Module developed by William Becker, Beatrice E. Epperson, and William Lamb, the Oregon team.
Arlotto, R., Beach, D., Bent, H., Domencich, D., Guitierrez, N., Herron, D., John, E., McHugh, K.,Paroni, G.,Schultz,E., Sievert, M., Smith, J., Stone, H., Wong, G., and Zmaczynski, R. (1984). Electrochemistry. (Available from Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, P.O. Box 642, Princeton, NJ 08542).
A booklet including curriculum materials, enrichment materials, and laboratory activities developed by master chemistry teachers attending the Dreyfuls Foundation Institute for High School Chemistry at Princeton University.
Becker, R. O., and Selden, G. (1985). The body electric: Electromagnetism and the foundation of life. New York, NY: Morrow.
This book details Becker et al.'s research on the biological effects of electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetic fields.
Brodd, R. J. (1985, October). Advanced batteries. CHEMTECH, 15(10), 612-621.
Article reviewing research and technology on advanced battery systems.
Carmichael, L. N., and Haines, D. F. (1987). Laboratory chemistry (Teacher Ed.). Columbus, OH: Merrill.
Chirpich, T. P. (1975). Electrochemistry in organisms: Electron flow and power output. Journal of Chemical Education, 52, 99-100.
A short article describing how to apply electrochemical calculations to biological systems.
Edge, R. D. (1984). String and sticky tape experiments. (Available from Department of Physics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208).
A book of physics demonstrations published by the American Association of Physics Teachers. Many of the demonstrations are useful for chemistry concepts.
Faulkner, L. R. (1984, February 27). Chemical microstructures on electrodes. Chemical and Engineering News, 62(9), 28-45.
An article reviewing research on the effects of attaching various functional groups to electrode surfaces.
Freier, G. D., and Anderson, F. J. (1981). Demonstration handbook for physics. (Available from American Association of Physics Teachers, Graduate Physics Building, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794).
A book of physics demonstrations published by the American Association of Physics Teachers that contain many chemistry concepts.
Hajian, H. G., and Pecsok, R. L. (1988). Modern chemical technology (Vol. 1). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Kozawa, A., and Powers, R. A. (1972). Electrochemical reactions in batteries. Journal of Chemical Education, 49, 587-588.
An article proposing alternative modes for presenting electrochemical concepts to students.
Lauren, P. M. (1977). Sir Humphry Davy's battle with the sea. Chemistry, 50(7), 14-17.
Historical account of Sir Humphry Davy, Director of the Royal Navy Institute in England in the early 1800s. Davy was the mentor of Michael Faraday.
Lindstrom, O. (1988, August). That incredible fuel cell. Part 1. CHEMTECH, 18(8), 490-497.
Lindstrom, O. (1988, September). Fuel cell power plants. Part 2. CHEMTECH,18(9), 553-559.
Lindstrom, O. (1988, November). Muscles, engines, and fuel cells. Part 3. CHEMTECH, 18(11), 686-693.
Lindstrom, O. (1989, January). Fuel cell markets. Part 4. CHEMTECH, 19(1), 44-50.
A series of articles describing research and development of fuel cells.
Martin, C. R., and Freiser, H. (1980). Coated-wire ion selective electrodes and their application to the teaching laboratory. Journal of Chemical Education, 57, 512-514.
An article that provides concepts, methods, and recipes for making ion selective electrodes and using them in laboratory activities.
Mims, F. J. (1981, June). Experimenter's corner: Do-it-yourself batteries. Popular Electronics, 19(16), 84-87.
An article that describes how to make batteries from readily available materials found around the home.
Rawls, R. L. (1985, December 16). Materials developments highlight progress in batteries. Chemical and Engineering News, 63(50), 23-27.
A news item about new materials used to develop better batteries.
Rayovac Corporation. (1978). Lithium batteries technical handbook. (Available from Rayovac Technology Center, 630 Forward Drive, Madison, WI 53711).
A handbook developed by Rayovac Corporation to assist the user of lithium batteries.
Shugar, G. J., Shugar, R. A., Bauman, L., and Bauman, R. S. (1981). Chemical technicians' ready reference handbook. New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
A standard reference listing recipes, techniques, and tricks of the trade--highly recommended for any chemistry teacher.
Summerlin, L. R., Borgford, C. L., and Ealy, J. B. (1987). Chemical demonstrations: A sourcebook for teachers (Vol. 2). Washington, DC: American Chemical Society.
A chemistry demonstration sourcebook that is highly recommended for all chemistry teachers.
Wilbraham, A. C., Staley, D. D., Simpson, C. J., and Matta, M. S. (1987). Addison-Wesley chemistry laboratory manual. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley.
Worthy, W. (1985, November 25). Polymer conducts protons at room temperature. Chemical and Engineering News, 63(47), 28-29.
News item about a polymer that conducts an electric current using protons at room temperature.
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