Summer Technology http://elliskyle.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Dalton’s Atomic Theory http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/26/daltons-atomic-theory/ http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/26/daltons-atomic-theory/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:01:06 +0000 elliskyle http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/?p=32 Audio clip giving a brief description of Dalton’s Atomic Theory.

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]]> http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/26/daltons-atomic-theory/feed/ 0 Atomic Structure http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/22/atomic-structure/ http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/22/atomic-structure/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:04:38 +0000 elliskyle http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/?p=28 Visualizing the appearance and components of an atom are vital to students in order to understand the theory behind the aom.  Here are a couple pictures demonstrating the theory.

Stucture and Components

3-Dimensional Image of a Gold Atom

]]> http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/22/atomic-structure/feed/ 0 DNA Extraction Lab Video http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/22/dna-extraction-lab-video/ http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/22/dna-extraction-lab-video/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:57:59 +0000 elliskyle http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/?p=27 These two videos are wonderful demonstrations for students in chemistry.  After viewing the videos students will be able to perform extractions on their own.

DNA Extraction Part 1

DNA Extraction Part 2

]]> http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/22/dna-extraction-lab-video/feed/ 0 Methanol http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/methanol/ http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/methanol/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:40:15 +0000 elliskyle http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/?p=20 The chemistry world news blog is a wonderful website for up-to-date news and events that relate to chemistry.  The article More Methanol discusses the science behind the chemical and how business are expanding to supply the demand for methanol.  This is a great example for students so they may gain an understanding both the specific science and the business behind the science.

]]> http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/methanol/feed/ 0 Secondary Ed. http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/secondary-ed/ http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/secondary-ed/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:31:28 +0000 elliskyle http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/?p=19 Derek Wenmoth, writer of the blog Future of Secondary Ed., discusses in great detail how integrating technology is the only way education can be directed.  This enables students to have a more real-life scenario  type learning experience, which is more suitable for the world today.

]]> http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/secondary-ed/feed/ 1 Separating Ions Mindmap http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/separating-ions-mindmap/ http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/separating-ions-mindmap/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:22:57 +0000 elliskyle http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/?p=18 The blog post by woodchurch science about the mindmap of separating ions is a wonderful example for more abstract thinking students to follow when trying to understand and make connections with new topics.  Students often struggle with the arrangement of how theoretical ideas in science work and mindmapping is a wonderful way to organize those ideas.

]]> http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/separating-ions-mindmap/feed/ 0 Journal of Chemical Education http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/journal-of-chemical-education/ http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/journal-of-chemical-education/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:15:46 +0000 elliskyle http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/?p=17 This is a wonderful site to look for chem. ed. topics.  It ranges from news to methods to experiments.

Click Journal of Chemical Education

]]> http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/16/journal-of-chemical-education/feed/ 0 Stoichiometry Tutorial http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/10/stoichiometry-tutorial/ http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/10/stoichiometry-tutorial/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:42:01 +0000 elliskyle http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/?p=16 This is a tutorial to assist with student learning of stoichiometry at any level.

Click on Stoichiometry

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Click on Review

]]> http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/10/online-subject-reviewquiz/feed/ 0 Class Website http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/class-website/ http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/2008/06/05/class-website/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:44:44 +0000 elliskyle http://elliskyle.edublogs.org/?p=10 This is the website I use for my chemistry class to show assignments, in class presentations, and links to other teacher websites.

Click on Mr. Ellis

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