Collection of PT Phase diagram exercises

Dexter Perkins
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University of North Dakota
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Summary

I am always needing more phase diagrams exercises so my students can practice problem solving. This collection includes 5 different exercises that can be used for homework, in-class, or for quizzes or exams.

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Context

Audience

I use these in both Mineralogy and Petrology, although with different emphases.

Skills and concepts that students must have mastered

They need to know what a chemical reaction is.

How the activity is situated in the course

Goals

Content/concepts goals for this activity

Using phase diagrams

Higher order thinking skills goals for this activity

recognizing patterns; developing approaches to problem solving

Other skills goals for this activity

group working really helps

Description of the activity/assignment

This collection is made up of phase diagrams exercises.

Determining whether students have met the goals

There are correct answers. The goal is for them to discover them.

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