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Weaver, Marisa G.; Samoshin, Andrey V.; Lewis, Robert B.; Gainer, Morgan J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
A course is described where students are engaged in an inquiry-based quarter-long research project to synthesize a known pharmaceutical target. Students use literature search engines, such as Reaxys and SciFinder, and the primary chemical literature as resources to plan and perform the synthesis of their pharmaceutical target. Through this…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking, Organic Chemistry, Science Laboratories
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Croner, Patrick – Science Education Review, 2003
In a study to evaluate an approach for improving the critical thinking skills of middle school science students, 60 students were given the assignment of completing three guided laboratory activities and writing a report for each. In writing their reports, students were expected to identify the manipulated variable, identify the responding…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Science Activities, Middle School Students