Promoting Graphical Thinking: Using Temperature and a Graphing Calculator To Teach Kinetics Concepts

Deborah A. Moore-Russo
Department of Mathematics, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR 00681-9018
José E. Cortés-Figueroa
Organometallic Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, PR 00681-9019
Mark Case
Emmaus High School, Catasauqua, PA 18032
J. Chem. Educ., 2004, 81 (1), p 69
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p69
Publication Date (Web): January 1, 2004

Abstract

A Calculator-Based Laboratory (CBL) System, a graphing calculator, and a cooling piece of metal are used in a classroom demonstration to teach key concepts of a first-order chemical reaction.

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Analytical Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

JCE DigiDemos: Tested Demonstrations

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Computer-Based Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Kinetics
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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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