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Popular science and recreational chemistry as a way to bring science to secondary students  Popular Science to motivate students Pep Anton Vieta, May 2010
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[object Object],Important # of secondary students perceive  Science     as a group of  Boring Useless Dangerous Difficult subjects . Low interest in  Science  in schools & high schools. Popular Science to motivate students
[object Object],Popular Science to motivate students The # of students in scientific university studies is decreasing  The # of new, young & autochthonous, scientists will decrease Lack of communication between research world and the society No discrimination, by society,  between science & pseudoscience. Low interest in  Science  in schools & high schools. Negative view of Science by society  Frauds
[object Object],Popular Science to motivate students Low interest in  Science  in schools & high schools. Why? Due to the influence from society Due to a wrong science teaching way  Why? Scientific subjects ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
3.1  The negative view of science from society Popular Science to motivate students A)  Ancient bad chemistry :  Due to: B) Image of  scientists in films :  Crazy  or  evil  ones
Popular Science to motivate students 3.1  The negative view of science from society Due to: C) Lack of communication between research world and daily world  Can cause No discrimination between science & pseudoscience by society Can cause Frauds or medical/psychological diseases
[object Object],Popular Science to motivate students From  University of Girona  we are developing  Popular Science  tools  Chair of scientific culture and  digital communication To motivate secondary students to be enrolled in scientific university  studies and become researchers To improve the society in general,  its critical sense, scientific culture and  respect for the nature
Popular Science to motivate students ,[object Object],Popular science  tools that we use: A: Publication of striking short  videos about spectacular scientific processes
Popular Science to motivate students B:  Recreational physics and chemistry live ,[object Object],We think that the best way to motivate secondary students in science is to  Bring the most spectacular experiments and processes in their high-schools. Bell-lloc. Girona, January 2010
Popular Science to motivate students 4.1  Examples of concrete actions A)  Implosion  of a metallic drum as a  recreational physics  process With this experiment we are going to play with pressure creating  a partial vacuum inside of a empty dissolvent metallic drum to achieve  the implosion of it. This is a very visual and funny way to learn about pressures,  atmospheric pressure, properties of gases and change of phases process.
Popular Science to motivate students A)  Implosion  of a metallic drum as a  recreational physics  process 1/7
Popular Science to motivate students A)  Implosion  of a metallic drum as a  recreational physics  process 2/7
Popular Science to motivate students A)  Implosion  of a metallic drum as a  recreational physics  process 3/7
Popular Science to motivate students A)  Implosion  of a metallic drum as a  recreational physics  process 4/7
Popular Science to motivate students A)  Implosion  of a metallic drum as a  recreational physics  process 5/7
Popular Science to motivate students A)  Implosion  of a metallic drum as a  recreational physics  process 6/7
Popular Science to motivate students A)  Implosion  of a metallic drum as a  recreational physics  process 7/7
Popular Science to motivate students 4.1  Examples of concrete actions B) Preparation of an  edible green fried egg  and a  red lemonade  With this experiment we are going to play with acid and base products  that we have at our kitchen and a natural pH indicator o obtain a green fried egg and a red lemonade. This is a very visual and funny way to learn about pH indicators and acid-base chemistry.
Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an  edible green fried egg  and a  red lemonade  We begin the experiment talking about the difference between  acids and bases , and the way to distinct it in the lab. We present too different acidic and basic  daily products  like a lemon or an egg and the way to discover its acidity   the  red cabbage, a natural pH indicator .  Litmus paper, a lab pH indicator Red cabbage, a daily natural pH indicator 4.1  Examples of concrete actions
Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an  edible green fried egg  and a  red lemonade  4.1  Examples of concrete actions Red cabbage mixed with  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an  edible green fried egg  and a  red lemonade  1. Boil the red cabbage in water
Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an  edible green fried egg  and a  red lemonade  2. Save the extraction (purple because water is neutral)
Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an  edible green fried egg  and a  red lemonade  3. Mix the extract with the egg white (green because egg white is basic)
Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an  edible green fried egg  and a  red lemonade  4. Fry the egg.
Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an  edible green fried egg  and a  red lemonade  5. We obtain a green edible fried egg (green because egg white is basic)
Popular Science to motivate students Popular science and recreational chemistry as a way to bring science to secondary students  Pep Anton Vieta, May 2010

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Popular Science to motivate students

  • 1. Popular science and recreational chemistry as a way to bring science to secondary students Popular Science to motivate students Pep Anton Vieta, May 2010
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  • 6. 3.1 The negative view of science from society Popular Science to motivate students A) Ancient bad chemistry : Due to: B) Image of scientists in films : Crazy or evil ones
  • 7. Popular Science to motivate students 3.1 The negative view of science from society Due to: C) Lack of communication between research world and daily world Can cause No discrimination between science & pseudoscience by society Can cause Frauds or medical/psychological diseases
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  • 11. Popular Science to motivate students 4.1 Examples of concrete actions A) Implosion of a metallic drum as a recreational physics process With this experiment we are going to play with pressure creating a partial vacuum inside of a empty dissolvent metallic drum to achieve the implosion of it. This is a very visual and funny way to learn about pressures, atmospheric pressure, properties of gases and change of phases process.
  • 12. Popular Science to motivate students A) Implosion of a metallic drum as a recreational physics process 1/7
  • 13. Popular Science to motivate students A) Implosion of a metallic drum as a recreational physics process 2/7
  • 14. Popular Science to motivate students A) Implosion of a metallic drum as a recreational physics process 3/7
  • 15. Popular Science to motivate students A) Implosion of a metallic drum as a recreational physics process 4/7
  • 16. Popular Science to motivate students A) Implosion of a metallic drum as a recreational physics process 5/7
  • 17. Popular Science to motivate students A) Implosion of a metallic drum as a recreational physics process 6/7
  • 18. Popular Science to motivate students A) Implosion of a metallic drum as a recreational physics process 7/7
  • 19. Popular Science to motivate students 4.1 Examples of concrete actions B) Preparation of an edible green fried egg and a red lemonade With this experiment we are going to play with acid and base products that we have at our kitchen and a natural pH indicator o obtain a green fried egg and a red lemonade. This is a very visual and funny way to learn about pH indicators and acid-base chemistry.
  • 20. Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an edible green fried egg and a red lemonade We begin the experiment talking about the difference between acids and bases , and the way to distinct it in the lab. We present too different acidic and basic daily products like a lemon or an egg and the way to discover its acidity  the red cabbage, a natural pH indicator . Litmus paper, a lab pH indicator Red cabbage, a daily natural pH indicator 4.1 Examples of concrete actions
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  • 22. Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an edible green fried egg and a red lemonade 1. Boil the red cabbage in water
  • 23. Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an edible green fried egg and a red lemonade 2. Save the extraction (purple because water is neutral)
  • 24. Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an edible green fried egg and a red lemonade 3. Mix the extract with the egg white (green because egg white is basic)
  • 25. Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an edible green fried egg and a red lemonade 4. Fry the egg.
  • 26. Popular Science to motivate students B) Preparation of an edible green fried egg and a red lemonade 5. We obtain a green edible fried egg (green because egg white is basic)
  • 27. Popular Science to motivate students Popular science and recreational chemistry as a way to bring science to secondary students Pep Anton Vieta, May 2010