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The safer chemical design game. Gamification of green chemistry and safer chemical design concepts for high school and undergraduate students |
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| Authors: | Karolina E Mellor Philip Coish Bryan W Brooks Evan P Gallagher Margaret Mills Terrance J Kavanagh |
| Institution: | 1. School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA;2. Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA;3. Department of Environmental &4. Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA |
| Abstract: | Green chemistry can strongly attract students to chemistry. We, therefore, developed a green chemistry educational game that motivates students at the undergraduate and advanced high school levels to consider green chemistry and sustainability concerns as they design a hypothetical, chemical product. The game is intended for incorporation into any chemistry course for majors and non-majors that teaches sustainability and/or the Principles of Green Chemistry at the undergraduate level. The game is free of charge and encourages students to think like professional chemical designers and to develop a chemical product with respect to function and improved human and environmental health. This computer simulation has been assessed by educators and can be seamlessly integrated into an existing curriculum. |
| Keywords: | Educational game digital learning object safer chemical design toxicology green chemistry online educational tool high school undergraduate STEM sustainability physiochemical properties human and environmental health interdisciplinary MoDRN |