JMU : lowering the activation energy to do chemistry demonstrations
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JMU : LOWERING THE ACTIVATION ENERGY TO DO CHEMISTRY DEMONSTRATIONS
Casey RogersKevin L. Caran
Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
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OUTLINE
Introduction
Website
Videos
Workshop
Future Work
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BEGINNING OF PROJECT Handouts were made for
demonstrations used by the student organizations
Led to the idea of having them available online
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OUR WEBSITEhttp://sites.jmu.edu/chemdemo
Aim is to be a chemical demonstration resource
50+ demos
Demos include topics and VA SOLs covered
Each demo has a Word handout for easy editing and printing
Lesson plans and problem sets for selected demonstrations
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DEMONSTRATION VIDEOS
Teachers had asked for demonstration videos
Filmed demos that may be difficult for teachers to do
Liquid nitrogen, dry ice, requires hood, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/user/JMUChemDemos/
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ANNUAL WORKSHOP
Held workshops: Summers 2010, 2011 & 2012
Participants receive hands-on demo instruction
Get to share demos, variations, & ideas with peers
2010 – 12 participants
2011 – 19 participants
2012 – 32 participants
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WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS
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f(x) = 2.00000000254856 x² − 8034.00001025287 x + 8068152.01031183R² = 1
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35f(x) = 2.00000000254856 x² − 8034.00001025287 x + 8068152.01031183R² = 1
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ANNUAL WORKSHOP
Year # of Participants
2010 12
2011 19
2012 32
>360!
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WORKSHOPS
Workshop Participants for 3 Years – School Locations
Legend:
• 1x
• 2x
• 3x
• 4x
53 teachers40 schools
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FUTURE WORK
Virginia Association of Science Teachers’ (VAST) Professional Development Institute in November
Holding additional workshops, and continuing to expand the website
Transitioning to more collaborative efforts between JMU Chemistry and secondary school teachers Teachers add demos? Ability to share variations/comments? Teacher-led workshop sessions?
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Jeffery E. Tickle Family EndowmentDr. Barbara Reisner
JMU Photography ServicesD.Lee Beard
Dr. James WightmanKevin Hegg & Sufi Nawaz
Kevin Carini & Dr. Brian AugustineDr. Tom DeVore
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Departmental Development Award 7957
Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryCollege of Science and Mathematics
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QUESTIONS
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