How green is your glue?
Author(s): Anatolia College
Lesson plan summary
Through this lesson plan students will learn about green Chemistry, Students will learn to follow a protocol . They will count and measure and understand the importance of precision when following a protocol.. Students will test the glue and think about how they can make it efficient and greener using the principles of green chemistry. This lesson plan is adapted from Beyond Benig
| Subject | Green Chemistry |
| Topic | Cleaning up our oceans |
| Age of students | Elementary 6-12 |
| Preparation time | 30 Minutes |
| Teaching time | 180 Minutes |
| Online teaching material (links for online material) | Introducing Green Chemistry: The Science of Solutions https://blossoms.mit.edu/videos/lessons/introducing_green_chemistry_science_solutions https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/outreach/celebrating-chemistry-editions/2020-ncw/making-glue.html https://www.instructables.com/Make-your-own-glue/ https://www.beyondbenign.org/lessons/green-glue/ |
| Offline teaching material | “12 Principles of Green Chemistry” from Figure 4.1: (p.30). 12 Principles of Green Chemistry from Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice (1998) by Anastas P and Warner J. By Permission of Oxford University Press.American Chemical Society Green Chemistry InstituteEPA Green ChemistryBeyond Benignhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqxMzKLYrZ4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzkJkEKV8Ykhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDhapt7nw4A |
Aim of the lesson
By the end of this lesson students will:
- Understand what Green Chemistry is
- Understand the importance of following a protocol
- Learn to measure and calculate quantities.
- Use the design cycle to evaluate and test a product
