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TI Helps Teachers Become Scholars
February 01, 2012
Chad Bridle, a chemistry and physics teacher at Grandville High School, helps his students understand chemistry by helping them see what is happening at the particle level using inquiry-based activities that include particle modeling. Using activities focused on phases of matter and chemical and physical changes that he and his colleagues developed as part of the Target Inquiry program, Chad examined the impact of this particle level modeling on student understanding of these core chemistry concepts. His study demonstrated the value of these activities and a more detailed account of the study and its results have been published in the Journal of Chemical Education . Also be sure to check out all of the TI activities by going to our Teaching Materials link!