1. Learning Chemistry at Home with Hands-on Projects
Janet Coonce, TTU Chemistry Instructor,
College of Arts and Sciences

2. 36 “Technology Kits” for Chem 1210

3. All kits were checked out at the beginning & returned at the end of the semester.

4. Measurement Instruments

5. Goal of Take-Home Assignments:
Bloom’s Taxonomy

6. Students worked in teams to:
1) Visualize the amount of sugar in different food and beverage products

7. In this
“Sharing Size”
bag of candies, there are
56 grams of sugar.
In this 20 fluid ounce
(591 mL) soft drink,
there are
71 grams of sugar.

8. According to this AHA report,
READ Reference:
Johnson, et. at. “Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association,” Circulation. 2009; 120:
According to this AHA report,
“Depending on the calorie level, recommendations for added sugars vary from
5 teaspoons per day (or 80 calories) for a daily energy expenditure of 1800 calories for an average adult woman and
9 teaspoons per day (or 144 calories) for a daily energy expenditure of 2200 calories for an average adult man.”

9. How much sugar is this?
20 grams  0.5 gram
36 grams  0.5 gram

10. This single
serving contains
36 grams of sugar.

11. This small box drink contains 16 grams of sugar.

12. Other Projects: 2) determine the identity of unknown solids
3) create known solutions used in medicine (D5W, NS)
4) design and perform an experiment to determine the concentration of an unknown solution

13. QEP committee & TTU for this opportunity.
Special Thanks:
QEP committee & TTU for this opportunity.