A Selection of General Chemistry Experiments
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.
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 POGIL, STEM, Self-Directed, Guided Inquiry, 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