Teaching Chemistry Using the Movie Apollo 13

Goll, James G.; Woods, Bruce

doi:10.1021/ed076p506

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“…There are numerous examples of chemistry educators successfully using this as a curricular strategy: Hollis, Goll and Wood, and Griep all used popular movies to engage their students and present scientific topics. [8][9][10] Frey, Mikasen, and Griep created a set of criteria for using film to teach chemistry, stating that (p. 118 of ref . 11) ...clips with popular actors, incredible sets, memorable dialogue, and special chemical effects would be the most useful for instruction because they would have the strongest anchoring capacity.…”

Section: Developing Scipop Talks! Program Evolution and Building Campmentioning

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Where Science Intersects Pop Culture: An Informal Science Education Outreach Program

2017

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Attracting a general audience to STEM topics can be a challenge, and developing engaging and interactive instruction is important for educators in all fields. While many chemical educators have successfully used pop-culture themes to introduce their students to scientific concepts, these encounters are largely limited to formal classroom environments. Inspired by the successes of community science programs such as Science Café and Nerd Nite, science educators from two Nebraska campuses sought to broaden the exposure of their pop-culture themed class lectures, and created the SciPop Talks! program. Now entering its fifth year, this informal educational outreach program has become a model of faculty/librarian partnerships and successful campus outreach. In this article, we discuss the program's formation, outline its strengths and challenges, and stress the importance of using interactivity to engage with learners. We report on findings from a survey of our attendees, which revealed surprising differences along gender lines. By sharing the motivations, strategies, operational specifics, outcomes, and future goals, we hope that scientists, science educators, outreach coordinators, and librarians will be inspired to launch their own SciPop Talks! programs.

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Section: Developing Scipop Talks! Program Evolution and Building Campmentioning

confidence: 99%

Where Science Intersects Pop Culture: An Informal Science Education Outreach Program

2017

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“…A detailed application of the use of film to enhance problem-solving skills in a science-based curriculum is presented by Goll and Woods (1999), who use the film Apollo 13 (1995) to cultivate several skills important in chemistry. An essential skill in chemistry is that of making accurate observations, then developing and testing hypotheses based on them.…”

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Feature Films as a Teaching Tool

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2000

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“…Several papers have been published on the subject of using popular movies and television shows to teach chemistry (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10). Some of the popular media include the movies Apollo 13, Jurassic Park, Awakenings, Lorenzo's Oil, 1776, The Incredibles, Silkwood, and the HBO television miniseries From the Earth to the Moon.…”

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