Do you need to know chemistry in order to be a good bones surgeon?
This set of lessons is the open lesson for learning oxidation-reduction. Students will be introduced to the importance of learning the properties of different metals, and differences between them. The subject begins with a reading comprehension, in which the problem is introduced. This exercise is followed by a guided inquiry laboratory that investigates the relative activity of different metal. The students learn the concept of electrochemical series.
Can court trust the polygraph?
This module presents the subject of voluntary and involuntary muscles and connected it to a real life dilemma regarding the use of polygraph in court. The activity supplies the students with the opportunity to justify their point of view with scientific evidence, and to self asses their own performances.
Popcorn – a fat free snack
This activity combines a well known cooking activity (preparing popcorn) with an inquiry process. It does not require any preliminary scientific knowledge; therefore it can be modified to any level of science teaching. Usually the popcorn we eat is made with butter or oil. In this activity we will check whether the use of fats is really needed in order to prepar popcorn.
Boiling point as a matter of geography
The subject of this inquiry-laboratory activity is the possibility to boil water in a temperature that is different from 100°C. This phenomenon is connected to many situations that the students meet at real life, like: pressure cooker, different cooking time on high mountains, using pressure suits by pilots and astronauts etc. The inquiry laboratory activity gives the students the opportunity to explore their own questions and to experience all the stages of scientific inquiry.
How can I design a cellular phone that is safer to use?
In this activity students are introduced to the design project and they are provided with an overview of some of the activities they will be participating in. This lesson introduces the context of their design project and it provides the motivation to hook them into being interested in the project. Students watch an ABC news video on cell phone safety and they participate in an activity that has them evaluating the facts and opinions found in the video. The teacher gives an overview of the design process and the students participate in an activity that introduces them to the concept of a target market. Students end this lesson by creating their first concept sketch of their ideas and getting feedback in a pin up.
What is worse, cigarettes or narghile?
This activity describes laboratory activity that examines the chemical process of smoking and the components of smoke, of both cigarettes and water-pipes (narghiles also known as "hookah"). The aim of this activity is to expose adolescents to the scientific aspects of smoking; and to present the relevance of chemistry in everyday life.
SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME SCIENCE AND SOCIETY PRIORITY Science education and careers 2005 COORDINATION ACTION Contract no 042922