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Anna S

Virtual Chemistry Experiments - 3 views

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    Great resource if you have students needing makeup or home-bound. Virtual Chemistry Experiments are a collection of interative web-based chemistry tutorials. The tutorials employ Physlets and Chemistry Applets to simulate experiments or depict molecular and atomic structure. The guiding concept is to involve the read in making observations and acquiring data, and then using this information to draw conclusions and infer chemical principles.
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    I was a T.A. for a genetics lab course in college, and after an unexpected fruit fly massacre after they had made their second generation crosses I turned their lab into a virtual experiment like this one. These virtual chemistry experiments could be useful, just in case something malfunctions! Thanks for the good site.
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    What do you guys think "virtual experiments" do better than real ones?
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    They are cheaper and safer. I like the idea of virtual field trips. Some of them are ok. They aren't always entirely directed at an SOL though.
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    I find these are best as additional to traditional lab experiences or, as I posted earlier, I use these for the students that can't be at school for usual labs. Understanding limitations of their own lab technique and evaluation of errors does not occur with simulations. Similar to difference between multiple choice assessment and free response.
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    I agree with Anna, virtual experiments wouldn't be my first choice in methodology for lab experiments, but there are somethings that you just, can't do in the classroom. Whether it is from limited resources, limited class time, or simply the experiment is too dangerous for the classroom, virtual experiments are a good alternative. I had a chemistry professor in my undergrad who was making a dvd textbook with lectures and experiments and there was a lot of cool experiments on the dvd that he would have never been able to do during his lectures.
jamieroden

The Atom - 0 views

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    excellent resources
Anna S

PhET: Free online physics, chemistry, biology, earth science and math simulations - 0 views

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    Free educational simulations covering a diverse topics designed by the University of Colorado available in various languages.
Josh Bearman

Chesapeake Bay Buoy System - http://buoybay.noaa.gov/ - 2 views

http://buoybay.noaa.gov/ This is a great site for many aspects of physical oceanography, estuarine/marine biology, marine chemistry, tides, winds, and meteorology. It would also have great signif...

chesapeake bay buoy noaa

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jamieroden

Nikon | Universcale - 2 views

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      use the ruler at the bottom of the page to quickly move larger or smaller
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    This is a great site to help students understand relative sizes of things in the universe - it's awesome.
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