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Sharon.Meierhofer@mpls.k12.mn.us Voicemail 612.692-1789

I am excited to teach Chemistry and Biology as part of the Southwest High School science department this year! I have taught over 10 years in the MPS district, teaching science courses ranging from Honors Biology to Environmental Science and most recently chemistry.  I also enjoy work with middle school students through  MPS ALC as a GEMS Robotics coach and a physics teacher at Augsburg College in the summer.  

chemistry explanation videos

 Chemical Equations videos

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In addition to science, my interests include botanical drawing, nature, and reading, and learning new sports.
Discovery classroom video access

 

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

login: southwestlakers

password: lakers
online chemistry textbook access

https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp

Username = southwest

Password = lakers
Useful Chemistry Websites

CHEMISTRY

http://misterguch.brinkster.net/explains2.html LIKE !

http://misterguch.brinkster.net/tutorial2.html Links to lots of other chemistry tutorial sites!

http://www.chemtutor.com/index.html  Help on almost everything chemistry

http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/chemzone/ more chemistry help

http://www.teacherbridge.org/public/bhs/teachers/Dana/Home  interactive help on chemistry

https://www.fsd1.org/schools/wilson/jgoodsell/Pages/OnlineResources.aspx  another teacher's great website links like

http://www.khanacademy.org/#chemistry a real teacher explaining just about every chemistry topic -  video clips

PERIODIC TABLES:

 http://elements.wlonk.com/  provides many types of periodic tables with images and uses of elements

Equipment help:

http://www.ohaus.com/input/tutorials/tbb/tbbentry.swf  Using a triple beam balance interactive

MATH HELP:

http://science.widener.edu/svb/tutorial/sigfigurescsn7.html interactive practice of significant digits new

http://www.teacherbridge.org/public/bhs/teachers/Dana/SigFig.html interactive practice of significant digits Like!

http://www.teacherbridge.org/public/bhs/teachers/Dana/SigFigOperations.html interactive practice using significant digits in problems

MODELS and HISTORY of the ATOM

http://www.ausetute.com.au/atomichist.html  A Brief History of Modern Atomic Theory

ATOMS:

Elements

Element quiz -

Finding # of  Protons, neutrons, and electron: interactive  practice http://science.widener.edu/svb/tutorial/protonscsn7.html w questions & answers

Parts of an atom   :http://education.jlab.org/atomtour/listofparticles.html

Isotopes, Ions http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~acarpi/NSC/3-atoms.htm

http://education.jlab.org/qa/pen_number.html  atomic number

http://education.jlab.org/qa/atom_idx.html Atoms and molecules

http://ab.mec.edu/abrhs/science/baumritter   interactives about chemistry

DOT Diagrams: 

http://www.fordhamprep.org/gcurran/sho/sho/lessons/lesson38.htm  video tutor- how to draw lewis dot structure

http://www.101science.com/Chemistry.htm#LEWIESDOT

MOLES:  http://digipac.ca/chemical/molemass/

MATTER:

http://www.teacherbridge.org/public/bhs/teachers/Dana/Matter.html interactive practice for matter,  

http://www.chemtutor.com/index.html

http://www.karentimberlake.com/chemlinks.htm

Bonding 

http://misterguch.brinkster.net/ionic.html  LIKE!  ionic bonds explained

http://misterguch.brinkster.net/covalentcompounds.html  Like! Covalent bonding explained

Chemical Reactions

http://misterguch.brinkster.net/6typesofchemicalrxn.html

Classic Chembalancer - balancing equations

Review Chembalancer - Brain Boggle Chembalancer - more balancing equations
websites used in chemistry class

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation
Biology Class
Websites used in Biology class
Useful Biology websites