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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2005  > October  >
In the Classroom
Based on a True Story: Using Movies as Source Material for General Chemistry Reports
Mark A. Griep and Marjorie L. Mikasen
Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304
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October 2005
Vol. 82 No. 10
p. 1501
Abstract
Research for chemical reports and case study analysis of chemical topics are two commonly used learning activities to engage and enrich student understanding of the content in introductory chemistry courses. Even though movies are excellent vehicles for exploring the human dimension of events, they have been used only sparingly as source material in introductory science courses. One reason for this sparing use has been the lack of a list of suitable movies. To fill this void, a list of one dozen highly rated movies is presented. The focus of these movies is either a scientist's chemical research or the societal impact of some chemical compound. The method by which two of these movies were used as source material for a written report in a general chemistry course is described. The student response to the exercise was enthusiastic.
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 Griep, Mark A.; Mikasen, Marjorie L. J. Chem. Educ. 2005 82 1501.
*  Keywords
 Applications of Chemistry; Communication / Writing; Continuing Education; Drugs / Pharmaceuticals; First-Year Undergraduate / General; High School / Introductory Chemistry; History / Philosophy; Industrial Chemistry; Interdisciplinary / Multidisciplinary; Medicinal Chemistry; Multimedia-Based Learning; Nonmajor Courses; Nuclear / Radiochemistry; Public Understanding / Outreach; Women in Chemistry
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September 8, 2005
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