Chemistry of Everyday Things

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 11.05.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Background Information
  4. Strategies and Activities
  5. Appendix A
  6. Appendix B
  7. Appendix C
  8. Appendix D
  9. Appendix E
  10. Endnotes

The Problems and Potential of Portable Power

Jennifer Fleck

Published September 2011

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Appendix A

Additional Resources for Students

Matt, Stephen R. Electricity and Basic Electronics. Tinley Park: Goodhear-Willcox, 2009.

This is the textbook used by our Equipment & Technology Institute. It has a nice description of the battery. It is does not cover much chemistry, but it does cover the basics of batteries.

Additional Resources for Teachers

Castelvecchi, Davide. "Batteries,"Scientific American301:3 (2009): 73. (Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This article gives a general explanation of batteries.

Dodds, D. D, Kennety Buckle, C. Levy, and Donald A. Redelmeir. "Ask the Experts," Scientific American 295:3 (2006): 126. (Accessed via EBSCOhost)

This question and answer section discusses how batteries store and discharge energy.

King, Anthony. "Lithium-the new oil," Chemistry & Industry 21:8 (2010): 18, 20.

This article is too technical for students, but it gives a great overview of both the benefits of lithium batteries and some aspects of them that are ripe for improvements.

Schumm, Brooke. "Nonrechargeable Batteries," June 2002, accessed July 16, 2011, http://electrochem.cwru.edu/encycl/art-b02-batt-nonr.htm

This website from Case Western Reserve University gives a very thorough explanation of primary cell batteries. It also includes links to pages on related concepts. For example, there are hyperlinks to pages on both electrodes and electrolytes.

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