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Lab-in-a-Box: A Guide for Remote Laboratory Instruction in an Instrumental Analysis Course

At home Hands-on Experiments, Virtual Experiment/Simulation

Hands-on learning in a remote laboratory environment. This Journal of Chemical Education Article by Deon T. Miles and William G. Wells of the Department of Chemistry, Sewanee: The University of the South describes a homemade kit with at home, hands on laboratory experiments in spectroscopy and chromatography. The paper and supporting information describe both hands on…

A Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets and Graphs

Skill-Building Exercises

Two tutorials on spreadsheets, equations, graphs and trendlines This post contains two Microsoft Excel tutorials. The first one shows some basics of Excel spreadsheets, such as equations and formatting. The second one shows how to make an x-y scatter plot and trendline on Microsoft Excel. Sample data is also provided so students can apply what they…

Determination of Glucose in Beverages using a Blood-Glucose Meter

At home Hands-on Experiments

An At Home or In Lab Experiment for Analytical Chemistry Laboratories This experiment was designed to be utilized as an “at home” lab experiment where students use a commercial glucometer and test strips to design and perform an experiment to measure glucose (also known as dextrose) in sports drinks or other beverages, given some information about…