A Chemistry and Society Book with Experiments and Discussion of Climate Change

Autor/in	Green, Michael E.
Titel	A Chemistry and Society Book with Experiments and Discussion of Climate Change
Quelle	(2021), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Green, Michael E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Chemistry; Science Instruction; Science Experiments; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Measurement; Climate; Science Laboratories; Science and Society; Textbooks; College Science + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Messverfahren; Klima; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch
Abstract	In a chemistry course for students not majoring in science, there is more to learn than some memorized facts: the student can find, in most non-major chemistry texts, the definition of atomic number, something about chemical bonding, and names of some classes of chemical compounds. Where facts come from and how accurately they are known are often missing. A book is now available in which a number of experiments are included. The first two "experiments" can be done in class; they help the student to understand what is meant by experimental error, accuracy, and precision. The remaining experiments are real, and require a laboratory. In courses lacking labs, students can be given the results, as done by technicians. This was done when the course was most recently taught. Three repeats of measurements allowed an error estimate, to be included in a student's pseudo-lab report. Most lab reports indicated the students understood the material. The text included a qualitative introduction to thermodynamics and black-body radiation, to present some of the science behind climate change. pH is introduced with application to ocean acidification. A Chemistry and Society book should apply the science to the most pressing societal problem with a scientific basis. Also, the book starts with a much more considered introduction to what is usually passed over as "scientific method". There is a fairly extended discussion of the distinction between hypothesis and well-established theory. There is a chapter on the history and philosophy of science, not going deeply into either, but setting out much more than is found in many books. The book is Chemistry and Society (M. E Green, 2018, Linus Publishers). Based on the final exam over 2/3 of the students understood the material. Overall, this did as well as standard texts, when used for the same course. [For the full proceedings, see ED623149.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01