Introduction
These lesson materials were designed for use in a high school chemistry
classroom. Although they would probably be most appropriate for
an AP or honors section, modified versions could be used at other
levels. The learning materials introduce students to introductory
concepts needed to understand x-ray crystallography, however, they do
explicitly address the technique. A variety of other methods
(i.e. facility tours, videos, guest speakers, etc.) would be more
appropriate for teaching students about the actual technique, as
addressing the procedure, theory, and mathematics is not feasible in
high school using other conventional methods. I envision that
these particular instructional materials would be best placed
immediately after studying electrons, light, and the electromagnetic
spectrum, but before addressing periodicity. They would also fit
well while studying bonding.
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