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Dave Olney

P.O. Box 559, Mattapoisett, MA 02739

J. Chem. Educ., 1997, 74 (11), p 1343

DOI: 10.1021/ed074p1343

Publication Date (Web): November 1, 1997

Abstract

This paper offers some suggestions on making lab work for high school chemistry students more productive, with students taking an active role. They include (1) rewriting labs from manuals to better suit one's purpose, (2) the questionable use of canned data tables, (3) designing microscale labs that utilize its unique features, such as safety and ease of repetition, (4) having students actually carry out experimental design on occasion, using a model from PRACTICE IN THINKING, and (5) using comuters/calculators in the lab in meaningful ways. Many examples feature discovery-type labs the author has developed over the years.

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Laboratory Instruction

Keywords (Feature):

View from My Classroom

Keywords (Subject):

Gases

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