Students calculate the pH during the titration of a weak base. A text to accompany the worksheet is also provided.
View Resource →Students examine solubility equilibria including the influence of pH and complexation of the metal species on solubility. A text that accompanies the…
View Resource →Students examine EDTA complexes and the influence of pH and other metal ions on complexation.
View Resource →Students explore basic concepts of chemical equilibrium calculations when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore basic aspects of atomic spectroscopy including absorption and emission. Flame and graphite furnace AA are covered. ICP emission spectroscopy is…
View Resource →Students explore basic aspects of luminescence spectroscopy including energy level diagrams and the processes of fluorescence and phosphorescence. Processes that result in…
View Resource →Students explore basic aspects of infrared spectroscopy including the operation of an FT-IR. There is an associated text that explains the answers…
View Resource →Students explore basic aspects of UV/Vis spectroscopy including effects of conjugation, non-bonding electrons and solvent on the observed spectrum. There is an…
View Resource →Students explore basic aspects of spectroscopy including aspects of electromagnetic radiation, Beer’s Law and instrumental components. There is an associated text that…
View Resource →Students explore calculating the pH of weak acids and bases, buffers and neutralization reactions. A text to accompany the exercise is also…
View Resource →Students explore basic concepts of chemical equilibrium calculations when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students prepare solutions, record fluorescence spectra, and then perform a class-wide analysis of the results.
View Resource →Students explore the effect of different variables on the resulting FT-IR spectrum.
View Resource →In this activity, students prepare a solution, record spectral data, and then complete several statistical analyses of the data.
View Resource →Students explore first and second order spectra from an echellette grating in this activity.
View Resource →Students explore various aspects of solubility equilibria calculations when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students examine EDTA complexes including EDTA titrations when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students will learn to: Recall basic calculations and definitions about acid-base chemistry. Interpret the pH scale and use Kw to draw relationships…
View Resource →In this activity, students explore methods such as anodic stripping, linear sweep and cyclic voltammetry. There is also an associated text that…
View Resource →Students explore basic concepts of electrochemistry include electrochemical potential, the Nernst equation and electrochemical cells. There is also an accompanying text that…
View Resource →A lab activity involving the analysis of BOD, phosphate and nitrate in local water. Kyle Cissell, San Francisco State University (kacissel@sfsu.edu)
View Resource →Students complete several calculations using fluorescent measurements.
View Resource →This activity develops the concepts behind radiative forcing and its relevance in climate change.
View Resource →A spectral dataset is provided and suggestions for activities to students explore are described.
View Resource →Students explore the workings of an echellette grating in this activity.
View Resource →Students explore various aspects of solubility equilibria calculations when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students examine metal chelate complexes and the titration of metals using EDTA.
View Resource →Students explore basic concepts of acid-base chemistry when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore basic aspects of chromatographic separations including concepts such as number of theoretical plates, separation factor, retention factor and resolution. There…
View Resource →In this activity, students explore basic concepts of electrochemical cells.
View Resource →Students explore basic concepts of electrochemistry include electrochemical potential, the Nernst equation and electrochemical cells.
View Resource →A lab activity involving the comparison of two spectrophotometric methods for the analysis of phosphate. Kyle Cissell, San Francisco State University (kacissel@sfsu.edu)
View Resource →Students explore titrations of weak acids and based using a titration simulator.
View Resource →Students explore various aspects of solubility when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students will learn to: Calculate the pH of a solution containing strong and/or weak acids and/or bases. Assess the reasonableness of a…
View Resource →Students will learn to: List and describe the factors/parameters that affect the shape of acid-base titration curves Predict and explain why the…
View Resource →Basic electrochemical concepts including electrochemical cells are covered in this activity.
View Resource →After completing the lab activity, students will be able to: Design an effective sampling strategy of solids by considering the necessary aspects…
View Resource →Students use an acid-base titration simulator to explore the effect of different variables.
View Resource →Students explore basic concepts of acid-base chemistry and buffers when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore basic concepts of electrochemistry including electrochemical cells and redox titrations.
View Resource →After completing this laboratory activity, students will be able to: Design and execute statistically relevant experiments for measuring a suite of chemicals…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Describe the relationship between absorbance and transmittance. Develop a proportional relationship between absorbance and concentration. Account for the…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Determine the pH at any point throughout an acid-base titration including the titration of: A strong acid with…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Identify a buffer solution. Calculate the pH of a buffer solution. Calculate the amount of reagents required to…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Recall basic concepts about redox chemistry Identifying oxidation and reduction Identify the oxidizing and reducing agent in a…
View Resource →After completing this activity, students will be able to: describe the relationship between the peak height in the mass spectrum and the…
View Resource →Students explore Beer’s law and calculations that arise from applying Beer’s law.
View Resource →Students examine the titration of monoprotic and polyprotic systems when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students will learn: Write the neutralization reaction between an acid and base. Determine if a neutralization reaction goes to completion. Calculate the…
View Resource →Students examine the titration of a weak acid when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students learn to: Use basic output from an analytical tool (buret) to calibrate that tool. Use data to perform error analysis (identify…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Calculate mean and standard deviation from given sample data. Apply Grubbs test to given sample data for the…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Predict and explain the elution order of analytes. Explain the effects of temperature programs and flow rate on…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Use the appropriate statistical test to evaluate the quality of data. Use the correct type of t test…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Predict elution order of compounds Calculate retention factor and selectivity factor Explain the effect of mobile phase composition…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Calculate the resolution of 2 peaks in a chromatographic experiment. Use chromatographic data in a quantitative analysis.
View Resource →Students explore aspects of the signal-to-noise ratio for chromatographic data when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students will learn to: understand how a sample relates to a population; understand how a population can be represented by the normal…
View Resource →Students explore various concepts related to resolution in chromatographic methods.
View Resource →Students use computer simulations to explore analog to digital conversion in this activity.
View Resource →Students explore basic statistical concepts in this activity.
View Resource →Students explore Fick’s first and second laws of diffusion in this activity.
View Resource →Students use computer simulations to explore the Nyquist frequency.
View Resource →Students explore basic statistical concepts in this activity.
View Resource →After completing this activity, students will be able to: Identify the individual components of the MS and their respective functions. Describe how…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Differentiate between signals and noise in electronic measurements Describe the behavior of signals and noise in repeated measurements…
View Resource →A variety of common standardization methods are developed in this activity.
View Resource →Students perform statistical analyses of masses of a large number of coins to explore important concepts in statistics.
View Resource →Students predict the mass spectra for a variety of trihalomethanes. Peter Palmer, San Francisco State University (palmer@sfsu.edu)
View Resource →Students use computer simulations to explore aspects of signal averaging.
View Resource →Students explore calculations of the concentration on an unknown under a variety of different conditions and standardization methods.
View Resource →Students use a dataset for pennies to explore basic statistical concepts.
View Resource →Students work through the basics of the nitrogen rule as well its application to the EI and ESI mass spectra of cocaine.…
View Resource →Students will learn to: dentify interfering matrix components Be familiar with different extraction processes Understand the derivatization process for increasing sample volatility
View Resource →Students explore a variety of calibration procedures when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students learn to: Calculate the standard deviation and confidence interval for a data set. Describe the precision of a data set. Describe…
View Resource →Students explore aspects of the Fourier transform process in an FT-ICR-MS instrument. David Griffith, Willamette University (dgriffit@willamette.edu)
View Resource →Students will learn: Write the equilibrium expression and solubility product for a precipitation reaction. Calculate the solubility of a sparingly soluble compound.…
View Resource →Students learn to: Identify different methods to calibrate instrumentation or analytical methodologies Choose proper calibration method depending on sample characteristics or instrument.…
View Resource →Students explore the influence of ionic strength on solubility when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore a variety of calibration methods when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students learn to Outline and explain the scientific process and the analytic process. Perform conversions between units and explain calculations of chemical…
View Resource →Calculate analyte concentrations given experimental data from a back titration
View Resource →Students will learn to: Assess the limitations of different sample types (e.g. urine, blood, hair) Define various sampling strategies Develop a rational…
View Resource →Students explore the influence of ionic strength on solubility when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students learn to: explain the differences between external standard and standard addition calibration. identify when the use of an internal standard is…
View Resource →Students examine the nature of and titration of biofuels when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students work through the decisions involved in developing a sampling plan in this activity.
View Resource →Students explore a variety of calibration methods when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students will learn to: Consider the effect of electronic structure on absorbance and fluorescence emission Design experiments using absorbance and fluorescence Compare…
View Resource →Students calculate the pH of various situations for polyprotic systems. There is also an accompanying text that explains the answers to the…
View Resource →In this activity, students are given an analysis problem and asked to develop plans for sampling and sample preparation.
View Resource →Students learn to: Explain the purpose of using internal standards Use response factors to calculate an unknown concentration based on an internal…
View Resource →Identify basic decisions associated with performing a chemical analysis.
View Resource →This activity is designed to give students the ability to: Accurately and effectively navigate the scientific literature. Get information from a journal…
View Resource →Students calculate the pH of various situations for polyprotic systems.
View Resource →Students explore the use of internal standards and standard addition when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore various aspects of liquid-liquid extraction including the influence of pH on solubility properties of acid, base and neutral compounds.
View Resource →Students analyze a literature article on acid-base titrations using microfluidic paper-based analytical devices.
View Resource →Students examine several examples of analyses using standard addition when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students consider how to use HPLC for drug analysis in forensics.
View Resource →Students analyze an article on multiplexed detection and imaging of intracellular mRNAs using a four color nanoprobe.
View Resource →Students will learn to: Create and interpret a calibration curve. Explain the differences between types of blanks. Develop a validation process.
View Resource →Students will learn to: Describe the role electrode size can play in cyclic voltammetry. 2. Practice interpretation of cyclic voltammetry data analysis.…
View Resource →Students will learn: Identify a single-point external calibration Determine the amount of unknown in a sample for a single-point external calibration Use…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Use calibration curves to convert analytical signals into concentrations. Propagate uncertainty from a calibration curve. Evaluate the quality…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Describe the operational principle of different entry-level techniques such as split/splitless, on column, PTV, thermal desorption-pyrolysis, purge and…
View Resource →Students analyze an article on microelectrode in vivo electrochemistry in this activity.
View Resource →Students examine a series of hypothetical calibration curves obtained using gas chromatography to consider various features that may show up in these…
View Resource →In this activity, students develop an analytical method for the analysis of morphine and its metabolites. Kathryn Riley, Swarthmore College (kriley1@swarthmore.edu)
View Resource →After completing this laboratory activity, students will be able to: Practice tailoring method development to the application at hand Consider the complexity…
View Resource →After completing this activity, students will be able to: Identify the details of the various steps in a quantitative analysis method Design…
View Resource →A worksheet that develops the various chemical processes that occur during bread-making. Asmira Alagic, Saint Louis University (asmira.alagic@slu.edu)
View Resource →This activity develops topics around the concentration and importance of these gases in the atmosphere. Nick Kuklinski, Virginia Commonwealth University (kuklinskinj@vcu.edu)
View Resource →This activity develops a basic understanding of the field of immunoassays. Rebecca Pompano, University of Virginia (rrp2z@virginia.edu)
View Resource →Students will learn to: Sketch and draw molecules in the software. Visualize and recognize the differences between frequency, line width, and number…
View Resource →Students explore the utility of various spectroscopic techniques.
View Resource →Students explore various aspects of mass spectrometry imaging in this activity. Rebecca Pompano, University of Virginia (rrp2z@virginia.edu)
View Resource →Students will learn to: Differentiate between GC stationary phases and their selectivities. Identify the factors that influence retention of analytes. Recognize the…
View Resource →This activity introduces students to a variety of considerations involving GC-MS.
View Resource →Students are presented a series of different scenarios and must select and justify an appropriate separation method for the analysis.
View Resource →Students explore basic concepts within size exclusion chromatography.
View Resource →Students explore basic concepts within size exclusion chromatography.
View Resource →Students will learn to: Identify the chemical/physical property that controls separation of compounds in a given scenario Relate the concept of partition…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Label an internal standards calibration curve. List the requirements of an internal standard. Predict the elution order of…
View Resource →Students explore the effect of temperature on gas chromatographic separations.
View Resource →Students explore basic aspects of Raman spectroscopy including the cause of Stokes and anti-Stokes lines. There is an associated text that explains…
View Resource →The utility of MATHCAD for familiar calculations using pH and solubility is demonstrated.
View Resource →Students explore aspects of capillary electrophoresis that include methods of migration and variables that influence retention order. There is an associated text…
View Resource →Students learn to: Calculate the ionic strength of a solution. Determine the activity coefficient for species in solution Perform equilibrium calculations using…
View Resource →Students explore aspects of steric exclusion chromatography including variables that affect retention order and determination of molecular weight. There is an associated…
View Resource →Students learn to: Calculate the ionic strength of a solution. Describe the relationship between ionic strength and activity. Quantify the impact of…
View Resource →Students explore aspects of ion exchange chromatography including variables that affect retention order and methods of detection. There is an associated text…
View Resource →Students explore aspects of bonded-phase liquid chromatography including the nature of possible stationary phases and variables that affect retention order. There is…
View Resource →Students explore aspects of gas chromatography including various injection and detection methods. There is an associated text that explains the answers to…
View Resource →Students explore the contributions to resolution including the number of theoretical plates, separation factor and retention factor. There is an associated text…
View Resource →Students explore the contributions to broadening of chromatographic peaks including longitudinal diffusion, eddy diffusion, and liquid and stationary phase mass transport. There…
View Resource →Students analyze an article on the development of a novel carbon paste sensor for determination of micromolar amounts of sulfaquinoxaline in pharmaceutical…
View Resource →This activity describes an inquiry-based project where students design an electrochemical sensor.
View Resource →Students explore various aspects of potentiometry when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore potentiometric titrations when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore coulometric, amperometric and potentiometric titrations when completing this activity. There is also an associated text that explains the answers to…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Differentiate different types of columns (i.e., WCOT, PLOT, packed), their dimensions, applicability and diffusion factors affecting the separation…
View Resource →Students explore aspects of accuracy and precision when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore various aspects of liquid-liquid extraction including the influence of pH on solubility properties of acid, base and neutral compounds.
View Resource →Students will learn to: Evaluate the suitability of three common detectors (FID, TCD, and ECD) for different analytes Explain the operation principle…
View Resource →Students will learn: Calculate the ionic strength of a solution. Describe the relationship between ionic strength and activity. Quantify the impact of…
View Resource →Students explore several examples of writing charge and mass balances when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore a variety of gravimetric analysis procedures when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore a variety of gravimetric analysis procedures when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore a variety of gravimetric analysis procedures when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore a variety of gravimetric analysis procedures when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students explore examples of the limit of detection when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students examine an article on measuring internal azole and pyrethroid pesticide concentrations in Daphnia magna using QuEChERS and GC-ECD—method development with a…
View Resource →Students learn to: Prepare a linear calibration curve from experimental data. Perform a linear fit, including regression statistics, in Excel. Use a…
View Resource →After completing this activity, students will be able to: Choose appropriate glassware for solution preparation Demonstrate proper solution preparation Dilute and recalculate…
View Resource →Students explore calculations of concentration related to dilutions and the propagation of error when performing dilutions.
View Resource →After completing this activity, students will be able to: Convert between different types of concentration units. Calculate the final concentration of a…
View Resource →After completing this activity, students will be able to: Choose the appropriate piece of glassware to ensure the desired level of precision…
View Resource →Students learn to: Determine volumes and concentrations in dilution calculations. Convert between different concentration units (e.g., ppm to M). Interpret a procedure…
View Resource →Students learn to: Apply concepts of accuracy, tolerances, and significant figures to a practical laboratory scenario. Develop scientific “common sense”. Communicate (oral…
View Resource →Students learn to: To recognize and use fundamental SI units To identify and use the correct number of SFs in problem-solving and…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Differentiate between accuracy and precision. Describe two main types of error in chemical analysis. Express experimental error as…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Determine an unknown quantity using titration data. Propagate uncertainty for common mathematical operations including: Addition/subtractions Multiplication/division Perform the…
View Resource →Students learn to: Learn basic Excel functionality, including data entry, mathematical manipulations, built-in functions (AVERAGE, STDEV), importing data, etc. Use Excel to…
View Resource →Students will learn to: Apply addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division rules to propagate uncertainty. solution in lab with optimal accuracy.
View Resource →Students consider types of errors and examine basic concepts in statistics in this activity.
View Resource →Students explore basic aspects of statistics in this exercise.
View Resource →Students will learn to: To define the types of measurement errors that exist and ways to lessen them; To be able to…
View Resource →Students use an Excel worksheet to explore the normal distribution and other important concepts in statistics.
View Resource →Students will learn to: Recognize the shortcomings of “default” graphs in a software program. Be able to articulate why a particular graph…
View Resource →Students learn to: Explain the differences between external standard and standard addition calibration and describe situations when each should be used. Give…
View Resource →Students learn to: Understand the different forms of quantification techniques presented, including multiple titrations, gravimetric analysis, and combustion analysis. Perform calculation on…
View Resource →Students analyze an article that uses LC-MS for in vivo analysis of neurotransmitters.
View Resource →Students examine several examples of recovery curves and aspects of signal averaging when completing this activity.
View Resource →Students analyze an article on the use of mass spectrometry in plant-omics. Jill Venton, University of Virginia (bjv2n@eservices.virginia.edu)
View Resource →After completing this activity, students will be able to: 1. Analyze how instrumentation is described. 2. Practice interpretation of mass spectrometric data…
View Resource →Students analyze a literature article on simple telemedicine for developing regions. Camera phones and paper-based microfluidic devices are used for real-time, off-site…
View Resource →Students explore aspects of ion exchange chromatography including variables that affect retention order and methods of detection. There is an associated text…
View Resource →Students explore basic concepts within size exclusion chromatography.
View Resource →Students explore various aspects of solubility when completing this activity.
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