9. The development of a bioenergy-based green chemistry curriculum for high schools
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Craig Kohn
Abstract
The Next-Generation Science Standards represent a major shift from learning science content to preparing students to become scientifically literate through inquiry and investigation. This article summarizes the unique opportunities available to develop a biotechnology laboratory course on biofuels that heavily emphasizes scientific practices in a high-school agriscience department in Wisconsin. Through collaborations with universities, federal research facilities, and the surrounding community, students were able to engage in rigorous learning experiences in a sociocultural setting in a manner that maximized their preparation for college and sustainable careers. This example also highlights how effective science teacher professional development and collaboration can allow for improved instructional opportunities in science education while also enabling positive contributions to ongoing scientific research.
Abstract
The Next-Generation Science Standards represent a major shift from learning science content to preparing students to become scientifically literate through inquiry and investigation. This article summarizes the unique opportunities available to develop a biotechnology laboratory course on biofuels that heavily emphasizes scientific practices in a high-school agriscience department in Wisconsin. Through collaborations with universities, federal research facilities, and the surrounding community, students were able to engage in rigorous learning experiences in a sociocultural setting in a manner that maximized their preparation for college and sustainable careers. This example also highlights how effective science teacher professional development and collaboration can allow for improved instructional opportunities in science education while also enabling positive contributions to ongoing scientific research.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- About the series V
- Preface: the continuum of green chemical education VII
- Contents XIII
- List of Contributing authors XIX
- 1. Green chemistry and the grand challenges of sustainability 1
- 2. Invasive species or sustainable water filters? A student-led laboratory investigation into locally sourced biomass-based adsorbents for sustainable water treatment 13
- 3. Recent advances in the application of carbohydrates as renewable feedstocks for the synthesis of nitrogen-containing compounds 35
- 4. The environmental fate of synthetic organic chemicals 67
- 5. Synthesis of “three-legged” tri-dentate podand ligands incorporating long-chain aliphatic moieties, for water remediators, and for isolating metal ions in non-aqueous solution 97
- 6. An introductory course in green chemistry: Progress and lessons learned 105
- 7. Introduction to cheminformatics for green chemistry education 135
- 8. Green chemistry outreach 149
- 9. The development of a bioenergy-based green chemistry curriculum for high schools 171
- 10. Green chemistry in secondary school 185
- Index 197
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- About the series V
- Preface: the continuum of green chemical education VII
- Contents XIII
- List of Contributing authors XIX
- 1. Green chemistry and the grand challenges of sustainability 1
- 2. Invasive species or sustainable water filters? A student-led laboratory investigation into locally sourced biomass-based adsorbents for sustainable water treatment 13
- 3. Recent advances in the application of carbohydrates as renewable feedstocks for the synthesis of nitrogen-containing compounds 35
- 4. The environmental fate of synthetic organic chemicals 67
- 5. Synthesis of “three-legged” tri-dentate podand ligands incorporating long-chain aliphatic moieties, for water remediators, and for isolating metal ions in non-aqueous solution 97
- 6. An introductory course in green chemistry: Progress and lessons learned 105
- 7. Introduction to cheminformatics for green chemistry education 135
- 8. Green chemistry outreach 149
- 9. The development of a bioenergy-based green chemistry curriculum for high schools 171
- 10. Green chemistry in secondary school 185
- Index 197
