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Program Management System - 19th BCCE - Teaching to the National Science Standards: Using Chemistry Content to Connect Concrete Concepts to Abstract Ideas

Symposium Title: Teaching to the National Science Standards: Using Chemistry Content to Connect Concrete Concepts to Abstract Ideas
Descrption: According to the National Standards (Physical Science Content Standard B), high school students should develop an understanding of the relationship between three domains: macroscopic (observable phenomena); microscopic (molecules, atoms, and particles); and symbolic (formulas, equations, and reactions). Developing and refining these relationships are challenging for many students. A strong chemistry course that provides learning experiences and activities that expand students’ knowledge base as well as connect to their prior knowledge is essential. Teaching activities will be presented that relate concepts such as atomic structure with reactions, forces, energy transfers, and entropy. These topics provide excellent vehicles for bridging the gap between the concrete concepts that students have and the abstract ideas we would like for them to develop. These same topics also provide many opportunities to identify and clarify common misconceptions.
Program: 19th BCCE
Audience: High School
Organizer: Amy Lou Keep
CoOrganizers: Joe Shane
Restrictions: We will not be in a room that supports live chemistry demos.
Session 1 of 1 [2006-08-01 13:15:00 - 16:50:00] - Amy Lou Keep, Presider
Start TimePresenterTitle
13:15:00 introduction
13:20:00Kathy KitzmannAnalogies for teaching chemistry
13:40:00Arcelia RamirezMagnets, analogies and energy changes
14:00:00Leonard FineLighting the high school chemistry course with light bulbs and LEDs: Content and contexts (Part 1)
14:20:00John DemingCan your students provide evidence of the existence of atoms?
14:40:00Amy Lou KeepAre these results good?
15:00:00 break
15:10:00Joe ShaneScientific writing and journalism as vehicles for developing understanding of abstract chemical principles
15:30:00Jeffrey ParadisBridging the macroscopic, sub-microscopic and symbolic: Hands on activities to help students learn chemistry
15:50:00Grace NeffHow bonding affects the observable properties of materials: A 5-day summer workshop for middle & high school chemistry teachers
16:10:00 discussion
 

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