An Experiment Graphic
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1. Experiments Page: Nine Mohawk College Experiments
The Experiments Page presents nine Mohawk College chemistry experiments:
- Spectroscopy 1
- Paper Chromatography
- Thin Layer Chromatography
- Dyes and Dyeing
- Polymers
- Spectroscopy 2
- pH Meter
- EDTA 1
- EDTA 2
The experiments are from General Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry laboratory manuals. Each of the nine experiments is briefly described. There is a link to download the script of each experiment as a pdf file. You may have free use of this material, with suitable credit to Mohawk College.
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Chem 13 News Article: Quinic Acid (Found in Cranberries, Coffee, Etc.)
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2. Chemistry Articles Page
The Chemistry Articles Page presents:
- Five chemistry articles published in Chem 13 News
(Chemistry Department, University of Waterloo);
- Other chemistry articles in the style of Chem 13 News;
- Four chemistry articles published in STAO Crucible
(Science Teachers' Association of Ontario);
- Other chemistry articles in the style of STAO Crucible;
- STAO 2008 Conference Chemistry Presentation
(Handout and Overheads).
There are links to download some articles from the publisher.
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Why Individualize Exercises and Assignments?
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3. Individualization Page
The Individualization Page presents:
- Two Mohawk College in-house articles which summarize my use of the principles of mastery learning and individualization during my teaching career from 1975 to 2008. Each of these articles is available for download as a pdf file.
- Four published articles on the techniques of creating individualized assignments and multiple versions of quizzes.
- A presentation on individualization made to the STAO 2003 Conference, titled "Multiple Versions of Quizzes by Merge Operation of a Word Processor". The conference handout and overheads file may be downloaded as a Word for Windows file.
- Six examples of individualizion. Each of these examples is available for download as a Word for Windows file or as a pair of Word for Windows and Excel for Windows files.
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