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Kloepper, Kathryn D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
Scenes from the works of William Shakespeare were incorporated into individual and group projects for an upper-level chemistry class, instrumental analysis. Students read excerpts from different plays and then viewed a corresponding video clip from a stage or movie production. Guided-research assignments were developed based on these scenes. These…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Classics (Literature), Teaching Methods, Class Activities
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Behmke, Derek A.; Atwood, Charles H. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
Previous research has linked poor student performance with the depersonalized feeling of large lecture courses. Various forms of enhanced communication have been tried that appear to enhance personalization in large courses. For general chemistry classes taught in a 365-seat lecture hall at the University of Georgia, we have attempted to enhance…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Chemistry, Active Learning, Lecture Method
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Jenkins, J. David; Orvis, Jessica N.; Smith, C. Jimmy; Manley, Citabria; Rice, Jeanette K. 2 – Journal of Chemical Education, 2004
Non-traditional instrumentation was obtained for Georgia Southern undergraduates to attain fundamental environmental education through unique laboratory experiences. In this context, the method for including a direct mercury analyzer into both major and non-major environmental laboratories is reported.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Environmental Education, Nontraditional Education, Undergraduate Study