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Oh my gosh you absolutely have to talk to Holly Kerby at Madison Technical
College. She has an NSF grant for Fusion Science Theater and has developed
performances that are measurably effective at truly teaching chemistry
concepts with a blend of dramatic narrative and prediction of outcomes.

And you should see an Eric Mazur study of physics demos that shows that if
students predict outcomes of a demo they are something like 4 times more
likely to remember an accurate explanation of the concept, whereas without
the prediction component, the demos have no impact on learning over and
above the same lecture without a demo. Fascinating stuff.

 I'm on vacation and can't get my hands on all of that right now but I'm
cc:ing Holly on this message. I'm cc:ing Jennifer Landry as well, head of
the Chemical Heritage Foundation, as they are doing neat stuff. (BCC's so I
don't blast the e-mails out there).

 I'd love to see chemistry education broaden its horizons beyond flashes
and bangs, which don't convey the rich and varied nature of
chemistry-related endeavors.


On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 8:57 AM, Kathleen Vandiver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> HI Sophia,
> I am on vacation but I thought  would write you a quick note and follow up
> later if you have questions.
>
>
>     This website--  look at the materials under Atoms and  Molecules.
>
> There is a lot of material .  I  wrote this curriculum and designed the
> models.      we use them at informal events, such as AAAS Family Science
> Days in Boston last Feb.   I have done some evaluations and have a poster.
>
> http://mindandhand.mit.edu/educators/educators.shtml
>
>  Thanks,
> Kathy
>
>
>
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> > Hello,
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> > I'm a researcher at Education Development Center (EDC), working on a
> landscape
> > study to support the National Academy of Sciences latest efforts to
> develop a
> > framework for effective chemistry communication, outreach, and education
> in
> > informal settings.
> >
> > For this landscape study, we are collecting examples of various
> > efforts‹exhibits, programs, outreach activities‹that include chemistry in
> > their content. This includes efforts where chemistry is the main focus,
> as
> > well as those where chemistry is "hidden" or embedded in another topic,
> such
> > as climate change or nanotechnology. Do you have an example you would
> like to
> > share with us? Or, have you seen, heard, or participated in an effort
> that you
> > think we should know about?
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> > If so, please email me at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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> > to learn of your examples (including any relevant web sites or
> descriptions),
> > and also hear your opinion about how effective the effort is at
> communicating
> > chemistry. We'll be sure to send updates on this study and the larger
> > initiative as well.
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Sophia
> >
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