Science Fair: Blog A - Problem Statement

Topic: Teaching Chemistry

1. a) Not enough money are put into chemistry labs.
    b) Once I become a teacher, I will ensure that my classes are stocked with necessary materials by applying for grants.

2. a) According to article 8, "The Challenge of Effective Teaching of Chemistry: A Case Study" students can't pass the general education chemistry class in college because the standards are immensely different.
    b) I would publish a paper explaining how this effects chemistry students and how to improve it by increasing the standards in high school and possibly creating chemistry in junior high or elementary school, without the use of dangerous chemicals.

3. a) Students don't find enough relevance of chemistry to take it seriously in high school according to Jack Holbrook, Secretary of ICASE.

    b)  Once I become a teacher, I will teach my class by covering relevant topics as introduced in the article Chun Wu and Jordan Foos and shown to the right.