C&EN: IT'S ELEMENTAL: THE PERIODIC TABLE - INTRODUCTION National Chemistry Week, October 19-24, 2009 NCW kicks off this week with the theme "Chemistry—It's Elemental!" Visit www.acs.org/ncw for more information. The Periodic Table is nature’s rosetta stone. That’s not to say, of course, that all of chemistry is obvious from the periodic table. Indeed, as John Emsley notes in his invaluable book, “Nature’s Building Blocks: An A–Z Guide to the Elements,” Mendeleyev never accepted that electrons came from atoms because he was convinced that atoms were indivisible. No matter. The periodic table is so central to chemistry that it seemed natural to devote a special issue to it and the elements that compose it as we celebrate C&EN’s 80th anniversary. Top Chemical & Engineering News Copyright © 2003 American Chemical Society
Meteorite impact and PGEs in Scotland | The Traveling Geologist The northwest coast of Scotland is an incredibly geologically diverse stretch of coastline. In less than 150 kilometers the rocks span over 2.8 billion years of Earth history, from the Archaean Lewisian gneiss to the Tertiary volcanic province on Skye with little missing in between. Such a wide temporal spread means that any particular age of rocks is restricted to a relatively small area. The Stoer Formation is a sedimentologist's dream land. However the highlight of the Stoer Formation is the Stac Fada member. Although initial investigators assumed this to be volcanic in origin it was bizzare in context of the surrounding geology. Recently, my colleagues at the University of St Andrews found that much of this iridium is focused in the rims of this accretionary lapilli.
AP Science Practices | Advances in AP | The College Board AP science revisions focus on seven overarching practices that capture important aspects of the work of scientists. Science practices describe the knowledge and skills that students should learn and demonstrate to reach a goal or complete a learning activity. Science Practice 1 The student can use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and solve scientific problems. Science Practice 2 The student can use mathematics appropriately. Science Practice 3 The student can engage in scientific questioning to extend thinking or to guide investigations within the context of the AP course. Science Practice 4 The student can plan and implement data collection strategies in relation to a particular scientific question. Science Practice 5 The student can perform data analysis and evaluation of evidence. Science Practice 6 The student can work with scientific explanations and theories. Science Practice 7
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Classification 1: Classification Scheme Photo Credit: Science NetLinks Purpose To show students that many kinds of living things can be sorted into groups in many ways using various features to decide which things belong to which group and that classification schemes will vary with purpose. Context This lesson is the first of a two-part series on classification. Classification 1: Classification Scheme is intended to supplement students' direct investigations by using the Internet to expose students to a variety of living organisms, as well as encourage them to start developing classification schemes of their own. Classification 2: A Touch of Class extends this thinking by exposure to the idea that a variety of plants and animals (organisms) can be classified into one or more groups based on the various characteristics of a specific group. This lesson gives students the opportunity to look at and discuss different classification schemes. Planning Ahead Motivation Ask questions such as: Ask students: Development Assessment Extensions
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Classify That! Photo credit: Clipart.com Purpose To expand students’ knowledge of living organisms and further develop their ability to group, or classify, living organisms according to a variety of common features. Context In earlier grades, students learned that plants and animals are alike in some ways and different in others, and that they have features that help them survive in their environments. In this lesson, students will get acquainted with diverse forms of life by using modern biological classification systems to group animals that are related. Planning Ahead Note: If your classroom doesn’t allow all students to be online at once, print out and duplicate pertinent pages of the Classifying Critters website. Motivation Begin the lesson by warming students up with a review that will illustrate useful groupings of plants, animals, and non-living objects. Ask students questions such as: How many different ways can you find to group or pair these elements? Ask students: Development Assessment Extensions
Chemistry Help | Wyzant Resources In our chemistry help section, you’ll find a broad range of topics from very basic chemistry all the way through some more advanced organic chemistry topics. Browse our chemistry topics below, or contact one of our chemistry tutors for private help. Heuristics Before you get into the other topics, learning HOW to learn chemistry is a great place to start, and this section will help. The Periodic Table Almost everyone has heard of the periodic table, but do you know how to read it? history of the periodic table, and explains how elements are divided and grouped in the table. Elements Take a deep dive on every element on the periodic table. Solutions Mixtures and solutions may seem to have a lot in common, but they’re actually very different. States of Matter Matter has a variety of different states, ranging from gases to solids. Compounds What are the different bonds and how do you create a compound? Reactions Let’s learn more about writing simple chemical equations and types of reactions. Gases
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