Consultation Seminar on
Sixth Form Chemistry
Curriculum
Resources
Mr W C HO
29/5/04
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)
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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)
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Open Review collection, JCE
http://www.jce.divched.org/JCEDLib/WebWare/
collection/open/index.html
Octahedral holes
preserved
Buckminsterfullerene (4.6)
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Build a Buckyball (#1, #2)
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http://www.seed.slb.com/en/lab/buckyball
/index.htm
http://kchf45.karlov.mff.cuni.cz/~JanValenta/C60/BU
CKYBA.HTM
Discovery and applications of
fullerenes
Science Update Programmes
Simulate Maxwell-Boltzmann curves at
different temperatures (5.5)
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ChemLand, University of Massachusetts
http://colossus.chem.umass.edu/bvining/dow
nloads/chemland2
Spreadsheet, RSC
Choice of Indicators (6.2)
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Chemistry Simulations,
Royal Society of Chemistry
http://www.chemit.co.uk/java/
More Simulations
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http://www.chem.iastate.edu/group/Gre
enbowe/sections/projectfolder/animatio
nsindex.htm
ftp download from
Iowa State University
CD-ROM: Spectroscopy for
Schools & College, RSC
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Video clips on IR, NMR and MS
Tutorial, Problems, Exercises &
Reference for interpreting
spectra
Sample version:
http://www.chemsoc.org/netwo
rks/learnnet/spec-cd.htm
NIST Chemistry WebBook http://webbook.nist.gov/chemi
stry
IT for Interactive Learning
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Resources to be developed in
collaboration with Dept of Chemistry, HKU
Simulations, animations, tutorials, photos,
videos
For teacher presentation, student selflearning, guided-inquiry
Tentative topics:
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Emission spectra and electronic transitions
Mass spectra
Synthetic routes of natural products
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Article Reading Activities
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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
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Catalyst
http://www.philipallan.co.uk
Chemistry Review
ChemMatters
Chem 13 News, U of
Waterloo, Canada
http://sciborg.uwaterloo.ca/chem13ne
ws/index.html
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Education in Chemistry
Reading to Learn
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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
切勿再翻用礦泉水膠樽?
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很多人會不知道再用的膠樽所產生的毒素，有人可能已
經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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Check http://www.plasticsinfo.org/food/index.html
References
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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)
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Nomenclature of Organic Compounds
Resources for S4-5
(under Development)
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Fun with Chemistry
Your Feedbacks and
Participations
Thank you !
Mr W C HO
cdosc21@edb.gov.hk
Tel 2712 8476