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This is an excellent web site that can used at different levels of the chemistry curriculum including general, organic and physical chemistry. The thermodynamic models are extremely clear and inviting. The user obtains both a molecular and a macroscopic understanding of what is happening. The thermodynamic animations are a splendid example of best practice. The Lewis structures and energy calculations are clear and very helpful. Also the user can request a Login ID to use the web site as a course management system for instructional delivery, tracking and grading.

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This site provides a wealth of data for the chemical elements, including histories, uses, geology, biology, along with chemical and physical properties. The site also includes a forum and Wiki to help build community among those interested in that which is matter!

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The Virtual Laboratory is part of the irYdium Project from Carnegie Mellon University Chemistry Department.  It allows students to conduct actual laboratory experiments online and is a complete system that can be used to design and test laboratory practices virtually. You will need to select the Virtual Laboratory from the choices on the inital pages. This should be of great interest to those teaching Chemistry online. Yoiu can learn more from the following links:

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This is an exceptional example of a simulation.  Students learn by exploring the effects of temperature, pressure, volume and moles of gas. Students can actually generate enough data to derive the gas laws for pure gases and mixtures.  They can even watch individual molecules and observe their velocities, thus exploring microscopic as well as macroscopic properties of gases.  Other data can be found in the links below:

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