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Systems Thinking in Science Education and Outreach toward a Sustainable Future
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Blatti, Jillian L.; Garcia, John; Cave, Danyal; Monge, Felix; Cuccinello, Anthony; Portillo, Jennifer; Juarez, Betsy; Chan, Ellen; Schwebel, Frieda – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
Systems thinking, interdisciplinary research projects, and creative problem solving are ways to frame modern chemistry curricula to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, teachers, and citizens to use their skills and education to create a sustainable future. By integrating planetary boundaries, green chemistry, and the UN…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Science Education, Outreach Programs, Sustainability
Stop and Smell the Fries: Collaborative Bio-Fuel Research in the Community College
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Mojock, Charles; Keefer, Robert; Summer, David – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
Our project was to provide a community college undergraduate an authentic research opportunity in a science discipline. To do this, students who have completed a two-semester sequence in chemistry or physics were recruited to investigate the technical aspects of producing economically viable bio-diesel fuel from donated discarded restaurant…
Descriptors: Fuels, Educational Psychology, Research Opportunities, Community Colleges
Biodiesel Synthesis and Evaluation: An Organic Chemistry Experiment
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Bucholtz, Ehren C. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2007
A new lab esterification reaction based on biodiesel preparation and viscosity, which provides a model experience of industrial process to understand oxidation of vicinal alcohols by periodic acid, is presented. This new desertification experiment and periodate analysis of glycerol for the introductory organic chemistry laboratory provides an…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Education, Laboratory Experiments, Science Experiments
Rudolph Diesel Meets the Soybean: "Greasing" the Wheels of Chemical Education
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King, Angela G.; Wright, Marcus W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2007
The impact of biodiesel on classrooms and teaching laboratories has potential similar to country's energy security and could help introduce environmental concepts, thermodynamics, titrations, combustion and chemical reactions. While researchers are exploring new methods and approaches to alternative fuels and renewable energy, the educators could…
Descriptors: Fuels, Energy, Chemistry, Science Education
A Greener Approach for Measuring Colligative Properties
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McCarthy, Sean M.; Gordon-Wylie, Scott W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2005
As a first step towards the greening of instructional laboratories, we present a new greener version of a laboratory procedure designed to measure colligative properties. The greener procedure substitutes the nontoxic, noncarcinogenic compounds stearic, myristic, lauric, and palmitic acids for the less benign aromatic compounds p-dichlorobenzene,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Measurement Techniques, Science Laboratories, Organic Chemistry
Fuel for Thought: Building Energy Awareness in Grades 9-12
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Metz, Steve, Ed. – National Science Teachers Association (NJ3), 2011
The concept of energy is central to all the science disciplines, seamlessly connecting science, technology, and mathematics. For high school and upper middle school teachers, this compendium comprises inquiry-based activities, lesson plans, and case studies designed to help teach increased awareness of energy, environmental concepts, and the…
Descriptors: Energy Education, Science Education, Secondary School Science, Grade 9