Learning Activities
Quantum® Teacher Connection Online Newsletter
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18: "Soapy Kinetics" A Classroom Demonstration
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17: "Aladdin's Lamp" Demonstration
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16: Solubility Pyramid
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15: Underwater Fireflies - Light Display Produced as Gas Bubbles Collide Underwater
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14: Alka-Seltzer Reveals Gas Solubility and Reaction Rate
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13: Burning-Hot Demonstration of Surface Area
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12: Discussion Point: Can a computer program tutor a struggling student as well as a human teacher?
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11: Winter Fun in a Bottle Experiment
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10: Cookin' with Sugar Experiment
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9: Shrinking Liquid Experiment
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8: Chemical Refrigerator Experiment
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7: Silver Mirror Test Tube Experiment
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6: Catalyst Demonstration
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5: Using an Overhead Projector to Conduct Lab Experiments and
Applying Mathematics to Chemical Formulas.
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4: Scientific Notation, Using Natural Events/Disasters to Teach
Science, and Teaching Linear Equations.
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3: Mathematics: Building Blocks for Chemistry, Teaching Ratio and Proportion: More Than Cross-Multiply and Divide, Lab Safety Agreement: Protecting Students and Teachers.
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2: The Periodic Table, Elements, and Using Models to Introduce New Concepts.
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1: The Mole Concept, Precision vs. Accuracy, and Teaching Estimation.
Using Disaster to Teach Science -
An Event-Based Science® Activity Using Quantum® Artificial
Intelligence Tutors
Subjects: Chemistry, Mathematics and Physical Science
Grade Levels: Middle School - High School
Oil spills, forest fires, tornados, toxic leaks...there are incredible,
dramatic events in the newspaper everyday to help us teach science
concepts. The challenge is finding creative ways to hold the interest
and excitement of students beyond the sensationalism of these events.
Using Quantum's Artificial Intelligence Chemistry and Mathematics
Tutors, we'll show you how to relate real-world concepts back to important
problem solving skills such as ratio and proportion, balancing chemical
equations, stoichiometry and more. (PDF)[more]
Event-Based Science activities that
can be used with Quantum® or as stand-alone learning exercises
include:
Combustion
- A real-world Equation Balancing activity
Metric
Units - A real-world Metric System activity
Death
on the Road - A real-world Percentage activity
Cosmic
Distances - A real-world Scientific Notation activity
