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A NATURAL APPROACH TO CHEMISTRY

A Natural Approach to Chemistry gives students the

opportunity to do chemistry, not just read about it. In this
program students learn the science to understand how chemistry

is relevant to their lives.

The developers saw an opportunity in chemistry curricula,
with students using college books that were written at the

wrong reading level for them, emphasizing problem-solving
without spending enough time on conceptualizing the big

picture of chemistry. They felt chemistry instruction needed
examples in order to make connections with students, it must

be experienced at an appropriate level, and it must be relevant
to their lives. In the end the program aims to teach students by

posing a question, showing them how to investigate and solve
problems without giving them the answers.

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