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This will install the software needed to run RI-ITEST activities.

A pre-test for physics classes. All physics students should take this as close to the beginning of the year as possible.

A pre-test for chemistry classes. Students should take this before completing any of the RI-ITEST activities.

A pre-test for biology classes. All biology students should take this as close to the beginning of the year as possible.

Assign this to all classes.

This activity introduces the concept of a computer model as well as the typical controls used by models in the Molecular Workbench. It is recommended to do this activity first before all other activities.

A post-test for physics classes. Students should take this after completing all RI-ITEST activities for this class.

A post-test for chemistry classes. Students should take this after completing all RI-ITEST activities for this class.

A post-test for biology classes. Students should take this after completing all RI-ITEST activities for this class.

Assign this to all students near the end of the course.

The goal of this activity is to explore potential energy and kinetic energy, as well as energy conservation, and to apply what you learn to both our human scale world and the world of atoms and molecules.

What is the correct model of an atom? The one you have learned about in the past is commonly not the right one.

In this activity, you will learn the microscopic pictures for important concepts about electric current.

When an atom stores energy it goes into an excited state, and when it releases that energy it goes back into the ground state.

What exactly are heat and temperature? In this activity, you will learn about these concepts.

Newton's laws tell us how objects move and respond to forces. In this activity, we'll explore Newton's laws at the atomic scale.

Spectroscopy is the science of identifying atoms by the light they emit. Each kind of atom emits light of a particular color.

Electrostatics is the study of the interactions among objects that carry charges.

In this activity, you will examine what the primary phases -- the states of matter (gas, liquid and solid) -- look like at the atomic level. Then you'll explore phase change.

The Ideal Gas Law describes the relationship among pressure, temperature, volume and number of gas molecules. In this activity, you will demonstrate the relationships of the variables in the equation.

In this activity you will explore how molecular level attractions are the foundation of these phenomena and many other everyday experiences.

In this activity you will explore the geometry of molecules and learn how it affects their properties and functions.

This activity explores the formation of solutions, and the concept of like dissolves like.

Electrons are key to forming the two broad categories of chemical bonds: covalent and ionic. Atoms, which have a nucleus surrounded by electrons, are represented in several different ways.

This activity will allow you to explore reactions in which chemical bonds are formed and broken.

In this activity, you'll explore diffusion, osmosis, and active transport.

Explore the glycolysis, the Krebs/Citirc Acid cycle, and the Electron Transport Chain.

In this activity, you'll explore the way proteins fold into complex shapes so they can perform a wide variety of critical tasks in the cell.

This activity explores how specific molecules attract to and recognize each other, and how this is related to protein function.

A very brief introduction to macromolecules, not meant to be used as the sole activity related to this material. It is best paired with either the Lipids and Carbs activity or the Protein and Nucleic Acids activity.

This activity will begin your study of the structure of proteins and nucleic acids. If you plan to do this activity, then there is no need to do the "Intro to Macromolecules" activity before this one.

This activity will begin your study of the structure of proteins and nucleic acids. It is recommended that you complete the "Intro to Molecules" activity before doing this one.

This activity will begin your study of how the structure of organic compounds are related to their function. If you plan to do this activity then there is no need to do the "Intro to Macromolecules" activity before this one.

This activity will begin your study of how the structure of organic compounds are related to their function. It is recommended that you complete the "Intro to Molecules" activity before doing this one.

This activity will focus on how information stored in DNA is read by the cell and used to build proteins that the cell needs.

This activity models the light/matter interactions of photosynthesis.