The value of integrating the UN SDGs with a microscale experiment for chemistry students

dc.contributor.authorMundy, Christine Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T12:51:41Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T12:51:41Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionPaper presented at the 29th Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education: A Virtual Conference, 12–15 January, 2021..en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe United Nation’s sustainable development goals (UN SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. Microscale chemistry kits already comply with many of the UN SDGs as they are greener, safer and more cost effective than traditional large-scale laboratory experiments. This qualitative study explored the value added for first-year chemistry students when the UN SDGs were integrated in a microscale experiment on industrial pollution: students were able to identify and explain relevant UN SDGS and communicate chemistry in context. Many students showed retention of the relevant UN SDGs two months after completing the experiment despite having no prior exposure to the UN SDGs. The majority of students felt that their laboratory experience was enriched by the inclusion of the UN SGDs, wished to learn more about the UN SDGs, and endorsed their inclusion as a graduate attribute.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentChemistryen_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.saarmste.orgen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMundy, C. (2021). The value of integrating the UN SDGs with a microscale experiment for chemistry students. In M. Qhobela, M. M. Ntsohi, & L. G. Mohafa (Eds.), Book of Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (pp. 259-270). Lesotho: SAARMSTE.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-6398352-2-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/79742
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSAARMSTEen_ZA
dc.rights© 2021 left to authors. All rights reserved.en_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectChemistryen_ZA
dc.subjectMicroscaleen_ZA
dc.subjectUnited Nation’s sustainable development goals (UN SDGs)en_ZA
dc.titleThe value of integrating the UN SDGs with a microscale experiment for chemistry studentsen_ZA
dc.typeTexten_ZA

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