Lab Practicals, Final Exams and a Silver Lining to a Tough Year
Chad Husting | Wed, 06/16/2021 - 08:09
A lab practical with an escape room story turned out to be a great final exam.
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A Target Molarity Lab
Chad Husting | Fri, 05/10/2019 - 15:30
This activity goes beyond having students calculate concentration and dilutions. Students prepare a solution and the instructor can use a simple test to evaluate the result.
Review Lab - Better than a Worksheet
Chad Husting | Tue, 01/01/2019 - 07:20
It can be difficult to engage students in reviewing for semester exams by using worksheets or practicing problems on the whiteboard. If you are looking to change up your review plans, you might consider using a lab activity that provides opportunity to revisit many of the topics that need to be covered.
Supporting Individual Lab Accountability in Large Science Classes
Allison Tarvin | Mon, 09/19/2016 - 19:00
How do teachers encourage building individual lab skills in classes of over 30 students where labs are done in groups of five or six students? My science department collaborates daily, and we have been discussing this concern for a few years now. Many trials and errors have occurred.
Olympiad Laboratory Challenge Part II
Erica Posthuma | Tue, 05/17/2016 - 20:30
For my students and me, the AP Chemistry exam does not mark the end of the school year. Once the AP exam is over, my students are exhausted but our class continues to meet for three more weeks. Each year we complete a qualitative analysis lab, but this year we finished earlier than I anticipated. For the first time all year, I have the luxury of time.
An Unexpected Source of Inquiry-Based Lab Practicals
Erica Posthuma | Sat, 03/19/2016 - 16:54
Each spring my Local Section of The American Chemical Society (ACS) hosts a rigorous two part exam as part of the selection process for the The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). The lab practicals on the exams are presented as problems. No procedure is given. Students must use their chemistry knowledge and lab experience to devise a plan and solve the problem. The best part is that the released exams come with lists of materials and equipment, helpful hints to the proctors, and solutions! This is a great source for Inquiry-Based Lab Practicals.