Green Chemistry
in the High School

featuring curriculum

"For Teachers, By Teachers"

 

The High School level Green Chemistry lesson plans from Beyond Benign are designed to give teachers the tools to both do and teach green chemistry in their classrooms. In the lessons below teachers will find replacement labs for their core content area teaching which they can use to do green chemistry and lessons which introduce the 12 principles of green chemistry along with labs inspired by industry examples and current research which can be used to teach green chemistry.

 

What is Green Chemistry?

• Measuring Sustainability [doc]
  
  
• Writing the Principles [doc]
  
  
• Environmental Impact Factor [doc]
  • Lesson Presentation [ppt]
• What is Green Chemistry [doc]
  • Lesson Presentation [ppt]

Green Chemistry in Industry

• And the Award goes to …Petretec [doc]
  • Lesson Presentation [ppt]
• And the award goes to…Sea-nine [doc]
  • Lesson Presentation [ppt]
• And the Award goes to…TAML [doc]
  • Lesson Presentation [ppt]
• Blackberry Solar Cell
  • Dye-Sensitized Blackberry Solar Cell Activity [doc]
  • Background information: "Solar Cells Inspired by Plants"
    courtesy of the Biomimicry Institute
  • Video of Michael Gratzel, awarded Millenium Technology Prize (2010) for his third generation, low cost, dye-sensitized solar cells: watch video
• Vinylbenzyl Thymine is VBT [doc]
  • Video Resource: 60 Minutes
    The Wasteland
• Essential Oil Extraction [doc]
  
  
• Polylactic Acid: Polymer Chemistry [doc]
  
  
• Chemistry and Climate Change
  
  
• Cosmetics Chemistry
  
  
• Biomimicry and Intermolecular Forces
  
  

Green Chemistry Experiments in Your Classroom:
Replacement Labs

• A Chemistry Teacher's Footprint [doc]
  • Lesson Presentation [ppt]
• Acids and Alkalis [doc]
  
  
• Acids and Bases [doc]
  
  
• Catalysts and Oxygen [doc]
  
  
• Concentration and Crystallization of Solutions [doc]
  
  
• Distillation of Crude Oil [doc]
  
  
• Equilibrium: Le Chatelier's Principle [doc]
  
  
• Esters [doc]
  
  
• Exothermic Endothermic Reaction Lab [doc]
  
  
• Gas Laws: Reaction of Zinc and Hydrochloric Acid [doc]
  
  
• Limiting and Excess Reagents [doc]
  
  
• Oxygen Production - Greener Lesson [doc]
  
  
• Reaction Rates [doc]
  
  
• Separation [doc]
  
  
• Solubility [doc]
  
  
• Solutions and Saturated Solutions & Crystals [doc]
  
  
• Sublimation [doc]
  
  
• Oxidation of an Alcohol to an Acid [doc]
  
  
• Types of Reaction PowerPoint Presentation [doc]
  
  

Green Chemistry as Invention:
Project-Based Learning Activities

 

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Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science
Curriculum Institutes

*Update*

the High School Green Chemistry Curriculum Summer Institute is full

August 2010

 

The Green Chemistry in the High School workshop provides high school level science educators with a process to revolutionize the way they deliver current chemistry content. The teacher designed and classroom tested curriculum units infuse sustainability concepts and the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry into the classroom.

What to expect from this workshop

• Three full days of intensive training
• Earn professional development points and/or apply towards college course credits
• Expert advice and guidance from Beyond Benign education staff and Green Chemists from the Warner-Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry
• Food, workshop session and materials are included
• Ready to use lesson plans including all resources, presentations and student sheets
• Meet new teachers from your state and form partnerships to implement green chemistry
• Keynote speech from Dr. John Warner—author of the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry & founder of the field

Sign up to learn about upcoming opportunities
About the Summer Institute in Massachusetts

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Geener Education Materials (GEMs) is an interactive collection of chemistry education materials focused on green chemistry. Green Chemistry is the redesign of chemical transformations and processes to reduce or eliminate the use of materials that are hazardous to human health and the environment.

The database is designed as a comprehensive resource of education materials including laboratory exercises, lecture materials, course syllabi and multimedia content that illustrate chemical concepts important for green chemistry. Each entry includes a description of the item and is searchable by a variety of parameters, including chemistry concepts, laboratory techniques, green chemistry principles, and target audience. Database entries incorporate both published and unpublished materials.

The Green Chemistry Education Network (GC Ed Net) serves as a catalyst for integrating green chemistry in chemical education at all levels. As a network of educators we support opportunities to research, develop, implement and disseminate green educational materials. The GC Ed Net reaches out to all chemistry educators through collaboration and mentoring, facilitating professional growth, and fostering the synergistic integration of green chemistry in education.

 

Google Map: Mapping the Worldwide Green Chemistry Community

Looking for a green chemistry contact in your area? Consult the recently updated Green Chemistry Google map, listing over 400 individuals and organizations worldwide. Currently, 75% of the map population works at an academic institution with 15% working in industry. While most of the work focuses on education and/or research, 25% of the community list outreach activities as a significant component of their work. The map project was initiated at the University of Oregon and its growth and success is the result of an amazing three-year partnership with the green chemistry community. Use the link below to add yourself to the map by selecting the the "Instructions" link located in the upper right hand corner of the map page. We know you are out there, please help us make the invisible...visible.

Quick Reference, Handouts & Posters

• What is Green Chemistry? - Flyer
• Green Chemistry...Of Course - Mini-Poster
• the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry - Poster

(Some materials are provided in PDF format)

For more curricula, visit the website of our Biomimicry partners!

The Biomimicry Institute is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to nurture and grow a global community of people who are learning from, emulating, and conserving life's genius to create a healthier, more sustainable planet.

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