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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1998  > June  >
In the Classroom
Introductory Chemistry and Biology Taught as an Interdisciplinary Mini-Cluster
Adele J. Wolfson, Mona L. Hall, and Mary M. Allen
Wellesley College, Department of Chemistry, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02181-8284
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June 1998
Vol. 75 No. 6
p. 737
Abstract
In order to facilitate interdepartmental and interdisciplinary connections, we designed and offered a "mini-cluster" consisting of one session of Introductory Cell Biology and one section of (second-semester) Introductory Chemistry. Students were enrolled in both courses simultaneously, classes were taught in back-to-back sections, and the material from each class was related to concepts presented in the other. We believe that a cluster such as this can serve as a cost-effective model for interdisciplinary teaching and learning in a variety of institutions. Many such groupings can be envisioned, at both the introductory and advanced level. Majors as well as non-majors can benefit from the integrated approach, and faculty may find great intellectual stimulation in the cross-disciplinary dialog.
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*  Citation
 Wolfson, Adele J.; Hall, Mona L.; Allen, Mary M. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 737.
*  Keywords
 Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice, Teaching/Learning Aids, Biochemistry
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