Preparation of a Polymeric Foam: An Activity Designed to Increase Teachers’ Awareness of the Utility of Condensation Polymerisation

Cullen, John and Scott, Fraser J. (2018) Preparation of a Polymeric Foam: An Activity Designed to Increase Teachers’ Awareness of the Utility of Condensation Polymerisation. Journal of Chemical Education. ISSN 0021-9584

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Abstract

The new Scottish ‘Curriculum for Excellence’ places a greater emphasis on the societal implications of Chemistry concepts, including polymer chemistry. This has led to many Scottish secondary school teachers having little experience and background knowledge with which to satisfactorily explore the topic of polymers as they deliver the curriculum. Here we detail our development of a practical demonstration of polymer 15 foams and its inclusion in a continuous professional development module for Scottish secondary school teachers. This demonstration has now been incorporated into
chemistry classrooms across Scotland as a means of exemplifying the topic of polymers.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Demonstrations; Graduate education/research; Hands-on learning/manipulatives; High school/introductory chemistry; Polymer chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Schools:	School of Applied Sciences
Related URLs:	Author Publisher
Depositing User:	Sharon Beastall
Date Deposited:	02 Jan 2018 13:24
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2018 15:15
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34130

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