Acknowledgments Authors: Carla Slebodnick (Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech) - MCL Experiments Julie Grady (Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg Virginia) - MCL Experiments Susanne Dana (Blacksburg High School, Blacksburg, Virginia) - MCL Experiments Shad Derozier (Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech) - ChemKit Experiments Barbara Bunn (Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech) - MCL Experiments Gary Long (Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech) - Experiments and Editor   Acknowledgements: This manual would not have been possible without the help of many individuals. The authors wish to thank: Juniata College's "Science in Motion" project (Don Mitchell, Terry Gaudlit, Chris Sowel, Ron Blatchley, Ed McLaughlin, Jan Hildenbrandt, Tara Fitzsimmons, and many high school teachers) Patricia Amateis, Director of General Chemistry, Virginia Tech Paige Stevenson, Luna Technologies Kristi DeCourcy, Fralin Biotech Center, Virginia Tech Mike Johnson, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech The MCL Team would also like to acknowledge the many teachers who participated in our workshops who have provided continuous feedback and suggestions on our experiments and program.

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