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Introducing Students to Surface Modification and Phase Transfer of Nanoparticles with a Laboratory Experiment
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Alkilany, Alaaldin M.; Mansour, Sara; Amro, Hamza M.; Pelaz, Beatriz; Soliman, Mahmoud G.; Hinman, Joshua G.; Dennison, Jordan M.; Parak, Wolfgang J.; Murphy, Catherine J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
A simple, reliable, and cost-effective experiment is presented in which students synthesized citrate-capped gold nanoparticles (GNPs), functionalized them with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), and transferred the PEG-GNPs from water to the organic phase dichloromethane. The experiment introduces students to nanotechnology with foci on important…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Experiments, College Science
It's Not What You Know, but How You Know.
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Bell, Jerry A. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1991
Specific ways in which lectures, laboratories, cooperative group learning, and examinations and grading can be used as part of a strategy to increase pharmacy student interest and involvement in basic science are outlined. The techniques focus on making the presentation of content at least as important as the content itself. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Grading, Higher Education
Authentic Learning Environment in Analytical Chemistry Using Cooperative Methods and Open-Ended Laboratories in Large Lecture Courses.
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Wright, John C. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1996
Discusses the format of a semester course and provides details about grading, formative assessment, research papers, lecture activities, cooperative examinations, use of spreadsheets, and open-ended laboratory projects. Contains 15 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Class Size, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning