Multi-sensory Chemical Equilibrium Investigation as a Learning Lab Experience

TCE

The Chemical Educator

ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)

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Abstract Volume 15 (2010) pp 181-184

Multi-sensory Chemical Equilibrium Investigation as a Learning Lab Experience

Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo* and Deborah C. Bromfield Lee

Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, maria_oliver@ncsu.edu
Received September 1, 2009. Accepted December 26, 2009.

Published: 17 March 2010

Abstract. An experiment is described that incorporates the senses of smell, touch, hearing and sight in exploring the Le Chatêlier’s principle to provide students with a unique and structured inquiry experience through multi-sensory learning. A new laboratory format, the Learning Lab Report, was used to encourage reflective thinking and promote scientific inquiry through the use of conceptual questions.

Key Words: Laboratories and Demonstrations; general chemistry; equilibrium; Le Chatêlier’s Principle; inquiry; multi-sensory experimentation

(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: maria_oliver@ncsu.edu)

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Experimental protocols for the students and detailed notes for the instructors on the experiment are available (83 KB).