Green Chemistry in Massachusetts' Schools: a workshop for teachers
Professional Development Points Available
Friday, June 26 2009
10 am - 4 pm, Wilmington, MA
Beyond Benign is holding a one day workshop for middle and high school teachers in our new teaching facilities in Wilmington. This workshop on green chemistry presents lessons in Green Chemistry, developed by teachers for teachers. Teachers will receive a "Green Chemistry Guide," which includes inquiry based lessons that can be used to infuse the concepts of green chemistry and sustainable science into the science curriculum. Participants will get to engage in the hands-on activities of the lessons presented in the guide while learning about the field of green chemistry and it's solutions to some of today's environmental and social challenges.
Recipe for Sustainable Science
Teacher Training Institute: Summer 2009
The week long workshop was developed to introduce teachers and their students to the topic of Green Chemistry and to provide hands-on inquiry based curriculum units in which students can explore this emerging approach to chemical manufacturing and sustainability. During the workshop, educators are challenged to green a lab that they routinely used in their classrooms. The seven instantly usable lesson plans created by teachers for teachers are now available!
National Industrial Sustainable Design Expo
in Cooperation with the EPA's P3: People, Prosperity & the Planet
Beyond Benign was pleased to co-sponsor the 5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo, which took place on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on April 18-20, 2009.
The Expo is an event that brings together professional scientists, engineers, green chemists, business leaders and students around innovations designed to advance economic growth while reducing environmental impact. The Expo showcases the innovative designs of the EPA's P3 student design teams as well as leading industrial sustainable technologies and sustainability initiatives to a wide public audience at the heart of Washington, DC, during the Earth Day weekend.
Read about the classroom on the mall
Green Chemistry & Engineering
Student Workshop College Park, MD - June 22, 2009
Beyond Benign is pleased to be participating in the
American Chemical Society - Green Chemistry Institute Student Workshop this year. This full-day, professional-level workshop is designed for graduate students attending the GC&E conference. Undergraduate and postdoctoral fellows are also welcome.
Acknowledged leaders in the field of green chemistry and engineering will discuss:
- principles and applications;
- research breakthroughs; and
- approaches and methodologies for addressing environmental issues in an economically beneficial manner.
Green Chemistry & Engineering Annual Meeting
College Park, MD - June 23-25, 2009
Connecting Green Chemistry to the ‘Tem'
In the K-12 STEM Curriculum
Tuesday, June 23, 2009: 4:30 PM
Rachel Pokrandt , Director of K-12 Curriculum and Training at Beyond Benign, will share elements of our new Green Math and Engineering Curricula made possible through program development funding from the Pfizer Foundation. The curriculum units written for the middle and high school classrooms weave concepts of Green Chemistry and sustainability into required content areas with an emphasis on Technology, Mathematics and Engineering; connecting chemistry to real-world applications and sustainable life and business models.
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GC Letters & Reviews
Visit Taylor & Francis' Site to review the current issue of Green Chemistry Letters & Reviews' table of contents:
The peer-reviewed journal, "Green Chemistry Letters & Reviews," with John Warner as Editor-in-Chief, is accepting submissions!
