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ERIC Number: EJ1113949
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Sep
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Creating and Using Interactive, 3D-Printed Models to Improve Student Comprehension of the Bohr Model of the Atom, Bond Polarity, and Hybridization
Smiar, Karen; Mendez, J. D.
Journal of Chemical Education, v93 n9 p1591-1594 Sep 2016
Molecular model kits have been used in chemistry classrooms for decades but have seen very little recent innovation. Using 3D printing, three sets of physical models were created for a first semester, introductory chemistry course. Students manipulated these interactive models during class activities as a supplement to existing teaching tools for learning typically difficult concepts that currently lack physical models: the Bohr model of the atom, bond polarity, and hybridization. The results from student surveys show that these easy-to-produce models have a positive impact on students' perceptions of learning.
Division of Chemical Education, Inc and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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