Module # 1
Module Title: Introduction to Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Estimated time to complete: 50 minutes
Module objectives: Students will learn the basic principles of the NMR technique with emphasis on its applications.
Concepts reviewed in this module:
Standards addressed in this module:
Maryland State Department of Education High School Science Core Learning Goals
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Goal/Expectation |
Description |
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Goal 1 |
The student will demonstrate ways of thinking and acting inherent in the practice of science. The student will use the language and instruments of science to collect, organize, interpret, calculate, and communicate information. |
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Goal 4 |
The student will demonstrate the ability to use scientific skills and processes to explain composition and interactions of matter in the world in which we live. |
Technology-enhanced instructional strategies utilized in this module:
NMR Simulation Software (download: newfid.zip (2947 Kbytes))MODULE OVERVIEW
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Components |
Brief description of module activities |
Student Grouping |
Materials/ Technology |
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Engagement |
How do we elucidate the structure of unknown compounds? |
Class |
General Knowledge |
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Exploration |
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Class
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A diagram showing a magnetic field effect on the energy levels
for a nuclear spin of
1/2
and
1.
Textbook/Web Ref. |
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Explanation/Extension |
Take two or three different values of the nuclear spin and explain the (2I+1) rule. Discuss the case of the spin of a system of one, two, and three protons. |
Class Individual or small groups |
Diagrams 1 and 2 illustrating the energy level splitting pattern with varying nuclear spin. (see http://bass2000.bagn.obs-mip.fr/New2001/Pages/Cours/roudier_18.htm and http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/light/zeeman-split.html)Textbook/Web Ref. |
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Evaluation |
Unit Test after Module 5 |
Individual |
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Expected module outcomes:
Students will be able to describe the effect of a magnetic field on the energy levels.
Performance-based assessment of module outcomes:
A written test after module 5.