Chemistry

Moderator: Michele Nelson

Hi Chemistry Teachers, I'm excited to have this opportunity to work with you and learn from you as you infuse scientific modeling into your science teaching practice! We'll spend some time talking about how to decide which topics within Chemistry are best-suited to modeling approaches (and why), and what it means and looks like to teach Chemistry using modeling-based inquiry approaches. As classroom teachers, you are the experts on what teaching Chemistry is all about, so I'm envisioning this Institute experience as a true partnership. Together, our combined areas of expertise will hopefully lead to some challenging and engaging modeling-based Chemistry teaching and learning!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via email: michelemnelson@yahoo.com

Here are some resources that we'll be using during the Institute:


 * Chemistry Unit from ASU website: Behavior of gases**

(Note: There are also assessments and other files that are part of this unit at http://modeling.asu.edu/participants/participant.html)


 * South Carolina Science Education Standards**


 * Indicators we identified as modeling-based inquiry candidates:**




 * Some common student misconceptions in chemistry and physical science** (source: AAAS website: www.assessment.aaas.org)

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 * Videos of a unit on Ideal Gas Laws using modeling-based inquiry (source: Mark Windschitl's group at Univ. of Washington):**