Introducing the Quantum World via NMR: Modules and their Efficacy

Multiple lab-based modules have been developed as part of an NSF-IUSE grant to help make Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) more accessible and integrate NMR into the undergraduate science curriculum. Some of these modules can stand alone and be used in introductory and high school settings to introduce the quantum world. The activities are strongly influenced by the Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE) philosophy, including observation and testing experiments, and have been substantially assessed using techniques borrowed from ISLE publications. This poster will have two parts: introducing modules that can be used in physics or in chemistry classes with no prior knowledge of modern physics or NMR, and giving brief evidence for their efficacy.