Celebrate Earth Day 2016 with articles, activities, and laboratory experiments from the Journal of Chemical Education on water quality; climate science & greenhouse gases; atmospheric chemistry; sustainability, green chemistry & environmental awareness; and energy storage technology.
Water Quality
A Multidisciplinary Science Summer Camp for Students with Emphasis on Environmental and Analytical Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00211
Development and Implementation of a Simple, Engaging Acid Rain Neutralization Experiment and Corresponding Animated Instructional Video for Introductory Chemistry Students
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00635
Determination of Arsenic in Sinus Wash and Tap Water by Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00744
Introducing Students to Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Analysis and Determination of Kerosene Components in a Complex Mixture
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00830
Climate Science & Greenhouse Gases
Designing and Demonstrating a Master Student Project To Explore Carbon Dioxide Capture Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00073
CO2 Investigations: An Open Inquiry Experiment for General Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/ed5006932
Ocean Acidification: Investigation and Presentation of the Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels on Seawater Chemistry and Calcareous Organisms
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00676
Updating a Student-Generated Ice-Core Data Plot Exercise for Courses Investigating Climate Change Topics
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00947
Atmospheric Chemistry
Measuring Heterogeneous Reaction Rates with ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy To Evaluate Chemical Fates in an Atmospheric Environment: A Physical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Experiment
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00290
Investigating Freezing Point Depression and Cirrus Cloud Nucleation Mechanisms Using a Differential Scanning Calorimeter
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00663
Sustainability, Green Chemistry,
& Environmental Awareness
Incorporating Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment into First-Year Inorganic Chemistry Major Laboratories
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00281
Design of a Dynamic Undergraduate Green Chemistry Course
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00432
Exploring Green Chemistry Metrics with Interlocking Building Block Molecular Models
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00696
Using a Carbide Lantern To Illustrate General Chemistry Concepts and Introduce Students to Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00604
Flotation of Mineral and Dyes: A Laboratory Experiment for Separation Method Molecular Hitchhikers
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00514
Energy Storage Technology
“Can” You Really Make a Battery Out of That?
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00496
Experiments To Illustrate the Chemistry and Bouncing Ability of Fresh and Spent Zinc–Manganese Oxide Alkaline Batteries
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00796
Discovering Inexpensive, Effective Catalysts for Solar Energy Conversion: An Authentic Research Laboratory Experience
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00591
A Biphasic Ligand Exchange Reaction on CdSe Nanoparticles: Introducing Undergraduates to Functionalizing Nanoparticles for Solar Cells
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00847