Online resources for teaching chemistry experiments virtually

Abstract

This review report looks at the possibilities of using the existing online resources for teaching exclusively chemistry experiments virtually. In the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, access to the laboratories in the academic institutions are restricted. E-learning of theoretical courses are in line since April 2020 after lockdown. Unfortunately, students doing science, engineering and technology courses including chemical sciences are missing the learning of practical chemistry due to the restriction of access to the labs. Only very few virtual chemistry labs, web resources, simulation platforms are available freely for teaching and learning chemistry practicals. In order to create a one-point reference material for teaching chemistry experiments, freely accessible web resources are consolidated, reviewed and introduced to the readers. The web resources discussed in the article would help the teachers to teach exclusively the chemistry experiments and instruments remotely through virtual platforms. [African Journal of Chemical Education—AJCE 12(1), January 2022]