In this activity, you will investigate the making of different shapes of waves.
In this activity you will explore what affects the association and dissociation of diatomic molecules.
In this activity, you will learn how meiosis (the formation of gametes) and fertilization (combining two gametes to form a fertilized zygote) shuffle the alleles that offspring inherit.
In this activity, students will monitor the temperature of a melting ice cube.
This initial module from the GENIQUEST project introduces the dragons and the inheritance of their traits, then delves into meiosis and its relationship to inherited traits. Students examine the effects of choosing different gametes on dragon offspring, and learn about genetic recombination by creating recombination events to generate specific offspring from two given parent dragons. […]
Learn to identify different molecular shapes, to understand the interactions that create these shapes, and how to predict a molecule’s shape given certain information about it. Explore these concepts using three-dimensional computer models and answer a series of questions to reinforce your understanding.
In this activity, students interact with 12 models to observe emergent phenomena as molecules assemble themselves. Investigate the factors that are important to self-assembly, including shape and polarity. Try to assemble a monolayer by “pushing” the molecules to the substrate (it’s not easy!). Rotate complex molecules to view their structure. Finally, create your own nanostructures […]
In this activity, you will study the motion of an object as it moves up and down a ramp.
In this activity, students review inheritance with variation. A Virtual Field model has light levels that vary smoothly from top to bottom. A single type of seed grows best in the center of the field, but the model includes variation in the offspring seeds. Since each plant scatters seeds randomly, it happens occasionally that some […]
Intermolecular attractions are responsible for everything from the temperatures at which substances boil to the power of your immune system in recognizing pathogens and the climbing ability of geckos! Feel the strength of London dispersion and dipole-dipole attractions, explore how intermolecular attractions affect boiling point and solubility, and investigate the special role of hydrogen bonds […]