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Inquiries into Chemistry

Third Edition

Michael R. Abraham and Michael J. Pavelich

The laboratory course should do more than just acquaint the students with fundamental techniques and procedures. The laboratory experience should also involve the students in some of the kinds of mental activities a research scientist employs: finding patterns in data, developing mathematical analyses for them, forming hypotheses, testing hypotheses, debating with colleagues and designing experiments to prove a point. For this reason, the student-tested lab activities in Inquiries into Chemistry, 3/E have been designed so that students can practice these mental activities while building knowledge of the specific subject area. Instructors will enjoy the flexibility this text affords. They can select from a comprehensive collection of structured, guided-inquiry experiments and a corresponding collection of open-inquiry experiments, depending on their perception as to what would be the most appropriate method of instruction for their students. Both approaches were developed to encourage students to think logically and independently, to refine their mental models, and to allow students to have an experience that more closely reflects what occurs in actual scientific research. Thoroughly illustrated appendices cover safety in the lab, common equipment, and procedures.
 

$32.95 list, 340 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-061-7

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-061-3

© 1999

Teacher's Guide available

Table of Contents

Section I. GUIDED INQUIRY EXPERIMENTS

A. Introduction

B. Measurement

C. Mass Relationships

D. Heats

E. Gases

F. Periodicity

G. Acids and Bases

H. Molecular Structures

I. Equilibrium

J. Electrochemistry

K. Kinetics

L. Qualitative Analysis

M. Quantitative Analysis

N. Organic Compounds

Section II. OPEN INQUIRY EXPERIMENTS

A. Introduction

B. Measurement Systems

C. Mass Relationship Systems

D. Heat Laws Systems

E. Gas Systems

F. Periodicity Systems

G. Acid and Base Systems

I. Equilibrium Systems

J. Electrochemical Systems

K. Kinetics Systems