Teaching Chemistry Laboratory Skills in Industrial Contexts

Carol White
Dean of Health and Science, Athens Technical College, Athens, GA 30601
Julianne M. Braun
Department of Chemistry, Athens Technical College, Athens, GA 30601
J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83 (3), p 353
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p353
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006

Abstract

A recently completed project funded in part by the National Science Foundation has produced a compilation of 40 laboratory experiments presented within the contexts of five major industries. The combined set of experiments comprises a laboratory curriculum for two-year programs for chemical technicians. While the project was initially aimed at two-year college programs, all of the experiments are suitable for inclusion in a university undergraduate curriculum; some of the experiments have also been used in high school chemistry courses. This article provides a summary of the included experiments, along with a discussion of ancillary materials distributed with the experiments and the nationwide effort that went into development of the CD Contextual Laboratory Curriculum for Chemistry and Technology.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Analytical Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Association Report: 2YC3

Keywords (Subject):

Applications of Chemistry

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  • Received: August 03, 2009

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