From chemistry-request@ccl.net Fri Oct 3 13:15:52 2003 Received: from mail.ncsa.uiuc.edu (mail.ncsa.uiuc.edu [141.142.2.28]) by server.ccl.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h93HFK59013915 for ; Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:15:21 -0400 X-Envelope-From: spamidig*at*ncsa.uiuc.edu Received: from gozer.ncsa.uiuc.edu (bi-wireless-33.ncsa.uiuc.edu [141.142.70.33]) by mail.ncsa.uiuc.edu (8.11.6p2/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h93HFJI00617; Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:15:19 -0500 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20031003121222.0298e710*at*pop.ncsa.uiuc.edu> X-Sender: spamidig*at*pop.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2003 12:15:14 -0500 To: "Ray Merewether" , From: Sudhakar Pamidighantam Subject: Re: CCL:MD in high school Cc: spamidig*at*ncsa.uiuc.edu, braatz*at*ncsa.uiuc.edu, bievenue*at*shodor.org In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.0 required=7.0 tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO version=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) Did you notice http://chemviz.ncsa.uiuc.edu where there is a host curricular units for high school chemistry through computation. Sudhakar. At 08:44 AM 10/3/2003 -0700, Ray Merewether wrote: >My local high school wants to add some computers to its chemistry >program. The current intent is to buy several Apple laptops. I talked >to the chemistry teacher this morning about adding a computational >chemistry component, and particularly MD visualization, to the >curriculum. We are close to the San Diego Supercomputer Center and all of >the biotech around Scripps Research Institute, so there is a lot of local >talent to draw on. The school board wants to see a committee formed to >present justification for the purchase. > >I am a physicist/EE and only tangentially involved in CC. I've shown IR >mode simulations to kids as young as 11 with apparently good comprehension >when presented side by side with plastic ball and stick models. What I >need from CCL is concise statements of tools that you use now that would >have greatly enhanced your high school chemistry experience. Any examples >of CC resources being used in high schools would also be >useful. Everything from pdb viewers up is fair game. > > > >-= This is automatically added to each message by the mailing script =- >To send e-mail to subscribers of CCL put the string CCL: on your Subject: line >and send your message to: CHEMISTRY*at*ccl.net > >Send your subscription/unsubscription requests to: CHEMISTRY-REQUEST*at*ccl.net >HOME Page: http://www.ccl.net | Jobs Page: http://www.ccl.net/jobs > >If your mail is bouncing from CCL.NET domain send it to the maintainer: >Jan Labanowski, jkl*at*ccl.net (read about it on CCL Home Page) >-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+