Taking some lumps in the no-lecture model. I have now given 3 class sessions with no lecturing.
I start off class with 3-4 clicker questions on concepts covered in a recorded video lecture that I posted and asked students to view before coming to class. The next 30 minutes or so are devoted to group activities. The first class used the arsenic life paper to explore elements and basic biomolecules. The second class had two tables, one comparing polysaccharides, proteins and nucleic acids in terms of elemental composition, subunits, type of bonds between subunits, a rough description of the types of structures each formed, and their general functions. The second table listed various denaturing agents such as salt, vinegar, and heat and asked what types of bonds or interactions each agent disrupted. From my point of view, I’m having a blast. The problem is, many of them hate it. I believe that we are missing out on the detailed explanations that the teacher gives us during the lecture.
I don’t like it. I agree on this subject. Big History Project. Terrific Websites for Science. International, independent, illuminated, inspired. 66 Lessons on the Chemistry of Food and Beverages. Reactions is a YouTube channel that I've mentioned in a handful of posts in the past.
The channel is produced by PBS Digital Studios and the American Chemical Society. All of the videos on the channel include chemistry lessons based on ordinary, everyday parts of life like food and beverages. In fact, Reactions has a playlist of sixty-six videos that teach short lessons about the chemistry of food and beverages. Some highlights from that playlist include 3 Egg-cellently Weird Science Experiments, Why is Pizza so Good? And Why Does Stinky Cheese Stink? Applications for Education All four of the above videos as well as dozens of others in the Food Chemistry playlist could be great to use to help students see how science, specifically chemistry, is a part of everyday life. If you want to use these videos as part of flipped lesson or a classroom discussion, consider using EDpuzzle or Classhook. Physics.org.
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