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Cubic Unit Cell Construction Kit
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This article provides plans for the construction of a student-interactive cubic unit cell model kit. Plans allow for the kit to be constructed on any scale. The kit is used in classroom activites or by students working alone or in small groups to construct the entire family of cubic lattices.
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High School / Introductory ChemistryKeywords (Domain):
Inorganic ChemistryKeywords (Feature):
Cost-Effective TeacherKeywords (Pedagogy):
Hands-On Learning / ManipulativesKeywords (Subject):
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- Received: August 03, 2009
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