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Useful Online Resources for Chemistry Teachers

 

Newcastle University's Teacher's Toolkit

The Royal Society of Chemistry's online resources include:

A-level specific:

• Bestchoice - www.bestchoice.net.nz - a learning support website with options for ALL UK A-level exam specifications.
• Spectra School - www.spectraschool.org - support for teaching spectroscopy - mass, i.r., u.v., 1H and 13C n.m.r. spectra for over 50 compounds.
• Interactive Lab Primer - www.chem-ilp.net - support for practical techniques - explanations, animations and narrated video clips covering practical techniques needed at both A-level and stage 1 undergraduate level.

Other secondary resources:

 

Other RSC websites to support Chemistry teaching include:

• Practical Chemistry - www.practicalchemistry.org
• ChemIT - www.chemit.co.uk
• Interactive Periodic Table - www.interactiveperiodictable.org
• LearnNet - www.rsc.org/education/teachers/learnnet

Please also see the Teachers section of the Education section of the RSC website.

Free online databases of spectra and other information:

• NIST WebBook is a collection of IR/UV/VIS/Mass spectra and physical property data for small molecules maintained by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It is searchable by compound name and formula.
• The National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology of Japan (AIST) provides databases concerning organic compounds and their spectra (NMR/MS), catalysts and "green" chemistry.
• Organic Chemistry Resources Spectra, books, databases, links to information...
• Organic Chemistry Portal.

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