Chemistry and the Logic of Life: A Research-Based, Integrated General Chemistry Curriculum

如何处理跨学科材料的教与学的问题是复杂而难以解决的（否则这个问题早就解决了），例如，要理解甚至入门级的分子生物学所必需的化学。该项目支持以研究为基础，为理科生开发一门名为“化学与生命逻辑”的化学入门综合课程。该项目正在完成以下活动：以生命的出现和进化为框架和背景，介绍化学概念；学习对象，如可单独使用或相互结合使用的交互式电子材料，使学生能够学习概念、原理、如何解决特定类型的问题以及如何处理和操作数据；形成性和总结性课程评估和概念清单的开发和测试。该项目还与美国化学学会考试研究所合作，正在编制一种可在全国范围内用于评估生物学背景下的化学原理的考试。教师资源材料帮助指导教师以有效的方式使用这些材料。由于这种方法是新的，该项目提供了相当多的讲师支持。学生练习册为大班和小班提供活动，加强理解文本中所呈现的材料所需的概念和技能。

CHEMISTRY (12)The problem of how to approach the teaching and learning of interdisciplinary material, such as the chemistry necessary to understand even introductory molecular biology, is complex and difficult to solve (otherwise it would have already been done). This project supports the research based development of an integrated curriculum for an introductory chemistry sequence for science majors, entitled "Chemistry and the Logic of Life." The project is completing the following activities: A text using the emergence and evolution of life as the scaffold and context for introduction of chemistry concepts; Learning objects such as interactive electronic materials that can be used separately or in conjunction with each other to enable students to learn concepts, principles, how to solve specific types of problems and how to handle and manipulate data; Formative and summative course assessments and concept inventories are developed and tested. In conjunction with the American Chemical Society Examinations Institute, the project is also developing an examination that can be used nationally as an assessment of chemistry principles in biological contexts. Instructor resource materials help guide instructors in effective ways to use the materials. Since this approach is new, the project provides considerable instructor support. A student workbook provides activities for large and small classes that reinforces the concepts and skills needed to understand the material presented in the text.