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I taught chemistry for 25 years. I now provide tuition online. I just like nicely produced, imaginative resources.

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I taught chemistry for 25 years. I now provide tuition online. I just like nicely produced, imaginative resources.
antagonistic muscle pair on arm
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antagonistic muscle pair on arm

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I made a little cartoon to illustrate biceps and triceps contracting and relaxing to move the arm. Simply double click on the .html file, and it should open in your browser. Now has radius and ulnar. A preview is available on my web site. Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my interactive resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.
Effect of pH on amino acids
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Effect of pH on amino acids

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I made a crazy interactive widget to illustrate the ionic forms of glycine. Just for fun really. Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my interactive resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.
Lock and key mechanism of enzyme action
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Lock and key mechanism of enzyme action

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I have made a deliberately clunky representation of this, using gel-pen type colours. Just the sort of thing to amuse some sixth formers. Relish its unprofessionalness. I do. UPDATE: link added to movie on YouTube of hydrolysis reaction. Double click on the html file, and it will open in your browser. Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.
NMR examples explained
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NMR examples explained

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Colourful, comprehensible, clear examples to illustrate the interpretation of proton NMR spectra. Could be used as a display, or on the whiteboard, or as a handout.
Interactive Born Haber cycle for magnesium chloride
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Interactive Born Haber cycle for magnesium chloride

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Open the html file et voila. Drag the descriptions to the correct places and get a prize. Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my drag & drop resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work.
Fleming's left hand rule
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Fleming's left hand rule

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I needed a clean, scalable (vector)graphic of fleming’s left hand rule that I could freely use in my resources, so resorted to drawing my own. I thought I would share it. If anyone would like to use the editable SVG version or postscript or EPS etc, contact me.
Bunsen Burner cut & stick
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Bunsen Burner cut & stick

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A very simple (and so clear) labelling activity. (NB. Please also see my interactive, drag & drop version, for £1.00, in my shop.)
Animated electrophilic substitution
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Animated electrophilic substitution

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Make things move in your class. A little starter illustrating the nitration of benzene. Just open the ‘electrophilic substitution , nitration of benzene copy.html’ file and it will run in your browser. You can zoom in or out using the browser controls. Please note: in order to provide a rich interactive experience, my interactive resources are mini-web sites local to your computer. After unzipping, they comprise a folder containing the main .html file and another folder containing the graphic resources and my coding to make the resource work. Double click on the .html file and the resource will work. If, however , you move or delete any of the files from this hierarchy, the resource will not work. I have also included it as a movie format.
SI Wheel
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SI Wheel

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I have added the new definitions to the SI wheel of units. Possibly for display in your lab.