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3/2/18 1 By Mark Griep In Fall 2004 and Spring 2005, I met with chairs and program advisers in the following programs to decide how to redesign the course: Agronomy Animal Science Elementary Education Horticulture Pre-Nursing School of Natural Resources Textiles, Clothing, & Design Today, we attract the above students and: Ag Business Speech & Language Pathology UNL Enhancing Teaching and Learning Seed Grant, Spring 2005, Chemistry in Context Lab Development Chemistry in Context 1&2 Enrollment Course Structure (3-Week Units) Mon Wed Fri Lec 1 Lec 2 Lec 3 Lec 4 Lec 5 In-Class Discussion Lec 6 Lec 7 Exam Fall Discussion Topic 1 Discussion Topic 2 Discussion Topic 3 Discussion Topic 4 2005 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nuclear Power and Low-Level Waste Storage Ethanol Production Nebraska’s Nitrogen Economy 2006 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nuclear Power and Low-Level Waste Storage Ethanol Production Nebraska’s Nitrogen Economy 2007 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nebraska’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Nebraska’s Ethanol Production Nebraska’s Environmental Report Card 2008 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nebraska’s Nuclear Power Nebraska’s Ethanol Production Nebraska’s E-Grade 2009 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nebraska’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Ethanol Production from Corn and Plant Fiber Nebraska’s Environmental Report Card 2010 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nebraska’s Nuclear Power Issues Ethanol Production from Corn and Plant Fiber Nebraska’s Environmental Report Card 2011 Nebraska’s Niobium & Rare Earths 2011 Flood at the Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant Nebraska & EPA’s Cross-State Pollution Ruling Algae Fuel 2012 Niobium in Nebraska Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant Methane from Manure Nebraska’s Wind Energy 2013 Nebraska’s Niobium Nirvana Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant Methane from Cow Burps Nebraska’s Alternative Energy 2014 Nebraska’s Niobium Nirvana Nebraska’s Nuclear Power Methane Energy from Waste Nebraska’s Climate Change Report 2015 Omaha’s Lead Cleanup Methane Energy from Waste Scrubbers at the Gerald Gentleman Station UNL’s Nebraska Climate Change Study 2016 Omaha’s Lead Cleanup Beef Methane Hydrogen Energy at the Sheldon Power Station UNL’s Nebraska Climate Change Study 2017 Niobium in Nebraska Managing Livestock Methane Emissions Hydrogen Energy at the Sheldon Power Station UNL’s Nebraska Climate Change Study Discussion Topics in Chem 105 Chemistry and the Citizen
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By Mark Griep
In Fall 2004 and Spring 2005, I met with chairs and program advisers in the following programs to decide how to redesign the course:
AgronomyAnimal Science
Elementary EducationHorticulturePre-Nursing
School of Natural ResourcesTextiles, Clothing, & Design
Today, we attract the above students and:
Ag BusinessSpeech & Language Pathology
UNL Enhancing Teaching and Learning Seed Grant, Spring 2005, Chemistry in Context Lab Development
Chemistry in Context 1&2 Enrollment
Course Structure (3-Week Units)
Mon Wed FriLec 1 Lec 2 Lec 3
Lec 4 Lec 5 In-Class Discussion
Lec 6 Lec 7 Exam
Fall Discussion Topic 1 Discussion Topic 2 Discussion Topic 3 Discussion Topic 42005 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nuclear Power and Low-Level
Waste StorageEthanol Production Nebraska’s Nitrogen Economy
2006 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nuclear Power and Low-Level Waste Storage
Ethanol Production Nebraska’s Nitrogen Economy
2007 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nebraska’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Nebraska’s Ethanol Production Nebraska’s Environmental Report Card
2008 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nebraska’s Nuclear Power Nebraska’s Ethanol Production Nebraska’s E-Grade
2009 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nebraska’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Ethanol Production from Corn and Plant Fiber
Nebraska’s Environmental Report Card
2010 Arsenic in Nebraska’s Water Nebraska’s Nuclear Power Issues Ethanol Production from Corn and Plant Fiber
Nebraska’s Environmental Report Card
2011 Nebraska’s Niobium & Rare Earths 2011 Flood at the Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant
Nebraska & EPA’s Cross-State Pollution Ruling
Algae Fuel
2012 Niobium in Nebraska Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant Methane from Manure Nebraska’s Wind Energy
2013 Nebraska’s Niobium Nirvana Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Plant Methane from Cow Burps Nebraska’s Alternative Energy
2014 Nebraska’s Niobium Nirvana Nebraska’s Nuclear Power Methane Energy from Waste Nebraska’s Climate Change Report
2015 Omaha’s Lead Cleanup Methane Energy from Waste Scrubbers at the Gerald Gentleman Station
UNL’s Nebraska Climate Change Study
2016 Omaha’s Lead Cleanup Beef Methane Hydrogen Energy at the Sheldon Power Station
UNL’s Nebraska Climate Change Study
2017 Niobium in Nebraska Managing Livestock Methane Emissions
Hydrogen Energy at the Sheldon Power Station
UNL’s Nebraska Climate Change Study
Discussion Topics in Chem 105 Chemistry and the Citizen
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Unit 1 Theme: Chemistry, Atoms, Atomic Structure
Discussion 1 Reading Material
Niobium in NebraskaRequired Reading1. "NioCorp mine projected to be worth $17.6B over lifetime" by Matt Olberding, Lincoln
Journal Star, online 30 June 20172. "Niobium prospectors drilling for dollars" by Art Hovey, Lincoln Journal Star, online 26
May 2012.
Further Reading3. "Elk Creek residents wait to see if they're perched over niobium nirvana" by Art Hovey,
Lincoln Journal Star, online 6 March 2011. 4. Sections on "Occurrence" and "Applications" in the "Niobium" entry on Wikipedia.
Fall 2017 Discussion 1 Discussion 1 Quiz
Discussion 1 Quiz Discussion 1 Quiz
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QuizWiz: Enhancements to SpeedGrader and Quizzes
https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-8251-quizwiz-enhancements-to-speedgrader-and-quizzes
Griep’s favorite featuresAllows “all or nothing” automatic scoring option in which unanswered
questions automatically receive 0 points and answered questions receive full points. A quick examination of each response allows the instructor to adjust as necessary.
Clicking the Update Scores button causes the scores to be updated and then automatically advanced to the next user
Rapid Scoring of Quizzes on Canvasresponses sorted by type
This is cool, so why haven’t I ever heard about it?What are the uses for niobium or scandium
How does niobium strengthen steel?Why is niobium so rare?What determines the value of precious metals, gemstones, minerals, and ores?How did they find the niobium deposits in Nebraska; or anywhere for that matter?How did this large deposit of elements form in Nebraska?What other elements are found in Nebraska?How are the ores extracted from the soil?
How are the elements extracted from ores? Is there a cost-effective way to extract the ore?
Why was everyone so eager to allow disruption the area and its church? How much were the local landowners offered as payment?
Where do I send my money?What has NioCorp done to attract investors so far?
Why is hard to find investorsWhat are the market forces and how have they changed?
What are the environmental impacts of miningWhat will be the effects on local agriculture?
What will happen next in the process?
Questions Discussed in Class
Discussion Quiz 2 qs (MC, short answer) worth 5 pts eachtotal 40 pts
Unit Exam 5 qs (short answer) worth 2 pts eachtotal 40 pts
Participation 10 bonus pts if offer 3 or more responses throughout semestertotal 10 pts
Earning Discussion Points
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1. It’s never too late to include a safe and civil discourse statement in the syllabus. The syllabus is your contract with your students. Include a clear statement about expectations for safe and civil behavior in the course.
For example: “An inclusive learning environment is where diverse perspectives are recognized, and respected. Conversations in this course must be respectful and civil. According to our Student Code of Conduct, speech that is abusive, harassing, intimidating, or coercive is prohibited. Students who engage in such speech will be asked to leave the classroom and further disciplinary actions may be taken.”
“Civil Discourse” memo from EVCAA Plowman on 21 Feb 2018 Thank You!!Excited!
