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Using Inexpensive "Find and Circle" Word Search Software in the Study of Chemical Nomenclature
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Inexpensive "word search" software that constructs a scrambled two-dimensional letter matrix from a list of words is used to construct puzzles that students may use as practice exerecises when learning chemical nomenclature. After first constructing a puzzle from a list of chemical names, an instructor may provide students with a formula list rather than the original name list, forcing students to determine the name of each species represented by the given formulae before finding the names in the letter matrix. The goal of using such puzzles is to provide a bit of variety to beginning chemistry students and reduce the tedium of memorizing chemical names.
Keywords (Audience):
First-Year Undergraduate / GeneralKeywords (Feature):
Computer Bulletin BoardKeywords (Pedagogy):
Humor / Puzzles / GamesKeywords (Subject):
Nomenclature / Units / SymbolsCiting Articles
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This article has been cited by 1 ACS Journal articles (1 most recent appear below).
The Rainbow Wheel and Rainbow Matrix: Two Effective Tools for Learning Ionic Nomenclature
Gary P. Wulfsberg , Michael J. Sanger and Tammy J. Melton , Joseph S. ChimenoJournal of Chemical Education2006 83 (4), 651The Rainbow Wheel and Rainbow Matrix: Two Effective Tools for Learning Ionic Nomenclature
Gary P. Wulfsberg , Michael J. Sanger and Tammy J. Melton , Joseph S. ChimenoJournal of Chemical Education2006 83 (4), 651This study compared the learning of ionic nomenclature by three different methods; one used the traditional method where students worked problems at the end of a chapter, while the other two methods used similar game formats (Rainbow Wheel and Rainbow ...
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- Received: August 03, 2009
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