About Chemistry 

and Culture

Intended Audience

The Chemistry and Culture Workbook is designed for high school students that can be used to augment general chemistry curriculum or serve as a stand alone curriculum such as a summer program. Students learn standard operating chemistry lab techniques in a kitchen setting through incorporation of safe, green, chemistry instruction in everyday cooking and baking. These materials also integrate cultural exploration and relatability into each lesson plan to ensure the unity between chemistry and different cultural perspectives. 

Features

Historically excluded students (underrepresented minorities, females, low income, disabled, etc.) pursuing college degrees are faced with unique challenges that often result in them leaving science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and health science fields. The goal of the Chemistry and Culture Workbook is to engage students from diverse backgrounds and encourage a sense of belonging within the STEM and health science fields.

Contents

REActivites To Try

REActivities lab 3 Measuring.pdf

Significant Figures, Reading Labels, Unit Conversions, and Measuring Volumes/Mass

REActivities lab 7 Recrystallization.pdf

Saturated Solutions and Recrystallization

Chemistry and Culture REActivities Workbook

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Contact Information:

Dr. Naomi Lee

Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Northern Arizona University

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

928-523-7379 

Naomi.Lee@nau.edu 

The authors acknowledge our ancestors and their contributions to chemistry.

The REActivities  team is grateful for the generous support of the National Science Foundation, Rochester Institute of Technology,  the National Institutes of Health, the University of New Mexico, Northern Arizona University,  and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute for their generous support with our design and development of these materials.