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| The discussion of education tools for green chemistry and green engineering often focuses on the development of specific texts or laboratory exercises for courses in these topics. The incorporation of green ideas into existing curricula is often driven by the interest of one or two faculty members in a department. This talk describes multi-disciplinary, student-driven service learning projects that promote green thinking in both the undergraduate students and the K-12 students with whom they interact. These projects allow the development of multiple “push” points for the incorporation of ideas about sustainable practice into curricula via professors, enrolled students, and potential students. Three projects will be described: the Pollution Solution (2nd grade green chemistry outreach), It Is Easy Being Green (6th and 7th grade green chemistry/engineering outreach), and Green My House: The Sustainable Dollhouse Project (7th and 8th grade green build project). |
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Green Chemistry & Engineering: Equipping Scientists and Engineers to Achieve Sustainability
8:30 AM-11:05 AM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Jasperwood, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |