Materials and Resources
Printed Materials
- Ehrenkranz, D. and Mauch. J.J. (1993). Chemistry in microscale: A set of microscale laboratory experiments with teacher guides, second edition. Dubuque, IA. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
- Waterman, E. L. and Thompson, S. (1995). Small-scale chemistry laboratory manual: Teacher’s edition. Menlo Park, CA. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.
Supplies
- Microscale well plates
- Goggles
- Lab aprons
- Chemicals for microscale labs (appropriate for high school classrooms)
- Microscale thermometers
- Candles
- Appropriate chemical waste containers (do not put down the drain)
- Deionized or distilled water
Internet Resources
Technology—Hardware
- Digital camera(s) to take pictures during experiments on reaction types included in presentations
- CD/DVD burner and player for final education instructional video for mock cable channel
- Computer to create documents for presentations and conduct research on the Internet
- Printer to print documents so they can be proofread and communicated to group members
- Projection system for instructional use during lessons that require discussing certain Web sites
- Scanner to scan documents and experiment information for group presentation
- Video camera for taping experiments and demonstrations to link to presentation on reaction type
Technology—Software
- Camera or video image manipulation to process images for presentation
- Desktop publishing to create documents for presentations explaining experiments and demonstrations
- Encyclopedia on CD-ROM to research new vocabulary words and concepts
- Image processing to download videos and images from the Internet and/or presentations
- Internet Web browser to access the Internet for teacher lessons and for student research
- Multimedia for production of presentations and final DVD for mock cable company
- Web page editor as an option for students to use instead of multimedia slideshows
- Word processing to create documents for presentations
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