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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1999  > December  >
Chemistry Everyday for Everyone
Campus Environmental Resource Assessment Projects for Non-Science Majors
Amy M. Shachter and Janice S. Edgerly
Department of Chemistry, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053
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December 1999
Vol. 76 No. 12
p. 1667
Abstract
Project-based learning promotes students' understanding of the practice of science through planning, conducting, and presenting a research project. Engaging undergraduates in campus-based research has been the focus of an environmental resource assessment (ERA) at Santa Clara University. A cornerstone for the environmental research effort has been a non-science majors course, Chemistry and the Environment. Typically, 40-50 students are enrolled in the quarter-long course and work in groups of four to six on ERA research. Projects represent approximately 40% of the final course grade. A group project proposal, two preliminary/progress reports, a final report, and a poster presentation are required for each project. Students learn basic research methods and also gain leadership skills, learn professional presentation techniques, and promote informed environmental action on campus. Campus-based projects inspire students to view themselves as environmental stakeholders in the operations of the university and, ultimately, their daily lives.
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 Shachter, Amy M.; Edgerly, Janice S. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 1667.
*  Keywords
 Teaching / Learning Aids; Nonmajor Courses; Environmental Chemistry
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June 23, 2005
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