ERIC Number: EJ1290548
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Introducing High School Students to the Avogadro Number and the Mole Concept Using Discovery with Calculations Based on Physical Properties of Elements, Crystal Structures, and [superscript 28]Si Spheres
Journal of Chemical Education, v98 n3 p790-795 Mar 2021
An instructional approach is presented for teaching the mole concept to high school introductory-level chemistry classes. Extensions to the strategy are presented for more advanced classes. The strength of the approach is based upon discovery. Students discover the Avogadro number and the mole concept. The discovery is based upon calculations that are similar to that used by the International Avogadro Coordination (IAC) in determining the Avogadro constant. Students in advanced classes use data from the IAC to calculate the most precise and accurate values for the Avogadro constant.
Descriptors: High School Students, Scientific Concepts, Number Concepts, Chemistry, Introductory Courses, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Advanced Courses, Computation, Molecular Structure, Secondary School Science
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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