Wed, Oct 24, 2012 5:25 PM in Creating Environmental Awareness: Styrofoam
Thanks Maureen! I can't wait to see hear how it goes and see how the troop likes it!
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Wed, Oct 24, 2012 8:13 AM in Creating Environmental Awareness: Styrofoam
Thanks everyone for your feedback and input. I was thinking of other, more inquiry-based ways to explore the properties of styrofoam and acetone. The demonstration could be done at the end of a unit on polymers, environmental science, or even chemistry.
Here is the idea I was thinking: how about a long-term, class-directed experiment that explores the differences between recyclable materials a...
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Tue, Oct 16, 2012 9:57 PM in Creating Environmental Awareness: Styrofoam
I recently shadowed an employee of the Maryland Science Center as part of a Science Methods course. I helped do a demonstration that really gave me a new perspective on just how bad Styrofoam is for our environment. This demo is something that could definitely be used in the classroom as an interesting introduction to environmental science, polymers, or even chemistry.
The demo was relatively ...
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