Data for: "A Virtual Alternative to Molecular Model Sets: A Beginners' Guide to Constructing and Visualizing Molecules in Open-source Molecular Graphics Software"

• A step-by-step manual designed for first-year undergraduates in a general chemistry laboratory class to manipulate the two open-source molecular graphics software, Avogadro (1.2.0) and IQmol (2.14) to construct and visualize molecules as a virtual alternative to physical molecular model sets. Four different tasks are designed in alignment with selected topics in general chemistry including VSEPR, Electron Density and Molecular Orbitals, Polarity, and Bond-line Structures. This manual can be used as a basic guide for students to apply the two programs where modifications of the tasks can be made to comply with different class settings. The manual is NOT intended for computational chemistry users of the program but for basic use to accommodate introductory-level chemistry teaching & learning. • Visual step-by-step procedures necessary to complete the four assigned tasks of using the two programs, Avogadro and IQmol, are demonstrated in instructional videos. The content presented is identical to that of the manual but in a visual form. These demonstration videos of all tasks are in folders Task 1 to Task 4. The unlisted playlist is available at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNbV5znV1KFuRzOXltx7-WsRjv-j4Pd0

Data for: "A Virtual Alternative to Molecular Model Sets: A Beginners' Guide to Constructing and Visualizing Molecules in Open-source Molecular Graphics Software"

• A step-by-step manual designed for first-year undergraduates in a general chemistry laboratory class to manipulate the two open-source molecular graphics software, Avogadro (1.2.0) and IQmol (2.14) to construct and visualize molecules as a virtual alternative to physical molecular model sets. Four different tasks are designed in alignment with selected topics in general chemistry including VSEPR, Electron Density and Molecular Orbitals, Polarity, and Bond-line Structures. This manual can be used as a basic guide for students to apply the two programs where modifications of the tasks can be made to comply with different class settings. The manual is NOT intended for computational chemistry users of the program but for basic use to accommodate introductory-level chemistry teaching & learning. • Visual step-by-step procedures necessary to complete the four assigned tasks of using the two programs, Avogadro and IQmol, are demonstrated in instructional videos. The content presented is identical to that of the manual but in a visual form. These demonstration videos of all tasks are in folders Task 1 to Task 4. The unlisted playlist is available at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNbV5znV1KFuRzOXltx7-WsRjv-j4Pd0

A Virtual Alternative to Molecular Model Sets: A Beginners' Guide to Constructing and Visualizing Molecules in Open-source Molecular Graphics Software

A step-by-step guide designed for first-year undergraduates in a general chemistry laboratory class to manipulate the two open-source molecular graphics software, Avogadro (1.2.0) and IQmol (2.14) to construct and visualize molecules as a virtual alternative to physical molecular model sets. Four different tasks are designed in alignment with selected topics in general chemistry including VSEPR, Electron Density and Molecular Orbitals, Polarity, and Bond-line Structures. This manual can be used as a basic guide for students to apply the two programs where modifications of the tasks can be made to comply with different class settings. The manual is NOT intended for computational chemistry users of the program but for basic use to accommodate introductory-level chemistry teaching & learning

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This is a collection of supplementary contents for the paper, doi: 10.1186/s13104-021-05461-7.•A step-by-step manual (pdf, docx)•Student worksheets and associated files (For Students)•Solution manuals, grading criteria and associated files (For Instructors)•Demonstration videos, also available at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKS8fH7Jh_HOynG2pqli2ZuuQ0GAwrbXkTHIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV

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This is a collection of supplementary contents for the paper, doi: 10.1186/s13104-021-05461-7.•A step-by-step manual (pdf, docx)•Student worksheets and associated files (For Students)•Solution manuals, grading criteria and associated files (For Instructors)•Demonstration videos, also available at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNbV5znV1KFuRzOXltx7-WsRjv-j4Pd0WTHIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV