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 		 This past June WERC hosted the Small-Scale Chemistry Institute on the campus of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM.
  • One-Week Free Workshop
  • June 20-24, 2005  8 a.m. to 4 p.m
  • New Mexico State University
  • College of Engineering
  • Participants received Travel Stipends and Laboratory Equipment.
  • 5-day Institute and Spring ‘06 Follow-up Meeting

Small-Scale Chemistry

Small-Scale Chemistry (SSC) is an innovative teaching approach that manifests the “Green Chemistry” movement by incorporating fun and safe conservation-based experiments that are time, material and cost efficient.  SSC is designed to promote resource reduction, student safety, pollution prevention and waste minimization by using drops of chemicals and high-tech plastic lab ware to replace liters of chemicals and breakable glassware.

Topics Covered

  • Nomenclature of Small-Scale Chemistry
  • Standardized, Web-based Chemical Inventory System
  • Principles of Small Scale Chemistry
  • Free Small Scale Chemistry Kits
  • Laboratory Safety Cost
  • Safety and Waste Minimization Activity
  • Lesson Plan Development Embedding Environmental Themes in Science Classes

Click here for the brochure and registration.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Debra Thrall, Professional Development Coordinator
505-883-3235

 


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Technical contact: tech@werc.net  Page updated: 02/07/2006