Primo Levi and The Periodic Table: Teaching Chemistry Using a Literary Text

We describe the use of a chapter excerpt from Primo Levi's book The Periodic Table in two courses for first-year undergraduate students offered by the Institute of Chemistry of the University of São Paulo. The aim is to motivate the students by giving them a problem-solving activity based on a...

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Published in:Journal of chemical education 2007-05, Vol.84 (5), p.775
Main Authors: Osorio, Viktoria Klara Lakatos, Tiedemann, Peter Wilhelm, Porto, Paulo Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
College Freshmen
College Science
College students
Interdisciplinary Approach
Italian literature
Jewish literature
Levi, Primo (1919-1987)
Literature
Motivation
Organic chemistry
Periodic table
Problem Solving
Science education
Science Instruction
Students
Twentieth Century Literature
Undergraduate Study
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Summary:We describe the use of a chapter excerpt from Primo Levi's book The Periodic Table in two courses for first-year undergraduate students offered by the Institute of Chemistry of the University of São Paulo. The aim is to motivate the students by giving them a problem-solving activity based on a literary text.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed084p775