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In the Classroom: Writing
Using "Household Chemistry Projects" To Develop Research Skills and To Teach Scientific Writing
Michael H. Schmidt
Department of Chemistry, California State University, San Marcos, San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
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April 1997
Vol. 74 No. 4
p. 393
Abstract
Students in a junior-level Chemistry library resources and scientific writing course were assigned semester-long "Household Chemistry Projects." Students were asked to independently develop written proposals for research they could do at their homes using ordinary household supplies. Upon approval of their proposals, students performed the research and wrote up in their results in standard journal format. The final drafts were subjected to peer review, and published in a class journal. Through feedback and rewriting, students not only improved their scientific writing skills, but also learned about designing, conducting, and criticizing research.
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 Schmidt, Michael H. J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 393.
*  Keywords
 Teaching Techniques, Philosophy/Curriculum, Scientific Writing
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