When Pride and Prejudice meets Intermolecular Forces Nagash Clarke Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI

About myself… Jamaican born---yeah only went to the beach a few times/year.. Only child…lots of alone time…read a lot of books as a child including Jane Eyre—also watched Dynasty (yeah inappropriate) Became obsessed with chemistry in 9 th grade-declared my career choice—stalked my chemistry teacher, Mr Waldron…

About myself continued… Did many experiments in the kitchen and backyard including a biogas reactor… Migrated to America-majored in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Worked as an Engineer at Dupont—did not like it….yikes Started teaching---found my thing!

Inspiration “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.” Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)

Motivation Desire to bring fun to chemistry class Students learn better when material is presented in different formats Desire to build community

And of course… Love for classic literature and good drama: Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Pride and Prejudice, Downton Abbey, Dynasty..? Desire to marry the Arts and Sciences Secret wish to teach Literature/Theater

Classes General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Diverse population of student—premeds, engineering, pre-pharmacy Happens near the end of the semester for General Chemistry I Good ice-breaker for Organic Chemistry Can be done in many other science classes

Polar and Polarity II

Your Turn! You will get a chance to become molecules as you participate in the next installment: Polar and Polarity III. Please use your best Downton Abbey accents Break into groups and answer some of the questions Big group discussion of the answers and takeaways

The Dance Sequence

Other Applications Ballet: show molecular mechanisms Entropy and temperature: Bro-ballet Bad Blood: show down between metals…look what you done love… Put a H on it…(naming acids)…Oh Oh oooh

ApplicationsContinued… Solids, liquids and gases…ABBA? Chemistry class opera…Carmen THERMOdynamic…I can’t stand the rain Evergaseous Laws…Tribute to Donna Summers!

What next ? Polished productions with lots of pomp and cirmcumstance Go viral on youtube….#dontjudgeme Video series for all ages

Questions… How do you get students to do it? Do you get to cover content sufficiently? Others?

Thanks Students, Faculty and Staff of Washtenaw Community College League for Innovation Family and friends who watch and share my videos(theprofneo-youtube channel)

Fare thee well… “Nothing is more deceitful," said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.” Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)

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