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Chemistry Curriculum
http://www.angelfire.com/nj3/benchemistry/
Outline of high school chemistry course curriculum with links to teacher generated assignments and pertinent web sites. Intended to help students and other chemistry teachers.
ConcepTests
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/~concept/
Concept-based tests for use in chemistry. Includes suggestions for how the test can best be used in the instruction of chemistry students.
VSEPR Method
http://www.faidherbe.org/site/cours/dupuis/vseprev.htm
In English and French. Lesson with diagrams and pictures.
How to Pass Chemistry
http://www.heptune.com/passchem.html
Advice to students on how to pass chemistry from one who has taught at the college level for many years.
Journal of Chemical Education
Geared towards those who subscribe to the print version of the Journal, but has information, articles and reviews for nonsubscribers as well.
TeachingPlastics.org
http://www.teachingplastics.org/
Teacher-designed science curriculum and free, interactive learning kit designed to teach primary and middle-school students the history and role of plastics in modern society.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Conversational introduction to the second law and entropy via practical everyday examples. Qualitative, non-math, but substantial.
Betha Chemistry Tutorial
http://chemistry.ohio-state.edu/betha/
Designed to reinforce basic concepts of chemistry.
Electronic Homework Systems, Inc.
http://www.avalon.net/~chemskil/
ChemSkill Builder and ChemSkill Foundations generate individualized homework for chemistry students. Exercises are graded immediately and completely worked-out solutions are provided in response to wrong answers. Work can be repeated (with varied exercises) until a desired score is achieved. Student performance is recorded on their individual diskette, from which instructors can monitor their work and incorporate the results into class records, using management software provided without charge to adopting institutions.
NetGRADE
http://salvador.chemistry.utep.edu/
Build, view and name your own 3D molecular models online.
LearnNet
http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/learnnet/index.htm
Designed for the use of teachers and students of chemistry at all levels. The network aims to provide access to products and information (including those produced by the various national chemistry societies across the world) relevant to the study of chemistry. This site has been classified by experts in the teaching of chemistry to ensure that the best interests of the users have been attended to at all times.
Modeling the Periodic Table: An Interactive Simulation
http://www.genesismission.org/educate/scimodule/cosmic/ptable.html
Free software with standards-based teaching materials that assist students in studying elements and creating their own model of the periodic table of elements. Simulation can be run online (Shockwave plug-in required) or can be downloaded (requires Windows 95 or PowerMac operating system).
Chemistry AP Exam Practice
http://www.geocities.com/crazytwo2000/
Includes problems types of all forms that are found on the Chemistry AP Exam. Solutions to the problems are available. Find out what to expect and how to prepare for the Chemistry AP Exam as well.
Comic Book Periodic Table
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
Comics relating or referring somehow to various elements. Also has links to scientific information for each element.
Introduction to Chemistry
http://library.thinkquest.org/10429/low/indexl.htm
An introduction to the chemistry that would be covered in a first year chemistry course.
National Mole Day
Celebrated annually on October 23, Mole Day commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry. Mole Day was created as a way to foster interest in chemistry.



