CHED 80 |
| Engaging high school students in research makes chemistry more accessible and interesting. Throughout the year, students research societal issues such as hazardous elements, nuclear power, food additives, disappearing hydrocarbons, global warming, and other pertinent topics. They next participate in a six-week laboratory research project. Projects include growing fractal crystals, synthesizing copper verdigris, making perfumes, investigating chemistry of clays and glazes, analyzing CO2 emissions from exhaust, electroplating plastic, investigating polymers, and many more. This research-focus has led students to enroll in our Advanced Science Research Program where they work full time during the summer and then attend a seminar class during the school year where they write a publication-quality paper, which they submit to the INTEL Science Talent Search, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and to the Twin Cities Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Research-focused chemistry is a proven motivator at our school for students. |
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George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education: Symposium in Honor of A. Truman Schwartz
1:30 PM-5:00 PM, Sunday, March 25, 2007 McCormick Place North -- Room N229, Level 2, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |