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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2003  > March  >
In the Classroom
Tested Demonstrations
Teaching Chemistry Using From the Earth to the Moon
James G. Goll and Stacie L. Mundinger
Division of Natural Science, Edgewood College, Madison, WI 53711
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March 2003
Vol. 80 No. 3
p. 292
Abstract
The space program and media based on it have provided fascinating examples that can be used to expore chemical principles. The HBO series From the Earth to the Moon and a documentary Moonshot provide examples for teaching chemical principles from the Apollo missions. A docking problem between two spacecrafts occurred during the Apollo 14 mission. This situation can be used to discuss the conditions necessary for a chemical reaction. A catastrophic fire on Apollo 1 can be used to illustrate the influence of different conditions on the rate of a reaction. Lightning striking Apollo 12 during liftoff showed the consequence of adding ions to solution. The landing of Apollo 12, which touched down only 535 feet from Surveyor 3, can be used to teach accuracy and absolute and relative error. The astronauts of Apollo 15 discovered a sample of the primordial lunar crust, and during Apollo 17, astronauts discovered orange dust on the moon. These discoveries can be used to demonstrate the importance of trained observation skills and analytical thinking.

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*  Citation
 Goll, James G.; Mundinger, Stacie L. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 292.
*  Keywords
 General Chemistry; Multimedia; Outreach; Problem-Based Learning; Teaching / Learning Aids
*  History
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Last Updated:		 February 6, 2003
February 28, 2005
Link to Cover added (April 2004).
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