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Teacher Facilitation  \n2. Tabs  \n3. Collection Boxes  \n4. Kits  \n5. 3D View  \n6. Building Molecules  \n1.Teacher Facilitation  \nHow can I use this in my class?  \nHere are some ideas:  \nYou can use the Build a Molecule sim:  \n-­‐ In class by having your students work individually or in pairs at computers. Check out the sample activities for this simulation available in the Teacher Resources section (below where you download the sim) .  \n-­‐ As a demo by projecting the simulation onto a screen. You can manipulate the simulation, or you can select students to come up and build molecules for the class.  \n-­‐ As homework by asking students to complete a set number of collection boxes in preparation for a class, or as practice after an introduction to molecules.  \n-­‐ With clicker questions by asking students the name or geometry of a molecule with a clicker questions, and then build and visualize it to see if they were correct.  \nWhat can students learn from playing with this sim?  \nA lot! Students can learn:  \n-­‐ Molecules are made from atoms,  \n-­‐ What are molecular formulas,  \n-­‐ What are subscripts and coefficients,  \n-­‐ The same molecule can be represented in many different ways (with a name, formula, in 2D and 3D, in space filling and ball and stick view),  \nStudents can also:  \n-­‐ Compare names for similar looking molecules to start learning about naming,  \n-­‐ Learn that molecules have a specific structure (a certain way the atoms go together) and begin asking questions about why do atoms go together in particular ways.  \n-­‐ And more...!  \n2. Tabs  \nWhat is the purpose of each tab?  \nHere’s what we had in mind with each tab, but don’t let that limit you! The tabs are designed to help teachers scaffold lessons or make lessons age appropriate by using only some of the tabs. If you find other learning goals that work for these tabs, let us know!  \nAuthor: Emily Moore Updated: July 26, 2011  \nPhET FAQ’s and Tips for Teachers Build a Molecule  \nMake Molecule is useful for introducing: molecules are made from atoms, molecular formulasand chemical names, and different types of molecule representations (Lewis Dot-­‐like structures, pseudo-­‐3D and 3D) .  \nMake Many can be used for the same purposes, and also to introduce coefficients. One thing we’ve seen work well with this tab is to challenge students to fill there collection box, and then give them ~ 5 minutes to figure it out. It’s typically not necessary to describe what the coefficient means before letting them play. Students tend to try a couple of things, and then catch on pretty quick!  \nLarge Molecules is a great challenge tab, or for just exploring. You can ask students to make the biggest molecule they can, to find patterns in names of similar compounds, compare the connectivity of different compounds, or to build large molecules and break them into smaller molecules (introduction to metabolism), or anything else that seems appropriate for your learning goals.  \nCan I reset a tab back to the beginning?  \nYes! You can “Reset current tab” by going under “Options” in the upper left-­‐hand corner of the simulation. This can be useful if you want to have a class discussion with everyone looking at the same collection box, but keep in mind this will lose all of students work for that tab.  \n3. Collection Boxes  \nWhat do I do with the collection boxes?  \nYou collect molecules! The first two tabs have a built in challenge for students, to fill the collection boxes with the specified molecule. We’ve designed the first tab to help scaffold students naturally into figuring out how this works, so you likely won’t need to explain this to students in detail. Once they make their first molecule that can be put in the collection box, there’s an arrow that shows them where to put it, and they usually get the hang of it quickly.  \nCan I reset just one collection box","cbCaiqrPv7FnacUc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqrPv7FnacUc","pdf",113206,"English","# Teacher Facilitation\n# Tabs\n# Collection Boxes\n# Kits","[{\"question\":\"How can teachers use the Build a Molecule simulation in class?\",\"answer\":\"Teachers can use it for individual or paired computer work, project it as a whole-class demo, assign it as homework, or pair it with clicker questions to build and visualize molecules for checking answers.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the simulation’s tabs?\",\"answer\":\"The tabs are designed to help teachers scaffold lessons and make instruction age-appropriate by using only certain tabs based on learning goals.\"},{\"question\":\"How do collection boxes work and can they be reset?\",\"answer\":\"Students collect molecules to fill specified collection boxes, starting with a built-in shared challenge. 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