Marin on the Bay APSI
July 17 - 20, 2017
San Domenico School, San Anselmo, CA

Resources:

• 60 Seconds -- Brain Charge by Dr. Reggie Melrose is the program we use at SPHS.  I remember that we saw a YouTube video about a school in Montreal, Canada.
• BBC Documentary "ATOM: The Clash of the Titans" -- Summarizes the history of Atomic Theory, the development of Quantum Theory, culminating in the Copenhagen interpretation.
• Richard Feynman - "The Rules of Chess" -- The scientific process is analogous to discovering chess.
• Transverse Traveling Wave -- Simple, 2-D introduction to waves; relates amplitude, wavelength, & frequency.
• Applets -- Primarily for math, physics, & engineering, but the following ones are useful for visualization chemistry.
  - Thermodynamics: Gas particles simulation models kinetic theory (https://www.falstad.com/gas/)
  - Quantum Mechanics: Wave functions of molecular orbitals (https://www.falstad.com/qmmo/)
• Molecular Orbitals Applet -- Here is another molecular orbitals applet shared by Matt.
• Cassiopeia Project -- Cassiopeia Project has produced a series of (short) podcasts nicely describing quantum theory:
  - Available on iTunes, or the link above.
• K'nex -- Bryan shared a link to the K'nex toy that would make a great building material for tetrahedral and other types of bubbles.  Thanks Bryan!
• Learning Objectives List -- Here is list of the L.O.'s by Janny.  The learning objectives are written in plain language and fit on one two-sided page.
• Whole Class Inquiry--Creating Student-Centered Science Communities -- Janny mentioned this book in class.  This is an NSTA Publication.  The book includes videos that demonstrates how inquiry looks in the classroom.
• Atomic Orbitals -- This site allows you to display the various atomic orbitals (s, p, d, & f), but moreover, allows you to display all of a certain subshell together to see how they overlap to form a sphere of electron probability.
• Magnetic Water Molecule Kit -- This is from Educational Innovations.  I really like this kit to illustrate ice crystals, hydration of ions, and intermolecular forces of attraction.
• Ben Ku's Web Site -- I mentioned Mr. Ku, my former teaching colleague at South Pasadena High School.  Here is a link to his web site.
• Large Post-It Notes -- Here is the link to popping.com where those huge post-it type notes were purchased.  They stuck really nicely to the glass.  I have found in my classroom that they don't stick as well to the walls.  They stick nicely to a clean white board, however.
• Extreme Glow Lightsticks -- Here is the company where I purchased those bright, short-lived light sticks for the kinetics demonstration.  You need to purchase quite a few (100) to get free shipping.  Remember, when they quote a price like $8.50 each, they are talking about a bag of 10 nightsticks.  Keep them in the refrigerator to make them last longer.