CHED 3 |
| Reunite the fun, hands-on with the mental, minds-on aspects of chemistry through multi-sensory interactions, modeling, visualizations, elements of pop culture, and plain old fun. These proven strategies unite the affective and cognitive domains and effectively engage students so that motivation and conceptual understanding are increased and performance is improved. The presentation will include examples of these strategies and demonstrate how they can be used to illustrate abstract chemical concepts. You will experience dramatizations that explain complex chemical phenomenon; see how models can be used to depict the intermolecular and intramolecular forces of water; listen to stories about money and tug-of-war that lead to an understanding of bonding; learn how fruit, vegetables and a few other props can illustrate the conservation of matter and different types of reactions; and discover how ping-pong balls and Legos™ can help students visualize and learn to write chemical formulas for elements, compounds, and mixtures. |
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High School Day Program
8:30 AM-11:45 AM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Rosedown, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |