Consultation Seminar on Sixth Form Chemistry

Curriculum

Resources

Mr W C HO29/5/04

Nature of Light and Spectroscope Activity (2.1)

http://solar-center.stanford.edu/activities/cots.html

US$7 per classroom set of 45 posters plus diffraction gratings

Atomic Emission Spectra (2.1)

http://jersey.uoregon.edu/vlab/elements/Elements.html

Emission

Absorption

The Periodic Table (2.5)http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html

Packing of spheres in crystal lattices (4.2) Open Review collection, JCE http://www.jce.divched.org/JCEDLib/WebWare/collection/open/index.html

Octahedral holes preserved

Buckminsterfullerene (4.6) Build a Buckyball (#1, #2)

http://www.seed.slb.com/en/lab/buckyball/index.htm

http://kchf-45.karlov.mff.cuni.cz/~JanValenta/C60/BUCKYBA.HTM

Discovery and applications of fullerenes

Science Update Programmes

Simulate Maxwell-Boltzmann curves at different temperatures (5.5)

ChemLand, University of Massachusetts http://colossus.chem.umass.edu/bvining/downloads/chemland2

Spreadsheet, RSC

Choice of Indicators (6.2) Chemistry Simulations,

Royal Society of Chemistryhttp://www.chemit.co.uk/java/

More Simulations http://www.chem.iastate.edu/group

/Greenbowe/sections/projectfolder/animationsindex.htm

ftp download from Iowa State University

CD-ROM: Spectroscopy for Schools & College, RSC Video clips on IR, NMR and MS Tutorial, Problems, Exercises &

Reference for interpreting spectra

Sample version:http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/learnnet/spec-cd.htm

NIST Chemistry WebBook - http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry

IT for Interactive Learning Resources to be developed in collaboration

with Dept of Chemistry, HKU Simulations, animations, tutorials, photos,

videos For teacher presentation, student self-

learning, guided-inquiry Tentative topics:

Emission spectra and electronic transitions Mass spectra Synthetic routes of natural products …

Article Reading Activities Development of the various models of atom to

appreciate the evolutionary nature of science (2.1)

Development of the Periodic Table (2.5) Impact of the development of modern

materials, such as semiconductors, nanotubes and liquid crystals, on our daily life (4.7)

Use of s-block compounds in fireworks (8.1) Health hazard associated with PAH (12.3) Development of environmentally benign

oxidising agents like H2O2 and oxygen (12.7)

Reading to Learn Catalyst http://www

.philipallan.co.uk Chemistry Review ChemMatters Chem 13 News, U of

Waterloo, Canada http://sciborg.uwaterloo.ca/chem13news/index.html

Education in Chemistry

Reading to Learn Reading resources to be developed in

collaboration with Dept of Chemistry, HKU Thought provoking questions Encourage learning beyond the curriculum Experiences of local scientists Follow up discussion and essay writing As portal for further information searching Forum, polling, mp3 Sample: http://web.hku.hk/~chmtycc

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習慣使用或再用你的礦泉水樽，將它們放在車上或上班時用，實在不是一個好主意。這件事發生在杜拜，一個十二歲的女童，因為連續十六個月習慣使用一個 SAFA 牌礦泉水樽， 她得了癌病。她習慣了帶著這個水樽上學，她還在水樽表面繪畫了圖案。在這個樽殼裏面，一種叫做 polyethylene terephthalate 或簡稱 PET 的塑膠，裏面含 diethylhydroxylamine 或簡稱 DEHA 的潛在致癌物質，一次過用是安全的，如果你真的要再用，用多幾日也無妨，最多一個星期吧！要將它們遠離熱力，重覆地去清洗或過水會分解那些致癌物溶在你所盛載的水中，如真的想重覆用一個樽，倒不如花一點錢去買一個較昂的專用水樽。這些錢，真的不應去吝嗇，你的家人，最好建議他們，特別是小童。

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References http://resources.edb.gov.hk/~science/chem

.htm Other learning activities Useful websites Reference books Journal articles CD-ROMs

Resources for S4-5(under Development)

Nomenclature of Organic Compounds

Resources for S4-5 (under Development)

Fun with Chemistry

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Mr W C HOcdosc21@edb.gov.hkTel 2712 8476