Spreadsheets across the Curriculum Module. Students build spreadsheets to practice converting between moles, grams, and atomic mass units.

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The Virtual Lab is an online simulation of a chemistry lab. It is designed to help students link chemical computations with authentic laboratory chemistry. The lab allows students to select from hundreds of standard reagents (aqueous) and manipulate them in a manner resembling a real lab.

Simulations:

• Default Virtual Lab Stockroom
• Stoichiometry
• Glucose Dilution Problem
• Acid Dilution Problem
• Cola and Sucrose Concentration Problem
• Making Stock Solutions from Solids
• Identifying the Unknown Metal (Metals Density Problem)
• Identifying an Unknown Liquid from its Density
• Alcohol Density Problem
• Gravimetric Determination of Arsenic
• Determining Stoichiometric Coefficients
• Stoichiometry and Solution Preparation Problem
• Textbook Style Limiting Reagents Problems
• Textbook Style Limiting Reagents Problem II
• Predicting DNA Concentration
• Unknown Concentration of DNA Solution Problem
• Thermochemistry
• Camping Problem I
• Camping Problem II
• ATP Reaction (Thermochemistry and Bonding)
• Determining the Heat of Reaction in Aqueous Solution
• Coffee Problem
• Measuring the heat capacity of an engine coolant
• Measuring the heat capacity of an engine coolant II (Advanced version)
• Camping Problem III
• Heats of Reaction - Hess' Law
• Equilibrium
• Cobalt Chloride and LeChatlier’s Principle
• DNA Binding Problem
• Acid-Base Chemistry
• Strong Acid and Base Problems
• Determination of the pH Scale by the Method of Successive Dilutions
• Weak Acid and Base Problems
• Determining the pKa and Concentration Ratio of a Protein in Solution
• Unknown Acid and Base Problem
• Creating a Buffer Solution
• DNA - Dye Binding: Equilibrium and Buffer Solutions
• Determining the pKa and Concentration Ratio of a Protein in Solution
• Standardization of NaOH with a KHP solution: Acid Base Titration
• Solubility
• Determining the Solubility Product
• Temperature and the Solubility of Salts
• Determining the solubility of copper chloride at different temperatures
• Oxidation/Reduction and Electrochemistry
• Exploring Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
• Analytical Chemistry/Lab Techniques
• Standardization of NaOH with a KHP solution: Acid Base Titration
• Unknown Silver Chloride

This group activity engages students in the calculation of absorption spectra. It is appropriate for any course covering the baseline mathematical concepts of atomic spectra, including chemistry, physics, astronomy, and related courses.

The Open for Antiracism (OFAR) Program – co-led by CCCOER and College of the Canyons – emerged as a response to the growing awareness of structural racism in our educational systems and the realization that adoption of open educational resources (OER) and open pedagogy could be transformative at institutions seeking to improve. The program is designed to give participants a workshop experience where they can better understand anti-racist teaching and how the use of OER and open pedagogy can empower them to involve students in the co-creation of an anti-racist classroom. The capstone project involves developing an action plan for incorporating OER and open pedagogy into a course being taught in the spring semester. OFAR participants are invited to remix this template to design and share their projects and plans for moving this work forward. 

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Define matter and elementsDescribe the interrelationship between protons, neutrons, and electronsCompare the ways in which electrons can be donated or shared between atomsExplain the ways in which naturally occurring elements combine to create molecules, cells, tissues, organ systems, and organisms

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Define matter and elementsDescribe the interrelationship between protons, neutrons, and electronsCompare the ways in which electrons can be donated or shared between atomsExplain the ways in which naturally occurring elements combine to create molecules, cells, tissues, organ systems, and organisms

This lesson explains the way pH can influence nutrient uptake and absorption in plants, and includes a lab activity to test soil samples.  Lesson and activity from Nebraska CASE Soybean Curriculum.

Teachers have access to simulation-specific tips and video primers, resources for teaching with simulations, and activities shared by our teacher community.
Simulations:

• Density
• Build a Molecule
• Diffusion
• Gases Intro
• Gas Properties
• Energy Forms and Changes
• Coulomb’s Law
• Molecule Polarity
• States of Matter: Basics
• States of Matter
• Atomic Interactions
• Rutherford Scattering
• Isotopes and Atomic Mass
• Molecules and Light
• Molecule Shape
• Molecule Shapes: Basics
• Reactants, Products and Leftovers
• pH Scale: Basics
• pH Scale
• Wave on a String
• Balancing Chemical Equations
• Acid-Base Solutions
• Concentrations
• Balloons and Static Electricity
• Beer’s Law Lab
• Molarity
• Build an Atom

This stream field investigation will allow students to look at stream erosional patterns, take measurements to determine discharge, and conduct a chemical and turbidity analysis of Garvin Brook in Stockton, MN. Based on this investigation students will create a presentation that includes a new testable question that may be carried out the following year along with a stream ecology study.

This lesson which nutrients plants need, how they are classified into macro- and micronutrients, and identifying plant nutrition in a crop field.  Lesson and activity from Nebraska CASE Soybean Curriculum.

CHE106 - Chemical Science Concepts An introductory elective course for non-science majors.  The concepts of general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry are presented through a forensic science approach.Mercer County Community CollegeDr. Lisa Meseroll, PhD  

What role does protein content have in the selection of the flour used in different baked products? In this lesson, students will determine the protein content in various flours by performing a stretch test and interpreting their data.

These 3 lessons provide examples of labs you can do with your students to better understand the use of soybeans in food production.

Students research soybean food uses in this activity developed from CASE Food Science curricula.

This module teaches the basic rules of naming binary compounds for general chemistry.  Hydrocarbons and acids are not included.

How to be a successful organic chemist is meant as an introductory text for undergraduates taking organic chemistry teaching labs. The text is a clear and practical introduction to safety, chemical handling, organic chemistry techniques, and lab reports.

 In this lesson, students will define what soil texture is, examine the importance of soil texture for the purpose of growing crops or other recreational purposes, and then determine soil texture with a hands-on activity. 

How do agronomists use data to diagnose nutrient deficiencies and make prescriptions to improve soil health? In this lesson, students will act as detectives to investigate soybeans displaying unusual symptoms, and combine their visual evidence with soil data to identify nutrient deficiencies.