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Publication Date: 2021-Dec
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Engaging Social Science and Humanities Students in Community-Based Research on Nitrogen Oxide Pollution
Wink, Donald J.; Lynn, Lisa; Fendt, Carol; Snow, Melanie J.; Muhammad, Ray; Todd-Breland, Elizabeth
Journal of Chemical Education, v98 n12 p3940-3946 Dec 2021
A significant challenge to the community of chemistry education is the creation of materials that can be used in nonscience settings, including those of social science and humanities classrooms. As part of a larger effort to engage new communities in understanding how science data can impact such settings, including in the community, an experiment to detect the level of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the air was implemented in university sociology and history classrooms. The use of an authentic scientific method within these settings generated important data for classroom use in classroom sociological and historical discussions. The impact on student attitudes and learning was also determined.
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Humanities, Science Education, Chemistry, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts, College Students, Sociology, History, Scientific Methodology, Student Attitudes, Outcomes of Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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