Discovery Based Approach to Physical Chemistry Laboratory with Quantum Materials and Biochemistry

这个项目解决了当前科学教育中的一个困境。物理化学的主题有些抽象。实验室实验证明模型的结果是使课程更加具体的必要条件。然而，当代的物理化学实验，以分子水平的相互作用为特征，经常使用非常昂贵的设备。面对财政拮据，许多机构不愿投资设备。结果是物理化学实验课程往往不能反映当代的实践。该项目正在发展一系列实验室练习，侧重于两个领域的分子水平过程；材料表面化学与生物化学。一系列开放式的、探究式的实验练习使学生能够对诸如盒中粒子、球形波（氢原子）和键的相互作用等模型的结果形成形象。＊

This project addreses a current dilemma in science education. The subject matter of physical chemistry is somewhat abstract. Laboratory experiments demonstrating the results of models are essential to making lessons more concrete. However, contemporary physical chemistry experiments, featuring the development of a molecular-level picture of interactions, often use very expensive equipment. Faced with fiscal constraints, many institutions have been reluctant to invest in equipment. The result is that physical chemistry laboratory courses tend not to reflect contemporary practices. The project is developing a series of laboratory exercises focusing on molecular-level processes in two areas; materials surface chemistry and biochemistry. A series of open-ended, inquiry-based laboratory exercises are enabling students to develop an image of consequences of models such as particle-in-the-box, spherical waves (the hydrogen atom), and bonding interactions. *