Teaching Regents Chemistry for
Non-Chemistry Majors
This workshop is aimed at science teachers who are (or will be) teaching chemistry but for whom chemistry is not their primary certification area. Middle school science teachers will also find the workshop helpful. The workshop will explore some of the fundamental themes in the Regents Chemistry Core Curriculum. Each topic will be approached from several different perspectives. First, an overview of the chemical concepts, their historical development and issues of why some of the content might be difficult to learn, will be introduced. Second, research about students’ conceptions (often termed 'misconceptions') of the chemical ideas will be explored. Thirdly, a variety of practical activities will be introduced to illustrate ways that teachers can assist students in moving towards more chemically accurate conceptions.
The workshop will have 5 three-hour meetings and will involve considerable amounts of practical and demonstration work.
Day 1: Introduction to the field. Brief history of chemistry and chemistry education.
Day 2: Atoms, Periodic Table, Nuclear chemistry.
Day 3: Chemical reactions and Chemical Bonding
Day 4: Kinetics, Equilibrium, acid-base chemistry
Day 5: Mathematical chemistry, Organic chemistry
Workshop will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.
For additional information or questions, please call (631) 632-9750
or e-mail cesame@stonybrook.edu
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 9, 2009: High School Protein Modeling Challenge
December 15, 2009: Deadline for undergraduate MARC program fellowships