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Chemical Education Today
Chemists Celebrate Earth Day 2007: Recycling—Chemistry Can!
JCE Resources for Chemistry and Recycling
Erica K. Jacobsen
The Dalles, OR 97058
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February 2007
Vol. 84 No. 2
p. 212

Abstract
This annotated bibliography collects the best that past issues of JCE have to offer for use with the 2007 Chemists Celebrate Earth Day theme, “Recycling—Chemistry Can!”. Each item has been characterized as an activity, calculation, demonstration, experiment, or informational; several fit more than one classification. An indication of the levels the article may serve are included.
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Links to the full text of all articles described in this resource paper are available here.

Rudolph Diesel Meets the Soybean: “Greasing” the Wheels of Chemical Education. King, A. G.; Wright, M. W. 2007, 84, 202.

Sorting Recycled Trash: An Activity for Earth Day 2007. Harris, M. E.; Harris, H. H. 2007, 84, 207.

Rubber Reclamation. Williams, K. R. 2007, 84, 217.

News from Online: Renewable Resources. Uffelman, E. S. 2007, 84, 220.

Garbage Juice: Waste Management and Leachate Generation. Jambeck, J. R.; Andino, J. M. 2007, 84, 240A–B.

A Simple Flotation De-Inking Experiment for the Recycling of Paper. Venditti, R. A. 2004, 81, 693.

Green Plastics: An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics. Stevens, E. S. 2002, 79, 1072.

New Paper from Newspaper. J. Chem. Educ. Staff 2001, 78, 1512A–B.

Floating Plastics: An Initial Chemistry Laboratory Experience. Hughes, E. A.; Ceretti, H. M.; Zalts, A. 2001, 78, 522.

Chemistry Comes Alive! Vol. 5. Jacobsen, J. J.; Johnson, K.; Moore, J. W.; Trammell, G. 2001, 78, 423. [Available from JCE Software].

Issues-Directed Chemistry: Teaching Chemical Reactions Using Waste Treatment. Adams, D. L. 1999, 76, 1088.

A Simpler Small Scale Method for the Identification of Plastics. Anderson, G. E. 1996, 73, A173.

Introducing the Treatment of Waste and Wastewater in the General Chemistry Course. Applying Physical and Chemical Principles to the Problems of Waste Management. Dhawale, S. W. 1993, 70, 395.

Method for Separating or Identifying Plastics. Kolb, K. E.; Kolb, D. K. 1991, 68, 348.

Discarded Energy: The Heat of Combustion of Garbage. Jensen, T. E.; Eatough, D. J.; Hansen, L. D. 1977, 54, 700.

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Citation
Jacobsen, Erica K. J. Chem. Educ. 2007 84 212.
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Keywords
Analogies / Transfer; Applications of Chemistry; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Student-Centered Learning
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