Finding the Connections between a High-School Chemistry Curriculum and Nano-Scale Science and Technology

Autor/inn/en	Blonder, Ron; Sakhnini, Sohair
Titel	Finding the Connections between a High-School Chemistry Curriculum and Nano-Scale Science and Technology
Quelle	In: Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 18 (2017) 4, S.903-922 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Blonder, Ron)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1756-1108
DOI	10.1039/c7rp00059f
Schlagwörter	Chemistry; Secondary School Curriculum; Secondary School Science; Technology Integration; Scientific Concepts; Integrated Curriculum; Instructional Innovation; Educational Technology; Usability; Classification; Curriculum Enrichment; Foreign Countries; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Unterrichtsmedien; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Curriculum; Lehrplan; Reform; Ausland
Abstract	The high-school chemistry curriculum is loaded with many important chemical concepts that are taught at the high-school level and it is therefore very difficult to add modern contents to the existing curriculum. However, many studies have underscored the importance of integrating modern chemistry contents such as nanotechnology into a high-school curriculum. When students are exposed to nanotechnology, they perceive chemistry as more relevant to their life, and more modern than the chemistry they usually study at school, and consequently, their continuous motivation to study chemistry and related subjects increases. In the current study we identified topics in the high-school chemistry curriculum in Israel into which the essential nano-scale science and technology (NST) concepts can be integrated. Insertion points for all 8 NST essential concepts were found. We discuss the importance of ways in which chemistry educators can implement the results for updating the chemistry curriculum, thus making it more modern and relevant to the actual chemistry research that is conducted. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01