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Active Chemistry is different from a traditional chemistry program. It contains all the chemistry content you need to teach, but it is presented in an excitingly innovative and meaningful way. It has qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, and kinetics as you would expect, but not where you would expect to find them. In a traditional chemistry course, you may teach dimension analysis in the fall, thermochemistry in the winter, and electrochemistry in the spring. In Active Chemistry, students are introduced to chemistry concepts on a need-to-know basis as they explore chapters like Movie Special Effects, The Periodic Table, and Cool Chemistry Show.Each chapter is independent of the others, allowing you to begin with the chapter that best suits your students' needs and interests. |
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| For example, suppose you choose to begin with the Movie Special Effects chapter. On the first day your students are introduced to the Chapter Challenge. Your Active Chemistry class has been invited to participate in a low-budget movie. The students have been asked to write a script for a simple scene in which they can incorporate some special effects. To meet their challenge, students must:
Before the chapter activities begin, a discussion takes place about the Criteria for success. |
The class discusses what is expected in an excellent presentation and how it will be graded. For instance, they may decide that the rubric for grading will include the following factors:
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