Chemistry of Everyday Things

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 11.05.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Goals & Objectives
  3. Background Research
  4. Teaching Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Annotated Bibliography
  7. Student Reading List
  8. End Notes
  9. Appendix 1: Implementing State Standards
  10. Appendix 2: Bubble Formulas
  11. Appendix 3: Marble Lather Picture
  12. Appendix 4: How Soap Removes Dirt
  13. Appendix 5: How to Make Soap

Soap: Clean for the Environment or Just Us?

Arlene Burns-Moguel

Published September 2011

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End Notes

1 http://www.doe.k12.ga.us. (Accessed July 25, 2011)

2 Marzano, R., Pickering, D., Pollock, J. Classroom instruction that works. Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 2001.

3Routh, H.B., Bhowmik, K.R., Parish, L.C., Witkowski, J.A. "Soaps: From the Phoenicians to the 20 th Century-A Historical Review." Clinics in Dermatology 14 (1): 3-6. 1996. Neat history, students can create timeline with this info.

4 Kostka, K and McKay, D. Chemists clean up: a history and exploration of the craft of soap making. Journal of Chemical Education, 79 (10) 1172-1175, 2002.

5 Saponification. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Company. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/saponification (accessed: June 20, 2011).

6Surfactants.http://www.princeton.edu/~pccm/outreach/scsp/mixturesandsolutions/milk/surfactant.html. (Accessed: June 20, 2011) Nice activities too

7Soaps and detergents. http://www.soapsanddetergents.com/soap-detergent-chemistry.html (accessed: July 12, 2011)

8Science Spectrum, A Physical Approach. Holt Rinehart and Wilson, 2001

9 Tareila, J. Clean up on aisle 5: The chemistry of soaps, detergents, and bleach. University of Pennsylvania, 2001.

10 Indira, L., Nagaraju, K., Zameer, A. College BioChemistry-V. Mumbai, India: Global Media/Himalaya Publishing House. 2010. Nice research, little skimpy.

11 Ophardt, C.E. Virtual ChemBook. Elmhurst College. 2003.http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/554soap.html (accessed: June 20, 2011) Love their virtual chembook, I use a lot in teaching, esp. labs, great graphics

12 Science Spectrum, Interactive Reader. Physical Science with Earth and Space Science. Florida: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 2008.

13 Ho, T. Australian Green Consumer Guide: Choosing Products for a Healthier Home, Planet, and Bank Balance. Sydney, Australia: UNSW Press, 2007. Awesome ideas to go green, will use with the students for their research.

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