A Selection of Experiment Titles Performed With MeasureNet

February, 2006

MeasureNet's design has always offered instructors significant pedagogical flexibility by supporting a wide range of experiment types regardless of whether students work independently or collaboratively. But as Measurenet has expanded from its origins at the University of Cincinnati, its inventory of experiments (and their approaches and styles) has diversified commensurately. You can expect many more selections to become available in the 2006 calendar year.

Adopting electronic data acquisition doesn't require, however, the discarding of proven experiments that build student skills or enhance understanding of important concepts. Older experiments can be easily integrated into syllabi combined with those appropriate for MeasureNet. Others needing conversion can be adapted with the help of our curriculum specialists.

The following are examples of titles for Self-Directed, Inquiry, Technique, and Verification-style experiments using MeasureNet:

Reaction Stoichiometry and Moles

Determination of Chromium (VI) Concentrations via Absorption Spectroscopy

Specific Heat of A Metal

Emission Analysis of Metals

Analysis of Phosphorus in Fertilizer

Dystan Medical Supply Company – Hot and Cold Packs 

Determination of the Ka Value of a Weak Acid 

Freezing Point — A Colligative Property of Solutions

Specific Heat of Substances

Emission Analysis of Aequeous Solutions of Group IA and IIA Metal Salts

Voltaic Cells

Determination of the Concentration of Acetic Acid in Vinegar

Determination of the Cause of a Fish Kill in the Clark Fork of the Columbia River

Gas Laws

Colligative Properties

Enthalpy of Reaction — Hess's Law

Determination of the Heat of Neutralization of a Variety of Strong Acids and Bases

Chemical Kinetics

Determination of a Reaction Equalibrium Constant Using Absorption Spectroscopy

pH and Buffer Solutions

Identifying a Weak Unknown Acid

Determination of the Molecular Weight of a Volatile Liquid Using the Ideal Gas Law

Vapor Pressure and Heat of Vaporization

Analysis of Phosphorus in Cola

Self-Directed:  Quality Control at the GlassEx Company

Self-Directed:  Identity of an Unknown Metal

Amino Acids and Proteins