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Transforming the Organic Chemistry Lab Experience: Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Reformed Experimental Activities--REActivities
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Collison, Christina G.; Kim, Thomas; Cody, Jeremy; Anderson, Jason; Edelbach, Brian; Marmor, William; Kipsang, Rodgers; Ayotte, Charles; Saviola, Daniel; Niziol, Justin – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
Reformed experimental activities (REActivities) are an innovative approach to the delivery of the traditional material in an undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory. A description of the design and implementation of REActivities at both a four- and two-year institution is discussed. The results obtained using a reformed teaching observational…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Organic Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments
Metalloprotease Peptide Inhibitors: A Semester-Long Organic Synthetic Research Project for the Introductory Laboratory Course
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Pontrello, Jason K. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
A semester-long research project to synthesize unique compounds designed after published metalloprotease peptide inhibitors is presented. The research project encompasses a set of nine organic chemistry reactions traditionally taught in the second semester lab course, and the procedures are derived from scientific literature. The two principle…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Organic Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments
Designing Experiments on Thermal Interactions by Secondary-School Students in a Simulated Laboratory Environment
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Lefkos, Ioannis; Psillos, Dimitris; Hatzikraniotis, Euripides – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2011
Background and purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the effect of investigative activities with manipulations in a virtual laboratory on students' ability to design experiments. Sample: Fourteen students in a lower secondary school in Greece attended a teaching sequence on thermal phenomena based on the use of information and…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Science Laboratories, Foreign Countries, Scores
Fundamental Research in Engineering Education. Student Learning in Industrially Situated Virtual Laboratories
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Koretsky, Milo D.; Kelly, Christine; Gummer, Edith – Chemical Engineering Education, 2011
The instructional design and the corresponding research on student learning of two virtual laboratories that provide an engineering task situated in an industrial context are described. In this problem-based learning environment, data are generated dynamically based on each student team's distinct choices of reactor parameters and measurements.…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Research Design, Instructional Design, Problem Based Learning
The TriLab, a Novel ICT Based Triple Access Mode Laboratory Education Model
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Abdulwahed, Mahmoud; Nagy, Zoltan K. – Computers & Education, 2011
This paper introduces a novel model of laboratory education, namely the TriLab. The model is based on recent advances in ICT and implements a three access modes to the laboratory experience (virtual, hands-on and remote) in one software package. A review of the three modes is provided with highlights of advantages and disadvantages of each mode.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Science Laboratories, Cognitive Psychology
A Simple Temperature Gradient Apparatus To Determine Thermal Preference in "Daphnia."
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Fenske, Christiane; McCauley, Robert – American Biology Teacher, 2002
Explores the dominant factor controlling the distribution of Daphnia. Describes components of a temperature gradient apparatus that can be assembled from materials readily obtainable in the laboratory and hardware stores. Investigates whether the mean depth of Daphnia is determined by temperature. (KHR)
Descriptors: Biology, Instructional Design, Science Equipment, Science Experiments
A Do-It-Yourself Pipette Washer.
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Tatina, Robert – American Biology Teacher, 2002
Describes an automatic pipette washer that is functional, inexpensive, and easy to construct from locally available parts. (KHR)
Descriptors: Biology, Instructional Design, Science Equipment, Science Experiments