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Virtual Lab: Measuring the Heat Capacity of an Engine Coolant II (Advanced Version)
Cool it! A virtual lab has users conduct an experiment to find the specific heat capacity for an unknown substance. The substance is an engine coolant, and calculating the specific heat capacity lets learners determine if it is a better...
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Virtual Lab: Determining the Solubility Product
No chemistry lab? No problem! Scholars use a virtual lab to determine the solubility product of four different chemicals. They then use the results of their experiments to see if higher solubility product values equal greater solubility.
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Virtual Lab: Exploring Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
All oxidation-reduction reactions can be reduced to a gain or loss of electrons. A two-part virtual lab first has users perform an experiment to order four metals from strongest to weakest reducing agent. It then requires aspiring...
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Virtual Lab: Unknown Silver Chloride
You'll need to concentrate on the concentration lab to get it done. Given a virtual beaker with a silver chloride solution of unknown concentration, scholars find the silver ion concentration in the solution. Of course, they must show...
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Virtual Lab: Determining the Solubility of Copper Chloride at Different Temperatures
Here's a solid resource for solubility. Given the solubility of copper chloride at two different temperatures, young chemists need to determine the solubility at a third given temperature. Using a virtual lab, they design and conduct an...
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Virtual Lab: Measuring the Heat Capacity of an Engine Coolant
Combine automotive science with chemistry! Young scholars investigate an alternative to the traditional engine coolant. They mix the chemicals virtually and collect data to determine the specific heat capacity.
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Virtual Lab: Determining the Heat of Reaction in Aqueous Solution
It's gettin' hot in here! An investigative activity has learners measure the heat of reaction in a virtual setting. After exploring the reaction, they attempt to create a solution at an exact temperature.
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Virtual Lab: Temperature and the Solubility of Salts
Can your scholars solve the mystery of why salts dissolve? A virtual workbench allows them to experiment with temperature and solubility with no solution prep and no post-lab clean up! Users determine the solubility of a variety of...
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Virtual Lab: Standardization of NaOH with a KHP solution: Acid Base Titration
This is not your standard standardization lab! Take titration into the high-tech age with a simulated workbench. Learners perform titrations to standardize a sodium hydroxide solution using a KHP solution of unknown concentration....
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Virtual Lab: DNA - Dye Binding: Equilibrium and Buffer Solutions
Your class is bound to be fascinated by this virtual lab! Young biochemists explore molecules that bind to specific sites on the DNA molecule through a skillful simulation. The lesson challenges learners to create a DNA-bound solution...
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Virtual Lab: Creating a Buffer Solution
Buffers don't just magically appear in the stockroom when you need them! Give learners a crash course in buffer basics using an interactive lab assignment. Individuals are tasked with creating a buffer with a certain pH that will react...
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Virtual Lab: Unknown Acid and Base Problem
Looking for an easy way to give your class experience with acid-base chemistry outside the lab? Try a detailed interactive that puts them in total control! Young chemists determine the dissociation constant and concentration of an...
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Virtual Lab: Determining the pKa and Concentration Ratio of a Protein in Solution
It's pretty common to determine the dissociation constant for an acid or a base ... but, what about a protein? Challenge your class with a virtual lab designed to further develop their acid-base chemistry skills. Individuals determine...
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Virtual Lab: Weak Acid and Base Problems
You'll feel strongly about this weak acid and base virtual lab! Scholars experiment with the wonders of dissociation constants in a simulated lab environment. The accompanying written work includes buffer preparation, titration curves,...
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Virtual Lab: Strong Acid and Base Problems
Strong acids and bases don't hesitate to dissociate! Your chemistry class won't hesitate calculating pH either, thanks to an engaging simulation. Individuals perform a series of pH determinations on paper, then use the virtual lab to...
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Virtual Lab: DNA Binding Problem
Why do the bases in DNA pair up the way they do? Unravel the mystery of the double helix in a virtual lab. Young scientists follow in the footsteps of Watson and Crick to determine the free energy associated with DNA base pair binding....
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Virtual Lab: Determination of the pH Scale by the Method of Successive Dilutions
Where did the pH scale come from? Take a deeper look at a most important measure of ion concentration using a simulated physical determination. Young chemists prepare a series of dilutions after determining a dilution factor for the...
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Virtual Lab: Cobalt Chloride and Le Chatelier’s Principle
Colorful cobalt complexes make a great way to learn about Le Chatelier! Eager chemists explore equilibrium through a virtual lab. Individuals use solutions with two different concentrations and observe the color changes that indicate...
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Virtual Lab: ATP Reaction (Thermochemistry and Bonding)
If you've ever felt a little drained ... try converting some ATP to ADP! Science scholars perform one of life's most important reactions using a simulated lab workbench. The fun-to-use interactive allows pupils to control the reactants...
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Virtual Lab: Camping Problem III
So, you've headed out into the wilderness and forgotten your camp stove? What's a chemist to do? Solutions may be the solution! Scholars use a virtual lab workbench to create solutions that would be capable of heating food, courtesy of a...
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Virtual Lab: Camping Problem II
What happens to the enthalpy of a reaction as the concentration of reactants varies? Learners explore this question with a virtual lab activity. They consider five different solutions of the same reactants and monitor the temperature...
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Virtual Lab: Camping Problem I
Hiking chemists have an advantage! Young scholars use a virtual lab to conduct an experiment to create an exothermic reaction. The goal is to create enough heat to warm a meal during a hike in the rain.
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Osmotic Pressure: Spontaneous Balloon Popping
Visualize osmosis using an interactive activity. As learners monitor a simulation, they witness the particle movement through the membrane. A balloon represents the cellular membrane and 'pops' as osmosis creates an imbalance of particles.
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Brownian Motion
Explore particle motion between solute and solvents. An interactive simulation allows learners to observe the motion of solute particles as they interact with the solvent particles. It provides an option for including Brownian dynamics...