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Re: Chirality
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Date: 
Fri, 9 Sep 2005 16:39:45 GMT
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Anita Eenink wrote:
In lugnet.build.schleim, Didier Enjary wrote:
LEGO and chirality

Chirality is the property of an object that can not be superimposed on its
mirror image. Examples includes both natural (biological) object such hands and
cultural (technical) object such screws.

[snip]

Any thoughts ?

I will never look at my bricks the same.... what a great idea for a lesson plan,
I have written it down to tell my sister (a secondary science teacher), I am a
training early childhood so chirality isn't on the curriculum :(. Is there
nothing lego can not teach us. Thanks

Anita

Actually, you can model Lewis Structures* with LEGO too. I sent an article
describing the LEGO-Lewis Model to the Journal of Chemical Education, but they
rejected it :( A reviewer suggested that I re-write the "article" as an
"activity" and re-submit it. I am hoping to get back to that soon :)

If your sister is interested, I'd be happy to talk with her.

Chris

*Lewis structures are a very simple yet surprisingly powerful way to model
chemical bonds.



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(...) Excellent Chris, what did you use for the bonds and what did you use for the atoms. And were you also able to show double covalent bonds. (which is something that would be hard to show) I would love to read the article if you want. I get so (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts, lugnet.edu)

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(...) I will never look at my bricks the same.... what a great idea for a lesson plan, I have written it down to tell my sister (a secondary science teacher), I am a training early childhood so chirality isn't on the curriculum :(. Is there nothing (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts)

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