Development of a mixed experimental box (ChemKit) (physical and online) of chemistry for secondary school

Abstract

Chemistry is a discipline introduced during the first years of secondary school as a compulsory subject and continues in “batxillerat” as an optional subject. These years are fundamental to directing students toward the scientific world. Unfortunately, this branch of science is usually not welcomed due to how it is presented to students. Because of this, it is essential to find new ways to capture the attention of the scholars and make the study more meaningful. Experience-based learning (ExBL) is a methodology based on first-person experimentation of the student and the assimilation of concepts from these. The ChemKit project proposes an experimental briefcase with various experiences related to the field of chemistry prepared to be developed by students autonomously. It is mainly aimed at 3rd and 4th of “Educació Secundària Obligatòria” (ESO) and “batxillerat” students. The challenge of this project is to introduce a new teaching method in classrooms to bring chemistry closer to students, connecting it to everyday phenomena and making the learning more significant and lasting.