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Radiometric Dating: Need to Practice?
Last year, we posted a video explaining how to do three types of radiometric dating problems; we wrote about it in this blog post. I am pleased to report that the prodigious Matt Taylor has now released an activity with … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, Chemistry, Instructional technology, Teaching, Videos
Tagged feedback, fossils, isotope, radiometric dating
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Teaching cell chemistry with Legos
Behold, my trusty bag of Legos … well they’re not actually Legos because I couldn’t find a bag of plain old Legos. All of the Legos nowadays are sold in kits with wheels and roofs and other things I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Active learning, Chemistry, Teaching
Tagged Action Center, dehydration synthesis, digestion, hydrolysis, Legos, Organic molecules, respiration, students, toys
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