…provides students with an opportunity (1) to learn how to derive the rate law of a mechanism from initial rate and concentration data, and (2) to learn what sort of information might be obtained from plotting concentration vs. time data from a kinetic experiment….Continue Reading Terror in the Toilet Bowl
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Taste Sensations
Students become part of a business that prepares and sells flavored vinegars, infused oils, flavored pestos, and other natural and healthful food items….Continue Reading Taste Sensations
Stormy Weather
Where will it rain? Where will it clear up? And what will the weather be like where you are?…Continue Reading Stormy Weather
Roots: Exploring our Distant Ancestry
This problem/activity challenges students to provide structured arguments and evidence for their belief-based conclusions on either side of the creation-evolution issue….Continue Reading Roots: Exploring our Distant Ancestry
Riverside’s Dilemma
…students encounter concepts in acid-base chemistry – e.g., weak and strong acids and bases, neutralization reactions, and related equilibrium calculations….Continue Reading Riverside’s Dilemma