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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1998  > December  >
In the Classroom
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal: An Exercise in Dealing with Pollution
Grant R. Krow
Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Jessica B. Krow
Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122

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December 1998
Vol. 75 No. 12
p. 1583
Abstract
A problem-based learning exercise based upon the need for society to dispose of low-level radioactive waste is presented. The exercise is structured as a classroom-centered group problem-based learning module, whose exploration will occupy at least two-three weeks of class time. The goals are to increase student understanding of chemistry and its relationship to ethics and political decision-making. The problem exploration uses information cards to facilitate peer-group teaching and learning.
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 Krow, Grant R.; Krow, Jessica B. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 1583.
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 Environmental Chemistry; Problem-Based Learning; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice; Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; Nuclear / Radiochemistry
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