Beth Chamberlain and Dan Russell Tuscola High School 500S. Prairie St. Tuscola, IL 61953 High School students will use The Computer Assisted Student Learning System which allows students to analyze their lab data and helps them to improve the accuracy of their work. For each experiment students will conduct a typical hands-on chemistry exper iment. The student's data is then fed into a computer. The computer checks the accuracy of the student's data and either accepts the results or advises the students to redo one or more specific measurements. The system provides for a cumulative evaluat ion of a student's overall progress as 1-24 experiments are performed.
Students thereby receive instant analysis of their data and of their progress in chemistry.
This grant provides for the Chemistry Software Lab System, a printer and 1 day of training on the system. Students will apply their knowledge of insects and United States geography by writing three mystery essays about the evil ExTerminator. The ExTerminator travels around the U.S. destroying species of insects. Students post the mysteries on the Internet. By analyzing clues, participants have 7 days to discover what city ExTerminator is in and what insect he has exterminated.