keywords: cation,
analysis, experiment
Existing link: http://www.unco.edu/
Existing link: http://www.santafe.cc.fl.us/
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Harvard-Smithsonian CfA
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Cambridge, MA 02138
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