General Chemistry Multimedia Problems ask students questions about experiments they see presented using videos and images. The questions asked apply concepts from different parts of an introductory course, encouraging students to decompartmentalize the material.
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Sample Screen
A screen from one of the Multimedia Problems, the Drinking Bird. Click Sample Problem to see more.
Author
David M. Whisnant
Department of Chemistry
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC 29303
What are General Chemistry Multimedia Problems?
32 problems each with several questions concerning chemical phenomena (See the abstract for a list of problems.)
Problems that ask students to answer questions based on their observations
Problems that encourage students to think about chemical demonstrations
Problems that require students to consider concepts learned in more than a single chapter of a typical introductory chemistry textbook
A terrific example of how video and still images from the Chemistry Comes Alive! series can be used in the classroom
How can you use General Chemistry Multimedia Problems?
Regularly assigned homework
Out-of-class collaborative group exercises
The basis for written essays in which the students answer the questions in detail