VCE ChemistryResources 2013–2016Some of the print resources contained in this list may be out of print. They have been included because they may still be available from libraries, bookshops and private collections.

At the time of publication the URLs (website addresses) cited were checked for accuracy and appropriateness of content. However, due to the transient nature of material placed on the web, their continuing accuracy cannot be verified. Teachers are strongly advised to prepare their own indexes of sites that are suitable and applicable to the courses they teach, and to check these addresses prior to allowing student access.

BOOKS AND TEXT PACKAGESAylward, GH & Finlay, TJV 2002, SI Chemical Data, 5th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Australia.

Cann, MC & Connelly, ME 2000, Real World Cases in Green Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Washington DC.

Commons & Hogendoorn, 1995, Demonstrations for Secondary School Chemistry, 2nd edn, Heinemann/CEA, Victoria.

Grey, Theodore, 2009, The Elements, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, New York.

Hogendoorn, B et al., 2010, Heinemann Chemistry 2 Enhance, 4th edn, (student book, exam café CDs, workbooks, Pearson reader access cards, teacher resource and assessment kits, student combo pack – student book, Pearson reader and website), Pearson Australia Group, Melbourne.

Jeffery, F et al., 2006, Chemistry Dimensions 1, VCE Units 1 & 2, (student book, student DVD, CDs, teacher resource pack, teacher DVD, website with interactives) Pearson Australia Group, Melbourne.

Jeffery, F et al., 2006, Chemistry Dimensions 1, VCE Units 3 & 4, (student book, student DVD, CDs, teacher resource pack, teacher DVD, website with interactives) Pearson Australia Group, Melbourne.

Liggins, N et al., Chemistry Exam VCE Units 3 & 4, 2nd edn, (A+ VCE Practice Examination series), Nelson Cengage Learning, Melbourne. (To be published 2013)

Liston, S 2012, StudyON VCE Chemistry Units 3 and 4 Booklet, (Student Exam Preparation booklet, and teacher edition), Jacaranda, Wiley, Australia.

Lukins, N et al., 2010, Heinemann Chemistry 1 Enhanced, 4th edn (student book, exam café CDs, workbooks, Pearson reader access cards, teacher resource and assessment kits, student combo pack – student book, Pearson reader and website), Pearson Australia Group, Melbourne.

Ryan, M & Tinnesand, MJ 2002, Introduction to Green Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Washington DC.

Selinger, B 1997, Chemistry in the Market Place, 5th edn, Harcourt Brace Jovanich, Marrickville.

RESOURCES VCE Chemistry 2013–2016

Sharwood, J et al., 2012, Nelson Chemistry VCE Units 1 & 2, 2nd edn, (textbook, student activity manual, student website, teacher website, and teacher CD-ROM), Nelson Cengage Learning, Melbourne.

Sharwood, J et al., 2008, Nelson Chemistry VCE Units 3 & 4, 2nd edn, (textbook, student activity manual, student website, teacher website, teacher CD-ROM), Nelson Cengage Learning, Melbourne.

Sharwood, J 2009, JumpStart Units 3 & 4 VCE Chemistry, 1st edn, (revision of Units 1 & 2 workbook), Nelson Cengage Learning, Melbourne.

Taylor, N et al., 2006, StudyON Chemistry 1, 1st edn, (includes eBookPLUS), Jacaranda, Wiley, Australia.

Taylor, N, Stubbs, A et al., 2007, StudyON Chemistry 1 Teacher Support Kit, 1st edn, Jacaranda, Wiley, Australia.

Taylor, N et al., 2012, StudyON Chemistry 2, 2nd edn, (includes eBookPLUS), Jacaranda, Wiley, Australia.

Taylor, N, Stubbs, A et al., 2012, StudyON Chemistry 2, 2nd edn eGuidePLUS, (teacher edition), Jacaranda, Wiley, Australia.

Willis, J, Chem Notes VCE Unit 3, 3rd edn, (A+ VCE study guide series, practice exam questions and solutions), Nelson Cengage Learning, Melbourne. (To be published 2013)

Willis, J, Chem Notes VCE Unit 4, 3rd edn, (A+ VCE Study Guide series), Nelson Cengage Learning, Melbourne. (To be published 2013)

Zumdahl S & Zumdahl S 2003, Chemistry, 6th edn, Houghton Mifflin, Boston and New York.

JOURNALS AND PERIODICALSAustralian Journal of Chemistry (an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original, primary research and review articles on all aspects of chemistry, published monthly by CSIRO Publishing, supported by the Australian Academy of Science and affiliated with the Royal Australian Chemical Institute)

Chem Matters (A magazine published by the American Chemical Society, available online and also through RACI, PO Box 28, Kensington Park, SA, 5068)

Chemistry in Australia (The magazine of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute)

Choice (The magazine of the Australian Consumers Association; articles are also available online at: www.choice.com.au )

COSMOS (also available as an online digital resource. Digital subscriptions are free with print or teacher subscriptions and available as bulk orders for schools. Teacher subscriptions also provide access to 30-page teachers guides with each issue. Teacher resources and regularly updated news stories and features can be also accessed free-of-charge. For more details visit: www.cosmosmagazine.com)

Double Helix (The magazine of the CSIRO Double Helix Science Club)

Energy News (The magazine of the Australian Institute of Energy)

Labtalk (The magazine of the Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria)

Nature

New Scientist

Scientific American

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ORGANISATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL CHEMISTS AND OTHER RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

These organisations provide a range of useful online reference materials on chemical facts and issues. Some also offer student and teacher events, education programs and other useful resources.AAS (Australian Academy of Science): http://science.org.au/

ACS (American Chemical Society): www.acs.org

ATSE (Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering): www.atse.org.au

CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation): www.csiro.au

IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry): www.iupac.org

RACI (Royal Australian Chemical Institute): www.raci.org.au

RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry): www.rsc.org

TEACHER ORGANISATIONS

These organisations provide a range of useful resources as well as teacher conferences and other events.CEA (Chemical Education Association): www.cea.asn.au

STAV (Science Teachers’ Association): http://www.stav.org.au

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT (DEECD) SCIENCE SPECIALIST CENTRES

Six Victorian centres provide students state-wide with contemporary, experiential VCE science and mathematics curriculum programs and teacher professional learning opportunities:

Earth Ed (at Mount Clear College)Olympic AvenueMount Clear Vic 3353Tel: (03) 5337 2090Website: www.earthed.vic.edu.au

Ecolinc Science and Technology Innovations Centre 17–23 Labilliere StreetBacchus Marsh Vic 3340Tel: (03) 5367 0171Website: www.ecolinc.vic.ed.au

Gene Technology Access Centre (at University High School)1H Royal ParadeParkville Vic 3052Tel: (03) 9340 3600Website: www.gtac.edu.au

Quantum Victoria (at Charles La Trobe College)235 Kingsbury Drive Macleod West Vic 3085Tel: (03) 9223 1460Website: www.quantumvictoria.vic.edu.au

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RESOURCES VCE Chemistry 2013–2016

Victorian Bioscience Education Centre – BioLab (at Belmont High School)Rotherham StreetBelmont Vic 3216Tel: (03) 4245 4100Website: www.biolab.vic.edu.au

Victorian Space Science Education Centre (at Strathmore Secondary College)400 Pascoe Vale RoadStrathmore Vic 3041Tel: (03) 9379 3456Website: www.vssec.vic.edu.au

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

These organisations provide a range of useful reference materials on chemical facts and issues. The Australian Institute of Energy also offers conferences, seminars and site tours.

Australian Bureau of Meteorologywww.bom.gov.au

Australian Centre for Renewable Energywww.ret.gov.au/energy/clean/acre/pages/default.aspx

Australian Institute of Energywww.aie.org.au

Centre For Green Chemistry, Monash Universitywww.chem. monash .edu.au/ green -chem/

Environment Protection Authority (Victoria)www.epa.vic.gov.au

International Energy Agencywww.iea.org/

Minerals Council of Australiawww.minerals.org.au/

Plastics and Chemicals Industries Associationwww.pacia.org.au/

United States Environmental Protection Agencywww.epa.gov/

US Energy Information Administrationwww.eia.gov/

WEBSITES

Chemistry demonstrations and movies or instructions for demonstrations:www.thecatalyst.org/m05demos.htmlwww.chem.wisc.edu/deptfiles/genchem/demonstrations/General_Chemistry_Demos.htmlwww.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/Practical-Chemistry/Videos/index.aspwww2.edfac.usyd.edu.au/staff/sperrina/Chemdems.pdfwww.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/resource/res00000868/classic-chemistry-demonstrations-whole-book

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RESOURCES VCE Chemistry 2013–2016

Animations and videos of chemical processes and research:

Animations of processes such as the solution processes, and interactive learning modules containing animations of cell reactions in galvanic and electrolytic cells, as well as other chemistry resources are provided online through the National Digital Learning Resource Network Project, which is managed by Educational Services Australia (ESA) on behalf of the State Ministers for Education and the Australian Minister of Education.

If you are a Scootle user, go to www.scootle.edu.au and go to Research Type: Year Level 11–12. Use the refined search facility with the key words Chemistry in Science. (Check that it remains at Years 11–12.) This will provide the list of resources available.

Examples include: TLIF–ID L8883 Galvanic Cells: Cell Design TLF–ID R8860 Design a drug to target the flu virus TLF–ID R8941 Monitoring Air Quality at Cape Grim TLF–ID R8939 Chemical Analysis of Oil TLF–ID M008659 VisChem Topic 8: Chemical properties of water and aqueous solutions

If you are not a Scootle user, for information on how to access the collection go to:http://www.ndlrn.edu.au/using_digital_resources/accessing_resources/accessing_resources.htmlOnce you are registered, follow the above guidelines.

All the resources are provided to registered users free-of charge. They can be downloaded onto school networks.

Simulation activities:www.modelscience.com/

Science news stories: www.abc.net.au/science/news/

Chemistry activities, worksheets, fun puzzles, etc., on a range of topics:www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/

Unit 1 resources

For the most up-to-date internationally adopted version of the Periodic Table:www.iupac.org/fileadmin/user_upload/news/IUPAC_Periodic_Table-1Jun12.pdf

For an interactive and up-to-date edition of the Periodic Table, with detailed information about each element:www.webelements.com/

For the history of the development of the Periodic Table and other related information: www.ausetute.com.au/pthistor.html

For trends of the Periodic Table:www.chemguide.co.uk/inorgmenu.html#top

For Tom Lehrer’s well-known song about the elements (circa 1955):www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html

For models of the atom:www.emsb.qc.ca/laurenhill/science/models.pdf www.abcte.org/files/previews/chemistry/s1_p6.html

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For information, a video (by the Royal Society of Chemistry) and examples of mass spectrometry:www2.chemistry.msu.edu:80/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/Spectrpy/MassSpec/masspec1.htmwww.youtube.com/watch?v=J-wao0O0_qM&fmt=18

For modern uses of isotopes:www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/nuclear/uses.html

For an outline of chemical bonding:www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=55www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/chembond/index.html

For an outline of the structure and properties of alkanes and alkenes:www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/alkanemenu.htmlhttp://library.thinkquest.org/3659/orgchem/alkanes.htmlwww.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/alkenemenu.html

For models of ionic and/or molecular substances and/or giant covalent lattices:www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/molecules/structures.htm#topwww.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/structures/ionicstruct.html#topwww.acdlabs.com/download/chemsk.htmlwww.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/library/www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/structures/molecular.html#topwww.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/structures/giantcov.html#top

For the structure and properties of metals:www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/structures/metals.html

For flame tests and spectra:http://webmineral.com/help/FlameTest.shtml#.UHYLGq68t1Mhttp://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/light/absorption.html

For information about nanotechnology:http://science.howstuffworks.com/nanotechnology.htmhttp://phys.org/nanotech-news/www.crnano.org/whatis.htmwww.nano.gov/www.nature.com/nnano/index.html

For information about polymers:http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/polymers/polymers.html

Unit 2 resources

For information about the structure and properties of water:www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/water/index_low.jsphttp://witcombe.sbc.edu/water/chemistry.html

For information about solubility:www.chem.wisc.edu/deptfiles/genchem/sstutorial/Text11/Tx112/tx112.html

For information about acid rain, acids and bases and pH:www.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_students/whatisacid.htmlhttp://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/acid_rain.htmhttp://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/acid-rain-overview/

For information about water quality:www.environment.nsw.gov.au/water/waterqual.htmwww.awqc.com.au/awqc/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_qualitywww.environment.gov.au/water/policy-programs/water-quality/index.html

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RESOURCES VCE Chemistry 2013–2016

For information about water purification, desalination and distillation:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_purificationwww.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/emerging/desal/index.htmlhttp://www.csiro.au/Portals/Publications/Research--Reports/Desalination-In-Australia-Report.aspxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalinationwww.water.vic.gov.au/initiatives/desalinationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation

For information about types of chemical reactions:http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemicalreactions/a/reactiontypes.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redoxwww.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/redoxmenu.html#tophttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid–base_reactionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brønsted–Lowry_acid–base_theory

For information about Green Chemistry:www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2004/vickery/ http://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/journalissues/gchttp://greenchem.uoregon.edu/Pages/WhatIsGreenChemistry.phpwww.epa.gov/greenchemistry/

For information about the atmosphere, air quality, the ozone layer, global warming and protocols for addressing global warming:http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/earth/atmosphere.htmlwww.giss.nasa.gov/www.stelr.org.au/global-warming/www.environment.gov.au/atmosphere/airquality/publications/standards.html www.environment.gov.au/atmosphere/ozone/ozone.htmlwww.ipcc.ch/www.carbonoffsetguide.com.au/resources/kyoto_protocolhttp://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/items/2830.php

For information about the carbon cycle and nitrogen cycle:www.stelr.org.au/carbon-cycle/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/soilhealth_organic_carbon-cyclehttp://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/soilhealth_nitrogen-cyclehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_cycle

For animations of the kinetic theory of gases:www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=GCH4904www.chm.davidson.edu/vce/kineticmoleculartheory/basicconcepts.html

For an introduction to the kinetic theory and the gas laws:www.ausetute.com.au/kinetic.html

Unit 3 resources:

For an outline of titrations, how to perform them and pH curves:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid–base_titrationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titrationwww.dartmouth.edu/~chemlab/techniques/titration.html www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/acidbaseeqia/phcurves.html

For an outline of gravimetric analysis:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravimetric_analysis

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For an outline of redox reactions and oxidation numbers:www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/redoxmenu.html#top

For an outline of chromatography:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatographywww.chemguide.co.uk/analysis/chromatogrmenu.html#top

For information on a range of instrumental analyses, including IR, MS, NMR, UV:www.chemguide.co.uk/analysismenu.html#top

For information, a video (by the Royal Society of Chemistry) and examples of mass spectrometry:www2.chemistry.msu.edu:80/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/Spectrpy/MassSpec/masspec1.htmwww.youtube.com/watch?v=J-wao0O0_qM&fmt=18

For information and practice examples on NMR spectroscopy:

http://website-tools.net/google-keyword/site/www.vicsco.com.au

For a video on IR spectroscopy by the Royal Society of Chemistry:www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDTIJgIh86E

For modelling organic molecules:http://lightning.chem.wwu.edu/dept/vmolckit/molecule.htmlwww.chemguide.co.uk/basicorg/conventions/draw.html

For information about proteins and proteins as biomarkers for disease:www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/aminoacids/proteinstruct.htmlhttp://plantsciences.montana.edu/cqlab/proteinformation.htmwww.science.org.au/nova/078/078key.htm

For information about DNA and its application in forensic science:www.chemguide.co.uk/organicprops/aminoacids/dna1.htmlhttp://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/illustrations/dnastructurehttp://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/chem/forchem.html

For information and videos about the development of a designer medicine for influenza (click on the external link ‘Finally a cure for flu’ for videos):www.csiro.au/en/Outcomes/Health-and-Wellbeing/Treatment/Relenza-and-the-flu-virus.aspx#a3

Unit 4 resources

For an outline of chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibria and industrial processes for the production of ammonia, sulfuric acid and nitric acid in which equilibrium principles are applied:www.avogadro.co.uk/chemeqm/chemeqm.htmwww.chemguide.co.uk/physical/acideqiamenu.html#topwww.chemguide.co.uk/physical/equilibmenu.htmlwww.chemguide.co.uk/physical/equilibria/haber.htmlwww.chemguide.co.uk/physical/equilibria/contact.htmlhttp://resources.schoolscience.co.uk/johnsonmatthey/page8.htmwww.citycollegiate.com/nitricacid.htm

For information about reaction rates and catalysis, including catalysing industrial reactions:www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/basicratesmenu.html#tophttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalysiswww.chemguide.co.uk/physical/catalysismenu.html#top

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RESOURCES VCE Chemistry 2013–2016

For general information about ammonia, sulfuric acid an nitric acid:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammoniawww.npi.gov.au/substances/ammonia/index.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfuric_acidwww.npi.gov.au/substances/sulfuric-acid/index.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitric_acidwww.npi.gov.au/substances/nitric-acid/index.html

For information about heats of reaction and energy profile diagrams:www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/energeticsmenu.html#topwww.chemguide.co.uk/physical/basicrates/energyprofiles.html

For information about fuels – fossil fuels and biofuels, including their production, as well as other energy resources, click on the various links shown on this webpage:www.stelr.org.au/background-information

For information about redox potentials, galvanic cells and electrolytic cells (also see the interactive learning objects on both types of cell offered by Educational Services Australia via Scootle (see earlier reference):www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/redoxeqiamenu.html#topwww.dynamicscience.com.au/tester/solutions/chemistry/redox/galvanic.htmlwww.mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/essentialchemistry/flash/galvan5.swfhttp://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/chemical/electrolyt.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolysis

For information about Faraday’s Laws of Electrolysis: www.rsc.org/chemsoc/timeline/pages/1833.html

For information about fuel cells:http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/alternative-fuels/fuel-cell.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fuel_cellwww.science.org.au/nova/023/023box01.html

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