Development of a Materials-Oriented General Chemistry Course

面向材料的普通化学课程的开发

• 批准号: 9254107
• 负责人: Arthur Ellis
• 金额: $ 70万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-06-15 至 1997-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9254107&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; Materials; Oriented; General; Chemistry

A materials-oriented approach to chemistry is being developed through the preparation of "A Materials Chemistry Companion to General Chemistry", by an ad hoc committee of two dozen leading chemistry researchers and teachers. Consisting of text, problem sets, model kits, software, videotapes, demonstration and laboratory experiments, the "Companion" is scheduled for publication by the American Chemical Society in 1993. The "Companion" will demonstrate how virtually every topic typically covered in introductory chemistry courses can be illustrated with solids such as polymers, semiconductors, metals, superconductors, and ceramics. The project focuses both on innovation - the completion of material for the "Companion" - and on change - the implementation of a national strategy for assimilating materials chemistry into introductory chemistry courses. Strategies for effecting change include national testing of the "Companion" at over two dozen volunteering college test sites (more than 15,000 students); development of modules based on the "Companion" and their use in workshops for college and pre-college teachers; and critical evaluation of the instructional materials. The "Companion" and supporting activities will revitalize general chemistry courses, enhance the scientific literacy of students and teachers, and increase the number and diversity of high-quality students electing to pursue careers as chemists, chemistry teachers, scientists and engineers.

由两打顶尖化学研究人员和教师组成的特设委员会正在通过编写《普通化学的材料化学伴侣》来开发一种以材料为导向的化学方法。 “伴侣”由文本、习题集、模型套件、软件、录像带、演示和实验室实验组成，计划由美国化学会于 1993 年出版。“伴侣”将展示如何用聚合物、半导体、金属、超导体和陶瓷等固体来说明化学入门课程中通常涵盖的几乎每个主题。 该项目既注重创新——完成“伴侣”的材料，又注重变革——实施将材料化学纳入化学入门课程的国家战略。 实现变革的策略包括在二十多个志愿大学考试点（超过 15,000 名学生）对“伴侣”进行全国性测试； 开发基于“Companion”的模块及其在大学和预科教师研讨会中的使用；以及对教学材料的批判性评价。 “伴侣”及配套活动将振兴普通化学课程，提高学生和教师的科学素养，并增加选择从事化学家、化学教师、科学家和工程师职业的高素质学生的数量和多样性。