Principles of Chemistry II (University of North Georgia)

This Grants Collection for Principles of Chemistry I was created under a Round Two ALG Textbook Transformation Grant. It contains materials used within the implementation of OpenStax Chemistry and uses the Open Course Principles of Chemistry II from the University of North Georgia. Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process. Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials: Linked Syllabus Initial Proposal Final Reporthttps://oer.galileo.usg.edu/chemistry-collections/1003/thumbnail.jp

Principles of Chemistry I (University of North Georgia)

This Grants Collection for Principles of Chemistry I was created under a Round Two ALG Textbook Transformation Grant. It contains materials used within the implementation of OpenStax Chemistry and uses the Open Course Principles of Chemistry I from the University of North Georgia. Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process. Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials: Linked Syllabus Initial Proposal Final Reporthttps://oer.galileo.usg.edu/chemistry-collections/1002/thumbnail.jp

Principles of Chemistry II (Open Course)

This web-based open course for Principles of Chemistry II was created under a Round Two Textbook Transformation Grant

Proposal and Report for Grant 081: Principles of Chemistry I, Principles of Chemistry II

This proposal and final report are from the first ALG grants finishing between Spring 2015 and Spring 2016. They have been republished in the repository in order to move our first reports over from being hosted on the ALG website

“The Spark of Life”: A Pilot to Improve Scientific and Prose Literacy

Dr. Jim Konzelman and Dr. Laura Ng partnered to investigate whether exploring the scientific history of classical works of literature, such as Shelley’s Frankenstein, would improve students’ scientific literacy and their perception of how literature connects to life. They wanted students to be able to identify elements of scientific innovation in literature and understand how the author’s treatment of that innovation through traditional literary tools reflects social anxieties. They chose Dr. Ng’s World Literature II for the pilot. Students read works dealing with science’s ethical application, humanity’s responsibility, and the definition of human. Dr. Konzelman, a chemist, would guest lecture explaining the scientific trends in each novel’s time period and the ethical concerns. Students completed many assignments, from discussion posts where they identified traits of the “mad scientist” and discussed which characters embody those traits, to final projects critically examining the treatment of innovations or creating their own short speculative fiction work. In this poster session, Dr. Konzelman and Dr. Ng will explain the methodology used in the study and the results from their first round of research. They will provide copies of assignments, the rubrics used for scoring, some sample student work, and aggregate data of the student performance

Phosphorylating Proteins to Replace Casein in Cheese Analogs**

Casein is a unique protein in milk that binds to calcium, fat, and water to make micelles, which form cheese curds. Casein is unlike any other protein because of its unique ability to provide structure and give specific rheological properties to cheese; however, the production of casein is resource intensive and a common allergen. Cheese analogs provide a food source that is less burdensome on the environment and thus more sustainable. Most imitation cheeses incorporate casein because of its unique properties. In order to make an imitation cheese that does not contain casein, phosphorylating substitute proteins could allow for the protein to behave like casein in cheese production. On top of producing a product that can be consumed by those with a casein allergy, using substitute proteins would make production less resource intensive and therefore better for the environment and less expensive

Principles of Chemistry I (Open Course)

This web-based open course for Principles of Chemistry I was created under a Round Two Textbook Transformation Grant

DEVELOPMENT OF A COST EFFECTIVE FLOW CELL COLORIMETER KINETICS LABORATORY

Variations in student obtained data for a traditional kinetics lab in general chemistry led to the development of a cost effective flow cell that eliminates the need for periodic sampling. Commercially available flow cells for use with colorimeters are cost prohibitive, especially when one considers quantity and breakage associated with a general chemistry lab setting. The results reported here are for a flow cell that works well with any colorimeter with supporting kinetic data

ASSESSING WATER-DEPENDENCE OF A STORED GRAIN PEST, TENEBRIO MOLITOR**

As human population soars, finding and producing sustainable food sources is more and more necessary. Tenebrio molitor,an insect pest requiring little space to live and breed, is a viable alternative to mainstream high-protein products like cattle and poultry. In this study, we determine T. molitor’swater-dependence. We hypothesized that regular provision of carrot sticks acting as a water source would increase T. molitoradult lifespan. Each mature beetle was separated into an individual vial and assigned to one of four experimental groups with varying diet and temperature treatments. Beetles kept at 30°C treatments tended to have shorter lifespans than beetles kept in 24°C. Interestingly enough, carrots did not equate to a prolonged beetle lifespan: at 31°C, for example, females with carrot-supplemented diets did not seem to live longer than the females in the no-carrot treatment. We discuss our findings with a focus on how climate change might affect human food production

Analytical Chemistry Lab Manual

This lab manual for Analytical Chemistry was developed as part of a Round 16 Mini-Grant.https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/chemistry-textbooks/1006/thumbnail.jp