Chemical Education: Towards Research-based Practice

Chemical Education: Towards Research-based Practice

Author: J.K. Gilbert

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2003-01-31

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1402011121

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Chemical education is essential to everybody because it deals with ideas that play major roles in personal, social, and economic decisions. This book is based on three principles: that all aspects of chemical education should be associated with research; that the development of opportunities for chemical education should be both a continuous process and be linked to research; and that the professional development of all those associated with chemical education should make extensive and diverse use of that research. It is intended for: pre-service and practising chemistry teachers and lecturers; chemistry teacher educators; chemical education researchers; the designers and managers of formal chemical curricula; informal chemical educators; authors of textbooks and curriculum support materials; practising chemists and chemical technologists. It addresses: the relation between chemistry and chemical education; curricula for chemical education; teaching and learning about chemical compounds and chemical change; the development of teachers; the development of chemical education as a field of enquiry. This is mainly done in respect of the full range of formal education contexts (schools, universities, vocational colleges) but also in respect of informal education contexts (books, science centres and museums).


Chemical Education: Towards Research-based Practice

Chemical Education: Towards Research-based Practice

Author: J.K. Gilbert

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-03-11

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 030647977X

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Chemical education is essential to everybody because it deals with ideas that play major roles in personal, social, and economic decisions. This book is based on three principles: that all aspects of chemical education should be associated with research; that the development of opportunities for chemical education should be both a continuous process and be linked to research; and that the professional development of all those associated with chemical education should make extensive and diverse use of that research. It is intended for: pre-service and practising chemistry teachers and lecturers; chemistry teacher educators; chemical education researchers; the designers and managers of formal chemical curricula; informal chemical educators; authors of textbooks and curriculum support materials; practising chemists and chemical technologists. It addresses: the relation between chemistry and chemical education; curricula for chemical education; teaching and learning about chemical compounds and chemical change; the development of teachers; the development of chemical education as a field of enquiry. This is mainly done in respect of the full range of formal education contexts (schools, universities, vocational colleges) but also in respect of informal education contexts (books, science centres and museums).


Integrating Green and Sustainable Chemistry Principles into Education

Integrating Green and Sustainable Chemistry Principles into Education

Author: Andrew P. Dicks

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2019-07-19

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0128174196

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Integrating Green and Sustainable Chemistry Principles into Education draws on the knowledge and experience of scientists and educators already working on how to encourage green chemistry integration in their teaching, both within and outside of academia. It highlights current developments in the field and outlines real examples of green chemistry education in practice, reviewing initiatives and approaches that have already proven effective. By considering both current successes and existing barriers that must be overcome to ensure sustainability becomes part of the fabric of chemistry education, the book's authors hope to drive collaboration between disciplines and help lay the foundations for a sustainable future. - Draws on the knowledge and expertise of scientists and educators already working to encourage green chemistry integration in their teaching, both within and outside of academia - Highlights current developments in the field and outlines real examples of green chemistry education in practice, reviewing initiatives and approaches that have already proven effective - Considers both current successes and existing barriers that must be overcome to ensure sustainability


Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything

Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything

Author: Melanie Cooper

Publisher:

Published: 2014-06-27

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9781495240911

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As you can see, this "molecular formula is not very informative, it tells us little or nothing about their structure, and suggests that all proteins are similar, which is confusing since they carry out so many different roles.


Teaching Secondary Chemistry

Teaching Secondary Chemistry

Author: Keith Taber

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781444124323

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Key concepts in chemistry -- Introducing particle theory -- Introducing chemical change -- Developing models of chemical bonding -- Extent, rates and energetics of chemical change -- Acids and alkalis -- Combustion and redox reactions -- Electrolysis, electrolytes and galvanic cells -- Inorganic chemical analysis -- Organic chemistry and the chemistry of natural products -- Earth science -- Chemistry in the secondary curriculum.


Teaching and Learning of Energy in K – 12 Education

Teaching and Learning of Energy in K – 12 Education

Author: Robert F. Chen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2014-04-09

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 3319050176

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This volume presents current thoughts, research, and findings that were presented at a summit focusing on energy as a cross-cutting concept in education, involving scientists, science education researchers and science educators from across the world. The chapters cover four key questions: what should students know about energy, what can we learn from research on teaching and learning about energy, what are the challenges we are currently facing in teaching students this knowledge, and what needs be done to meet these challenges in the future? Energy is one of the most important ideas in all of science and it is useful for predicting and explaining phenomena within every scientific discipline. The challenge for teachers is to respond to recent policies requiring them to teach not only about energy as a disciplinary idea but also about energy as an analytical framework that cuts across disciplines. Teaching energy as a crosscutting concept can equip a new generation of scientists and engineers to think about the latest cross-disciplinary problems, and it requires a new approach to the idea of energy. This book examines the latest challenges of K-12 teaching about energy, including how a comprehensive understanding of energy can be developed. The authors present innovative strategies for learning and teaching about energy, revealing overlapping and diverging views from scientists and science educators. The reader will discover investigations into the learning progression of energy, how understanding of energy can be examined, and proposals for future directions for work in this arena. Science teachers and educators, science education researchers and scientists themselves will all find the discussions and research presented in this book engaging and informative.


The Big Ideas in Physics and How to Teach Them

The Big Ideas in Physics and How to Teach Them

Author: Ben Rogers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-18

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1315305410

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The Big Ideas in Physics and How to Teach Them provides all of the knowledge and skills you need to teach physics effectively at secondary level. Each chapter provides the historical narrative behind a Big Idea, explaining its significance, the key figures behind it, and its place in scientific history. Accompanied by detailed ready-to-use lesson plans and classroom activities, the book expertly fuses the ‘what to teach’ and the ‘how to teach it', creating an invaluable resource which contains not only a thorough explanation of physics, but also the applied pedagogy to ensure its effective translation to students in the classroom. Including a wide range of teaching strategies, archetypal assessment questions and model answers, the book tackles misconceptions and offers succinct and simple explanations of complex topics. Each of the five big ideas in physics are covered in detail: electricity forces energy particles the universe. Aimed at new and trainee physics teachers, particularly non-specialists, this book provides the knowledge and skills you need to teach physics successfully at secondary level, and will inject new life into your physics teaching.


Concept Development Studies in Chemistry

Concept Development Studies in Chemistry

Author: John S. Hutchinson

Publisher: Orange Grove Texts Plus

Published: 2009-09-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781616100216

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This is an on-line textbook for an Introductory General Chemistry course. Each module develops a central concept in Chemistry from experimental observations and inductive reasoning. This approach complements an interactive or active learning teaching approach. Additional multimedia resources can be found at: http: //cnx.org/content/col10264/1.5