Guiding General Chemistry Laboratory Toward a Green Revolution: An Inquiry Approach

引导普通化学实验室走向绿色革命：探究方法

• 批准号: 0942047
• 负责人: Will Lynch
• 金额: $ 19.26万
• 依托单位: ARMSTRONG STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0942047&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Guiding; General; Chemistry; Laboratory; Toward

Chemistry (12)This grant provides two years of funding to allow the Department of Chemistry and Physics at Armstrong Atlantic State University to infuse guided inquiry green chemistry experiments to spur student interest in and commitment to chemistry. The involved faculty and staff are developing a series of guided inquiry modules, which are based on the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry and environmental sustainability, into the general chemistry laboratory. Traditionally, general chemistry laboratories have been modeled after "cookbook" type activities that enable high throughput of students but limit the amount of discovery and inquiry that are fundamental to science. The standard four week guided inquiry modules are being investigated in groups to promote collaborative student work and include projects with a green chemistry theme. These topics include ore refinement, soil analysis, water pollution, green synthesis of nanoparticles, biodiesel, acid rain, air pollution, and fuel cells, each of which illustrate one or more of the major theoretical aspects of general chemistry such as stoichiometry, gas laws, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and acid/base chemistry. The overarching goal of the transformative project is sharing the excitement of chemistry with students to favorably affect the recruiting and retaining of students in chemistry. The experience is equipping students with greater critical thinking skills to better prepare them for future coursework and lifelong learning. The general chemistry sequence impacts the greatest number of students across the disciplines of science and is creating a community of green scholars. The two semester inquiry experience culminates in an environmentally related green chemistry research experience for every student enrolled. The adaptation and results are being shared with educators for implementation in their classrooms through internet based resources.

化学（12）这笔赠款提供了两年的资金，使化学和物理系在阿姆斯特朗大西洋州立大学注入引导查询绿色化学实验，以激发学生的兴趣和承诺化学。 参与的教师和工作人员正在开发一系列指导性探究模块，这些模块是基于绿色化学和环境可持续性的12项原则，进入普通化学实验室。 传统上，普通化学实验室已经仿照“食谱”类型的活动，使学生的高吞吐量，但限制了发现和调查的数量，是科学的基础。 标准的四周指导探究模块正在小组中进行调查，以促进学生的合作工作，并包括绿色化学主题的项目。 这些主题包括矿石精炼，土壤分析，水污染，纳米颗粒的绿色合成，生物柴油，酸雨，空气污染和燃料电池，每一个都说明了一个或多个普通化学的主要理论方面，如化学计量，气体定律，平衡，动力学，热力学，电化学和酸/碱化学。 变革性项目的总体目标是与学生分享化学的兴奋，以有利地影响化学学生的招聘和保留。 这种经验使学生具备更强的批判性思维能力，为未来的课程和终身学习做好准备。 普通化学序列影响了科学学科中最多的学生，并正在创造一个绿色学者社区。 两个学期的调查经验，最终在环境相关的绿色化学研究经验，为每一个学生注册。 正在与教育工作者分享调整和结果，以便通过基于互联网的资源在其课堂上实施。