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Title: Cultural Relevance in Chemistry Education: Snow Chemistry and the Iñupiaq Community
Language: English
Authors: Spencer, Jeffrey L., Maxwell, Danielle N., Erickson, Kaare Ray Sikuaq, Wall, Daniel, Nicholas-Figueroa, Linda, Pratt, Kerri A., Shultz, Ginger V.
Source: Journal of Chemical Education. Jan 2022 99(1):363-372.
Availability: Division of Chemical Education, Inc. and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Science Education, Culturally Relevant Education, World Views, Tribally Controlled Education, Minority Serving Institutions, Universities, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Implementation, Science Curriculum, Introductory Courses, Learning Activities, Research Design, Class Activities, Environmental Education, Authentic Learning, Inclusion, Student Research
Geographic Terms: Alaska, Michigan (Ann Arbor)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00480
ISSN: 0021-9584
Abstract: U.S. education generally portrays science from the Western perspective. As a result, students from different cultures, also referred to as nonmajority students, often struggle to relate material learned in class to their own cultures and lived experiences. Cultural relevance is gaining momentum in broader education reform movements to relate content in the classroom to students' cultures and worldviews. Even with this momentum, examples of implementing culturally relevant instruction remain sparse in science education, and in chemistry education in particular. This article outlines a collaboration between I?isagvik College, a tribal college in Utqiagvik, Alaska, and the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to learn more about how culture and context influence the design and implementation of culturally relevant curricular materials for introductory chemistry. Throughout the ongoing process, students work with community members, Elders, and scientists to develop an environmental chemistry research project focused on integrating local, cultural, and scientific resources to explore Arctic snow processes. Participating students engaged in a three-part unit, including information gathering from cultural and scientific resources to develop research questions, collecting and analyzing samples from the local area using analytical methods, and interpreting the data and communicating results to the greater community. Here we outline the design considerations used to construct and implement a culturally relevant chemistry unit. We describe activities where students cultivated relationships with the community and identified resources to inform their research design and classroom interactions. We also detail how culturally relevant education relates to the unit and identify areas where we are still growing as we engage in the design process. Finally, this project demonstrates how a student-driven environmental chemistry project can connect introductory science students to their community while engaging in authentic research practices.
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