New Perspectives in Science Education
Adapted Primary Literature about CO2 Reduction Reaction – Chemists’ Research Approach to Protect the Climate
Philipp Lanfermann, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany)
Schrader Marc, Chemistry Education Department, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Georg-August-University of Göttingen (Germany)
Thomas Waitz, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry Education, Tammannstrasse 4, D-37077 Goettingen (Germany)
Mona Christin Maaß, Georg-August-University Göttingen (Germany)
Abstract
European politics and society currently face enormous challenges, such as the energy crisis or the climate change. Research aims to contribute to possible solutions but unfortunately, research results are commonly only published to the scientific community, even though they might help politicians and society making decisions and acting responsibly. One approach to reach a broader audience is Adapted Primary Literature (APL) [1]: literature adapted from research articles and understandable for non-researchers. Herein, we present the conception and evaluation of an APL for school students originating from a research article that follows the vision of using carbon dioxide as feedstock instead of fossil fuels [2]. This article presents a reaction path from carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide that could be converted into fuels like methane or basic chemicals for products of the chemical industry, such as plastics. The APL has the scientific style of writing and the characteristic sections of research articles: introduction, experimental methods, results and discussion. School students’ gaps in knowledge about the experimental methods x-ray diffraction, IR and NMR are closed by additional explanatory texts, whereas experimental details not relevant for school students (e.g. measuring parameters) are omitted. The main results and the argumentation in the discussion part of the original article are mostly maintained to authentically demonstrate school students the uncertainty of knowledge.
Keywords: Adapted Primary Literature, CO2 reduction
References:
- [1] Yarden, A., Norris, S. P., & Phillips, L. M. (2016). Adapted Primary Literature. Springer.
- [2] Schneck, F., Schendzielorz, F., Hatami, N., Finger, M., Würtele, C., & Schneider, S. (2018). Photochemically Driven Reverse Water‐Gas Shift at Ambient Conditions mediated by a Nickel Pincer Complex. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(44), 14482-14487.
