CHED 1677 |
| “Fire and Ice” focuses on perception, movement, creation, and use of heat. An Inquiry Course in the new UNH general education Discovery Program, “Fire and Ice” bridges chemistry, physics, and biology. The program required inquiry-based student-centered pedagogic structure. A question bank generated by student brainstorming provided initial points of exploration. Instead of a text, the instructor identified internet resources to divide among students in a jigsaw discussion structure to establish background ideas and build understanding of applications. Hands-on activities explored phenomena including human perception of temperature, whether cold things have heat, visualization of mechanisms of heat movement, chemical energy and production of electricity. Results were reported by poster and then recorded as images on Blackboard. Readings included original 18th Century articles in “Philosophical Transactions”, and addressed the historical conflict between caloric and particulate models of heat. Exams included individual and group components. Specific details and students outcomes will be presented. |
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Building Connections to Non-Major's Chemistry
8:30 AM-11:35 AM, Wednesday, March 28, 2007 McCormick Place North -- Room N230A, Level 2, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |