Curated OER
# 02 The Aspirin Shelf-Life Scenario
Students work for a company that produces acetylaslicylic acid, aspirin. They have been assigned the task of determining if different packaging materials and/or environmental storage procedures can increase the shelf-life of the product.
Curated OER
Drugged Out Daphnia
Ninth graders participate in experiments to investigate the the effects of nicotine, caffeine, aspirin, alcohol, and sleeping pills on the heart rates of Daphina. They describe the relationships between common drugs and heart rates....
Curated OER
Acid Stomach
Students develop an understanding of how aspirin works and how understanding it's interaction with other chemicals in the body aided doctors in medical research. They complete a lab that compares the reaction of regular aspirin and...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Pain Relievers Work?
Video describes the physiology of pain and how pain relievers such as aspirin and ibuprofen work. [4:14] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Learn Chemistry: Aspirin Screen Experiment
This learning module includes videos, a simulation, teacher and student notes, background information, and worksheets. In the simulation, students navigate four levels to complete an experiment with aspirin. It is intended as a...
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University of Bristol: Molecule of the Month
Great site which gives the chemical structure and reactions involved in aspirin production. If you have the CHIME plug-in then it links to a better site with a 3-D model you can manipulate. OR BETTER YET, if your browser has Java, then...
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University of Bristol: Aspirin
Take a look at the molecular structure of aspirin at this site. It also provides some good background to the chemistry of aspirin. Browser must have Java.
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Aspirin Foundation: Reactions
This is page gives the raw ingredients and the chemical reactions used to produce aspirin.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Protect That Pill
Students reinforce their knowledge of the different parts of the digestive system and explore the concept of simulation by developing a pill coating that can withstand the churning actions and acidic environment found in the stomach....
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Arthritis Medications
Breaks arthritis medications into two groups, NSAIDs and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, and describes some drugs from each group.
Other
Aspirin Foundation: 100 Years of Aspirin
This article tells the last 100 years' history of aspirin and Bayer's contribution. Links to more information about aspirin are also provided including a timeline.
Other
Aspirin Foundation: The Chemistry of Aspirin
A simple overview of the chemical structure and function of aspirin. Follow links to learn about the story of aspirin, its reactions, and related products.
University of Virginia
U of Virginia: Cyclooxygenase Structure and Mechanism
High Level discussion of how aspirin and some other drugs work. Gives the structure of aspirin and Ibuprofen along with others.
Frostburg State University
General Chemistry Online: What Is the Buffer in Buffered Aspirin
This site from Frostburg State University gives the structural formula of aspirin as well as some information about its biochemical interaction in the stomach.