Mighty Molecule Models

Department

Mathematics

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2008

Abstract

A brief narrative description of the journal article, document, or resource. As part of the SMATHematics Project: The Wonder of Science, The Power of Mathematics--a collaborative partnership between Kennesaw State University and two local school districts, fifth graders had the opportunity to puzzle out chemical formulas of propane, methanol, and other important molecules. In addition, they explored properties that characterize certain molecules and then used their newly acquired knowledge of atoms' bonding requirements to help them build three-dimensional molecular models. The effort is succeeding--as you can see by the fifth-grade classroom experience described here.

Journal Title

Science and Children

Journal ISSN

0036-8149

Volume

45

Issue

5

First Page

33

Last Page

37

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