ERIC Number: EJ1278076
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Publication Date: 2020-Sep
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Lab-in-a-Box: A Guide for Remote Laboratory Instruction in an Instrumental Analysis Course
Miles, Deon T.; Wells, William G.
Journal of Chemical Education, v97 n9 p2971-2975 Sep 2020
Hands-on learning in a laboratory is an integral part of the undergraduate experience for chemistry students. However, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, an opportunity for this approach was not possible. The pandemic has been forcing instructors to explore the remote setting instead of the laboratory. There are several commercially available kits for remote laboratory instruction in general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Kits provide students with a majority of necessary items to conduct scientific experiments in their homes. Unfortunately, there are no commercially available kit options for laboratory exercises in an instrumental analysis course. Here, we describe a homemade kit that focuses on two important pillars of instrumental analysis: spectroscopy and chromatography. The total cost of the kit is about 700 USD; this amount can be reduced significantly if a "do-it-yourself" spectrometer is employed instead of a commercial model. Details about kit contents and experiments performed are described.
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Chemistry, Undergraduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Costs, Hands on Science
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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