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Contextual Curriculum for Chemistry and Technology

Chemical industry-generated skills list (Voluntary Industry Standards) Links between experiments and support

40 laboratory experiments written within the context of five industries Glossary, MSDS, and references to the American Chemical Society's Voluntary Industry Standards (VIS)

Groups of 5 to 11 laboratory exercises are included in each of five modules The Adobe Acrobat format ensures that the instructions for each exercise or experiment can be printed on any computer system without changing the fonts, page breaks, or other aspects of the layout

A sixth module contains exercises in data management techniques that are common to all industries Ancillary files including glossaries, indices for MSDS, and VIS are provided in HTML format because printing of this information in much less likely and navigation is more readily facilitated in HTML

The complete set of experiments covers the majority of skills identified by industry representatives in the American Chemical Society's Voluntary Industry Standards as skills desirable for chemical technicians Developed at Athens Technical College

CD format with a navigational system Support from a National Science Foundation Grant

Laboratory Experiments Included

Data

Phamaceuticals

A1 Manual Data Collection (measurement technique)
A2 Data Logging & Data Mining
A3 Data Management (Spreadsheets, Databases &LIMS
B1 Basic Statistics (SigFigs, Basic Statistics, Detection
& Quantitation Limits
B2 Graphical Analysis (Graphs, Data Transformations,
Limits of Linearity, Control Charts)
B3 Statistical Analyses (Q-test, t-tests, ANOVA)

A1 Aspirin Synthesis (Synthesis, Re-Crystallization
A2 Aspirin Purity Analysis (melting point, Wet Chemical, TLC, HPLC)
B1 Formulation of Bone Cement (polmerization, therapeutic additives)
B2 Thermodynamics of Bone Cement Curing (calorimetry)
B3 Kinetics of Aspirin Release from Bone Cement (HPLC, kinetics)

Petroleum

Aqueous Systems

A Alkalinity (acid/base titration)
B Calcium & Magnesium (complexometric titration)
C Chloride (titration w/potentiometric endpoint)
D Dissolved Oxygen (Winkler Method -redox titration)
E Sulfate (gravimetric)
F Ammonia/Ammonium (ion selective electrode)
G Nitrite/Nitrate (colorimetric/reduction
H Phosphate (colorimetry)

Optional - Crude Oil Distillation
A1 Physical Property Measurements (viscosity, specific gravity, vapor
pressure)
A2 Chemical Characteristics (GC, IR)
B1 Fuel Formulation vs Engine Power Output (windspeed of leafblower
output)
B2 Fuel Formulation vs Emissions (Gas Sampling, GC)

Polymers

Metals

A1 Determination of Starting Material Purity
A2 Confirmation of Critical Micelle Concentration
A3 Synthesis of Polystyrene (Microemulsion Synthesis)
B1 Headspace Analysis for Unreacted Styrene (GC)
B2 Molecular Weight Estimation of Polystyrene
B3 Polymer Characterization by IR
B4 Microscopic Analysis of Polymers (Particle Size)
C1 Formulation of Latex Paint (from Polystyrene Emulsion)
C2 Testing Paint Properties (Drawdown, Color Density)
C3 Headspace Analysis of Paint (GC)

A Metals Extraction Methods
B Qualitative Analysis
C Quantitative Analysis by Flame Atomic Absorption
D Quantitative Analysis by Flame Atomic Emission
E Electrochemical Recovery of Metals from Extracts
F Economic Analysis of Metals Recovery

Chemical industry-generated skills list (Voluntary Industry Standards)	Links between experiments and support
40 laboratory experiments written within the context of five industries	Glossary, MSDS, and references to the American Chemical Society's Voluntary Industry Standards (VIS)
Groups of 5 to 11 laboratory exercises are included in each of five modules	The Adobe Acrobat format ensures that the instructions for each exercise or experiment can be printed on any computer system without changing the fonts, page breaks, or other aspects of the layout
A sixth module contains exercises in data management techniques that are common to all industries	Ancillary files including glossaries, indices for MSDS, and VIS are provided in HTML format because printing of this information in much less likely and navigation is more readily facilitated in HTML
The complete set of experiments covers the majority of skills identified by industry representatives in the American Chemical Society's Voluntary Industry Standards as skills desirable for chemical technicians	Developed at Athens Technical College
CD format with a navigational system	Support from a National Science Foundation Grant