An Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course Incorporating Writing/Reviewing Scientific Manuscripts and Green Chemistry Metrics

Beltman, Rachel J.; Dierker, Theresa M.; Fei, Alethea G.; Fuchs, Witold K.; Katsimpalis, Ariel M.; Ponkowski, Michael J.; Wong, Roby; Mio, Matthew J.

doi:10.1021/bk-2015-1214.ch008

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“…The integration of green chemistry in the classroom is a key for building a greener environment and preparing students for a sustainable future . By teaching students about the principles of green chemistry, such as minimizing waste, using renewable resources, and designing safer chemicals, teachers can empower them to become catalysts in their communities. , This proactive approach not only reduces the environmental impact of chemical processes but also develops a mindset of sustainability that can be applied across various industries and sectors.…”

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Integrating Green Chemistry and Sustainability Principles to a Secondary Science Curriculum: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment

Idul,

Walag

2024

J. Chem. Educ.

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Integrating Green Chemistry and Sustainability Principles to a Secondary Science Curriculum: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment

Idul,

Walag

2024

J. Chem. Educ.

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“…Almost all the responses in the student-generated videos met or exceeded the criteria outlined in the rubric. Rubrics have been shown to have positive effects on student’s learning, academic performance, and self-regulation as long as the design and implementation are adequate. − Previous studies have reported on the use of rubrics for organic chemistry laboratories, including writing in the laboratories − and evaluating student’s experimental problem-solving processes . This leaves the question about the causal effect of rubrics on student achievement unanswered due to the lack of randomized controlled trials.…”

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Promoting Student Awareness of Green Chemistry Principles via Student-Generated Presentation Videos

Grieger

Leontyev

2020

J. Chem. Educ.

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This paper addresses the use of student-generated instructional videos to promote awareness of green chemistry principles during remote instruction. For this activity, we used Flipgrid as an asynchronous platform for students to create their videos based on assigned case studies from the Green Chemistry Challenge award winners. The Flipgrid platform was used to engage students in scientific discourse with their peers. The activity was viewed favorably by students with most indicating that they would like to see similar assignments implemented in future courses. This project increased student awareness of the 12 green chemistry principles. While this project was used in an Organic Chemistry II laboratory course with chemistry majors, it is our hope that other instructors who find the need to move their instruction online can use this activity either directly or with modifications to fit their course needs.

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“…Despite a growing international effort to develop green chemistry education, there has been an uneven development of green chemistry curricular materials. Most green chemistry curricular design has occurred in elective or organic laboratory courses. − Although a number of laboratory experiments have been designed for introductory chemistry courses, − there have been few comprehensive green chemistry reforms for general chemistry lecture or laboratory − curricula. With this gap in mind, we redesigned the University of California, Berkeley’s general chemistry laboratory course around green chemistry content and practices.…”

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Developing a Green Chemistry Focused General Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum: What Do Students Understand and Value about Green Chemistry?

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Over the past several decades, green chemistry has gained prominence in chemistry education. However, the development of green chemistry curricula has not reached all levels of education equally, focusing mainly on elective and upper division courses. We deliberately focused our green chemistry curriculum redesign on a high enrollment introductory general chemistry laboratory course at the University of California, Berkeley. We developed over 30 new experiments that introduced students to green chemistry concepts and applications, while maintaining canonical general chemistry learning goals. The context of the curriculum and required course assignments encouraged students to use green chemistry principles to explore and solve real-world problems. After completing this redesigned course, we hypothesized that students would value green chemistry and feel more confident in their green chemistry knowledge. We developed new methods to measure students’ attitudes toward and understanding of green chemistry as a system instead of isolated reactions or processes. These assessments allowed us to better understand both the progression and limitations in student green chemistry and systems-thinking. Since over 2000 students complete the laboratory course each year, we used a combination of fixed response items and free response items from online surveys and in-class assignments and exams. This approach allowed efficient assessment of thousands of students, while still gaining valuable and nuanced views of student understanding and attitudes. These assessments indicated that the new general chemistry laboratory curriculum succeeded in providing an environment in which students learned green chemistry concepts and realized that chemistry has connections to their future courses and professions.

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An Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course Incorporating Writing/Reviewing Scientific Manuscripts and Green Chemistry Metrics

Cited by 4 publications

References 9 publications

Integrating Green Chemistry and Sustainability Principles to a Secondary Science Curriculum: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment

Integrating Green Chemistry and Sustainability Principles to a Secondary Science Curriculum: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment

Promoting Student Awareness of Green Chemistry Principles via Student-Generated Presentation Videos

Developing a Green Chemistry Focused General Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum: What Do Students Understand and Value about Green Chemistry?

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