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Dougherty, Casey A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
A semester-long group project implementing service-learning was designed and executed in the first semester of a two-semester-long biochemistry lecture sequence. The project required students to partner with the local public library to design and implement an interactive demonstration, either in person or in virtual format, for young children who…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Service Learning, Cooperative Learning, Student Projects
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Kathleen A. Bowe; Alexa R. Green; Yi Jin Kim Gorske; Emily Lesher; Christopher F. Bauer – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Community-based learning (CBL), also known as service learning (SL), provides students with an active and meaningful learning environment and has been studied in STEM courses for several decades. Chemistry for the Community is a novel chemistry curriculum that weaves service-learning projects throughout multiple courses, including gateway courses,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Service Learning
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Chaurra, Adriana Mari´a – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Service-learning methodology makes a connection between student classroom learning and the application of knowledge to solve community needs. The present study was carried out with the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (Colombia) community by environmental engineering students enrolled in a Chemistry 2 course. The students helped the Universidad…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Community Needs, Engineering Education, Environmental Education
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Flener-Lovitt, Charity – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
A thematic course called "Climate Change: Chemistry and Controversy" was developed for upper-level non-STEM students. This course used the socioscientific context of climate change to teach chemical principles and the nature of science. Students used principles of agnotology (direct study of misinformation) to debunk climate change…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Teaching Methods
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Sutheimer, Susan – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
Service-learning is a powerful pedagogy in which community service is an integral part of classroom education. Including a service component in a chemistry course requires flexibility and creativity on the part of the instructor as well as the institution. This paper suggests some strategies that can make service-learning more feasible for…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Nonprofit Organizations, Science Instruction, Service Learning
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Kalivas, John H. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
This article describes a two-semester general chemistry laboratory teaching approach to assist students in gaining experience with science-process skills. The ultimate goal is successful completion of a second-semester service-learning project requiring use of their newly developed science-process skills. The project entails creating an…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Service Learning, Chemistry, Science Laboratories
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Draper, Alison J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2004
An active service-learning research work is conducted in the field of advanced environmental chemistry. Multiple projects are assigned to students, which promote individual learning skills, self-confidence as scientists, and a deep understanding of the environmental chemist's profession.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Environmental Education, Chemistry, Science Education