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Chemistry
and the Science Stage 4-5 Syllabus. A summary of stage 4-5
Syllabus Outcomes, Objectives and Content which is directly related
to Chemistry.
ChemLinks
A set of chemistry modules currently being developed and trailed for
classroom use (US site). An excellent example of a "Chemistry in
Context" approach to teaching and learning. Modules already done
include:
UniServe
Science: Stage 6 Chemistry module resources. Resources for
teaching secondary school Chemistry.
UNSW
- For High School Teachers. A University of NSW, School of
Chemistry site developed for high school teachers of chemistry
Safety.
Some of the safety sites for handling and use of chemicals
include:
Internet
Database Searches (ProQuest).
The university library has a number of databases that can be searched for information about articles and other references. The ProQuest platform is one that enables searches on topics (eg periodic table, elements, equilibrium). The search turns up abstracts and reference details and sometimes the entire text for selected articles from a variety of sources (which can be narrowed to exclude unwanted material. Among the databases useful for science teachers are those called Academic Research Periodicals, General Science Plus and ProQuest Education Complete.
Chemistry
Demonstrations and Experiments on the web: A site linked to
laboratory activities and demonstration useful in the teaching of
high school and college chemistry.
ChemDems
On-line - Chemistry Demonstrations (from ChemDems): A
miscellaneous collection of Chemistry demonstrations suitable for use
in teaching high school chemistry.
Stage
6 Chemistry syllabus and support documents. Syllabus and support
documents (consultation report on syllabus development; examination,
assessment and reporting supplements and other support documents) can
be downlaoded form the Board of Studies site.
Chemistry
Stage 6 Syllabus (module summary).
The contexts and domains for the Preliminary and HSC courses in the
new Stage 6 Chemistry syllabus.
The
old HSC Chemistry 2 Unit syllabus. A
copy of the old HSC Chemistry syllabus (last used in 1999) can be
downloaded and viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Chemistry
Stage 6 Syllabus Mind Maps. Concept or mind maps for the
following Chemistry Stage 6 Modules can be accessed (click on the
name above):
Stage
6 Preliminary Science Sample Programs. Sample programs developed
by teachers for Core Modules 8.2, 8.3 and 8.4. The STANSW-developed
sample program for module 9.2 can be accessed via the STANSW
site.
Uniserve
Science resources for teaching Module
8.2 The Chemical Earth. Included is material on Components of the
Earth, Elements, Compounds, Extracting Elements and Natural
Resources
Teaching
the Periodic Table of the Elements
A set of resources - syllabus references for the PT in the Stage 6 Chemistry, internet links, bibliography and other on-line resources - being developed for use in the integration of the Periodic Table into the new Stage 6 Chemistry syllabus.
Cosmic
Chemistry : The NASA Genesis Mission
A set of teaching resources for atoms, elements and the Periodic Table, based on the NASA space mission "Genesis". These include the components of the Cosmic Chemistry set of resources which are available as downloadable files(click here to go to those listed below under "Downloadable files") or to view on the net (and download from the original site). An interactive, design-your-own elements Periodic Table simulation is available on the site or for downloading.
Uniserve
Science: Module 8.3 Metals
A set of resources for teaching the module 8.3 Metals including materials on History of metals, Activity series of metals, Metals and the Periodic Table, Extraction of metals, Metals and the Mole Concept and Recycling of metals.
Metals
and the Titanic: Article "The royal mail ship Titanic: Did a
metallurgical failure cause a night to remember?" Discusses the
metallurgy of the Titanic and concludes that "the kind of steel used
would have been quite readily fractured at low temperatures", yet it
was the best available at the time. useful for Stage 6 Chemistry
module 8.3 Metals.
A concept map for the module 9.3 The acidic environment can be viewed here.
The Haber process. Several websites which look at Haber and the Haber process are:
A
homepage for teachers and students doing the NSW
Stage 6 Chemistry course.
NIST
Chemistry Handbook. The National Institute of Standards and
Technology Hanbook of Chemjistry: A WebBook of chemical data
(inlcuding spectral data) on compounds and elements.
Chemical
achievers: The human face of chemical science: A website devoted
to the History of chemistry, a collection of biographical sketches,
designed to help teachers augment their science lessons. Chapter
headings are:
- Forerunners
- Theory & production of gases
- Electrochemistry & electrochemical industries
- The path to the Periodic Table
- Atomic and nuclear structure
- Chemical synthesis, structure and bonding
- Pharmaceuticals and the path to biochemicals
- Petroleum & petrochemicals
- Plastics & other polymers
- Chemical engineering: Chemistry scales up for industry
- Human & natural environmental concerns
Atomic
Structure Timeline and links. Several of the syllabus modules (eg
8.3 Metals and Option 9.8 The chemistry of art) refer to the
development of ideas about the atom, though a complete history of
atomic theory is not part of any one module. This site mentions the
main players and links to other sites
Nobel
Prizewinners in Chemistry. A chronological lists of Prize winners
and their cited achievements.
Pyrotechnics.
A site which includes background on the chemistry of light and colour
in fireworks (relevant to atomic emission and atomkic structure).
The
history of soap. Article titled " The handcrafted soap by the
soap factory" which gives historical background useful for preparing
teaching material on soaps and detergents.
Article:
"Models and analogies in chemistry" by G. del Re. Considers the
role of models (idealizations and analogies) in science, with
examples from chemistry, setting the discussion within the braoder
philosophical context of what is the nature of scientific truth and
understanding. " Models fall into at least two categories:
mathematical and physical models. In this paper, we focus attention
mainly on the latter, trying to show that they are essential tools
not only of the scientific description of the world 'out there', but
of man's cognition of things, especially things not directly
accessible to the senses. The spring-and-ball (SB) model of chemistry
is a most instructive example of a physical model."
On-line
Undergraduate Chemistry books and resources ("The
Virtual Classroom" Chemistry courses from the University of
Akron), including:
Energy
Fact Sheets : Some resources for use with the Modules 8.5
(Energy) and 9.2 (Identification and production of materials). The
Australian Alternative Energy
Association site may also be useful.
The following files can be downloaded (click on the name). Some are word processor files, others are Adobe Acrobat files (pdf) and need the Adobe Reader.
A
case study approach to Chemistry concepts.
An
experiment on separation of plant pigments using paper
chromatography
Cosmic
Chemistry: An Elemental Question (NASA's Genesis project
materials)
An
investigation of periodic properties
An
experiment on Le Chatelier's Principle
An
investigation of reaction rates
Water
pollution testing:
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Enquiries/Comments to: A.Sperring@mackie.edfac.usyd.edu.au