The SA Chemical Education Group will hold a practical workshop for teachers.
The focus of the workshop will be hands on activities which may be used in the classroom, mainly for Year 11 (SACE Stage 1) Chemistry but may be useful for Year 12 (SACE Stage 2 Chemistry) as well. The workshop would also be beneficial for early career teachers.
Schedule: An information and induction session (10min), 20 min for each activity (80min), 5 min between activities (15 min).
Program:
Time - Activity
4.30 - Networking, nibbles
4.50 - Induction
5.00 - Session 1
5.25 - Session 2
5.50 - Session 3
6.15 - Session 4
6.40 - Presentation of certificates
Activities:
• Analysis of Microplastics Using Fluorescent Dyes (N Chong)
• Evidencing ‘quality thinking’ during problem-solving practicals (G Arthur)
• An Approach to Introducing Redox Reactions in Stage 1 Chemistry (L Hall)
• Alternative and novel activities to support chemical principles across the stage one course. (I McMahon)
Details:
“Analysis of Microplastics Using Fluorescent Dyes”.
Certain fluorescent dyes have found use in combating microplastic pollution. Nile red (a stain for lipids in biological organisms), and commercially-available disperse dyes (for colouring synthetic materials) can be used to identify microplastic particles. Particularly, Nile red is solvatochromic, allowing for the characterisation of different plastics based on their polarity.
“Evidencing ‘quality thinking’ during problem-solving practicals”
Explore how problem-solving activities can be incorporated into practical investigations or hybrid Skills and Applications Tasks to evidence ‘Quality Thinking’ as a SACE Capability. Derive natural evidence of critical and creative thinking against a Quality Thinking rubric. Bring back higher order problem solving to senior chemistry!
“An Approach to Introducing Redox Reactions in Stage 1 Chemistry”
This session provides guidance to the development a clear understanding of redox reactions through the sequential development of concepts. The connections between different redox reactions “types” (e.g. metal & oxygen, active metal/water, metal & acid, displacement reactions, reactions in solution) are studied, leading to the structure and function of simple galvanic cells.
“Alternative and novel activities to support chemical principles across the stage one course.”
Inspired by examples listed in possible contexts of stage 1 outline, short practicals and demonstrations in hydrogen bonding, polymer properties, electrolytic imaging and flame tests.
Parking: Some parking may be available in Victoria Drive. Parking stations nearby include East side of Frome Road – enter between former Medical School and Botanic High School, and Frome Road between North Terrace and Rundle Street (east side).
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