2. Science Labs
Laboratory Experimentation Must Be
Part of All Science Classes
Labs Are Currently Weak Link of D.L.
Science Classes
3. Distance Learning at C.M.C.
12,000 Square Miles Service Area
14 Campuses
22,000 Students
Telecourses (Intro to Chemistry)
Interactive Video Courses (Gen.
Chem I & II, Physics I & II)
Internet Courses (Chemistry &
Physics)
8. Simulations
Java Applets
Physlets (Applets with physics content)
Learn Anytime Anywhere Physics
(LAAPhysics) - UNC Greensboro
WebTOP – The Optics Project
(Mississippi State Univ)
9. Applets/Physlets
Prof. Fu-Kwun Hwang
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/
Wolfgang Christian – Davidson College
http://webphysics.davidson.edu/Applets
/Applets.html
10. FiPS - Universität
Kaiserslautern
Früheinstieg ins Physikstudium
First 2 semesters through D.L.
Digital Videos
Interactive Screen experiments
Applets/Physlets
Remote controlled Real experiments
11. Interactive Screen
Experiments
Photorealistic and interactive
Prof. Rass and Dr. Kirstein at the IFPL
of the Technical University of Berlin
http://fips-server.physik.uni-
kl.de/software/iseviewer/documentation
http://pen.physik.uni-
kl.de/fips/projekt/Darstellung/openuni/M
ultimedia/
27. CD-ROM DEVELOPMENT
Time Consuming
Expensive
Professional Quality?
CMC-Biology Lab
Could Be on Server or Student Buys
a Copy
28. WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE
EXPERIMENTS
Virtual Coke Machine
Remote User Control of Model Train
in Scandinavia
Remote Access to Experiments
Under Dangerous Environments
High-energy Gammy Ray
Experiments
34. Lab Kit Issues
How safe are at-home lab experiments?
What are legal issues for conducting
labs in an unsupervised environment?
Are important experiments eliminated
because of safety (or cost)?
Compliance with proper waste
disposal?
35. LAB KITS:
Instructor Assembled
Efforts by a few Individual Instructors
Northern Virginia C.C.
Commercially Assembled
Major Supply Companies’ Group Kits
Chem-Kits
Delta Educational
41. At-home Labs
Florida Atlantic University
www.science.fau.edu/chemistry/cml/Cmlife.HTM
Lab 1: Pigment Extraction
Lab 2: Salt Solutions
Lab 3: Household Chemicals
Lab 4: Water Analysis
Lab 5: Paper Chromatography
42. At-home Labs
Elmhurst College
Lab 1: Physical and Chemical
Properties of Household Substances
Lab 2: Combustion, Heat, and Calories
Lab 3: Absorption of Solar Radiation -
Greenhouse Effect
Lab 4: Acids and Bases in Household
Materials
43. Elmhurst College – cont.
Lab 5: Pollution Dilution
Lab 6: Properties, Classification, and
Recycling of Plastics
46. Open University - UK
Since early 70’s
Very large science kit – storage
problem
$ 1.6 million/8000 students
Very high annual costs (warehousing,
shipping, replacement parts, etc.)
Working on new kit (small & non-
returnable)
47. Some Institutions using Kits
Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Northern Virginia C.C.
Arizona State University – Physical
Science 110 (non-science majors)
Christopher Newport University
Virginia Highlands C.C.
Ball State Univ - PHY 691 (Toy-based)
48. Monash University, Australia
Physics kit $ 120.00 ($ 100.00 deposit)
– 2nd
semester
Video instructions
Students as far away as Signapore
Kits returned as much as 6 months late
Success - High retention rate
49. Choice 2000 Program
California Charter School
On-line High School
Lab Kits (equipment & a few chemicals)
Students supply (lots of household
items)
www.drwelstead.com/new_page_6.htm
50. Anytime Anywhere
Chemistry Experience
Doris Kimbrough – CU Denver
Jimmy Reeves – Univ. of N.Carolina,
Wilmington
http://aa.uncwil.edu/reeves/onlinelabs/
http://aa.uncwil.edu/reeves/onlinelabs/
menu.htm
http://aa.uncwil.edu/reeves/onlinelabs/L
ab_Matrix_01_00.htm
54. Chem-Kits Experiments
1. Observations of Chemical Changes
2. Laboratory Techniques,
Measurements & Density
3. Properties of Gases
4. Liquids and Solids
5. Physical and Chemical Properties of
Substances
55. Chem-Kits Experiments
(cont.)
6. The Identification of Metallic Ions
7. Ionic Reactions
8. Qualitative Anion Tests
9. Qualitative Cation Tests
10. Determining the Percentage of
Acetic Acid in Vinegar
11. Determination of Water Hardness
56. At-Home Science, Inc
Distance Ed Kits “in the Pipeline”…
2nd
Semester Chemistry
Biology for Non-science Majors
Biology for Science Majors
- Will Include 400x Microscope
Physics Kits – 1st
& 2nd
Semester
57. FUTURE OPTIONS
Consortia - Affordable Prices For Remote
Access Labs
Reciprocal Arrangements For Lab
Facilities Use
Short (3-5 day) Lab Courses
Computer/calculator-based probes
(Vernier, etc)
Purchase
Loan