Threading Flavones Through The Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum

化学（12）“通过本科化学实验室课程线程黄酮”是一个由技术的格鲁吉亚研究所与其他各种学院和大学合作，以开发一个模型，在整个化学实验室课程的学习整合领导的项目。 正在制定一套称为“线索”的相互关联的学习活动，并在从大二到大四的实验室课程中实施。黄酮类化合物是这一概念验证研究的核心分子，因为学生可以在整个课程的适当实验室课程中了解它们的化学多样性，相关合成，生物反应性和有趣的化学性质。这个项目是测试的假设，教学本科化学使用“线程”将促进：（一）保留整个课程的关键概念，（二）批判性思维，（三）技术技能的发展，（四）协作解决问题，（五）化学概念的相关性，以人类健康的赞赏。在整个课程中纳入“线程”，将科学实践置于许多本科生的新视角，使他们能够保留以前课程的更多内容，并提高他们在学习体验中的整体参与度。这一项目的两个主要好处是建立了一个教育资源数据库，特别是为缺乏昂贵的主要仪器设备（如质谱仪和国家核磁共振仪）的机构建立了数据库，并举办了三次教师发展讲习班，以帮助向其他机构传播这一项目。

Chemistry (12) "Threading Flavones through the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum" is a project led by the Georgia Institute of Technology in collaboration with a variety of other colleges and universities to develop a model for the integration of learning across the chemistry laboratory curriculum. A set of interconnected learning activities called "threads" are being developed and implemented in laboratory courses from the sophomore to senior levels. Flavones are the central class of molecules for this proof-of-concept study because students can learn about their chemical diversity, relevant synthesis, biological reactivity, and interesting chemical properties in appropriate laboratory courses throughout the curriculum. This project is testing the hypothesis that teaching undergraduate chemistry using "threads" will promote: (i) retention of key concepts throughout the curriculum, (ii) critical thinking, (iii) technical skills development, (iv) collaborative problem solving, and (v) appreciation of the relevancy of chemical concepts to human health. Incorporation of "threads" throughout the curriculum is placing the practice of science in a new perspective for many undergraduate students, allowing them to retain more content from previous classes and improving their overall engagement in the learning experience. Two of the major benefits of this project are the preparation of a database of educational resources, particularly for institutions that lack costly, major instrumental facilities such as mass spectrometers and NMRs, and three faculty development workshops to aid in the dissemination of this project to other institutions.