TY - JOUR
T1 - What’s in That Medicine
T2 - An Inquiry-Based Activity to Introduce Medicinally Active Natural Products and Metals
AU - Mitchell, Stephanie L.
AU - McCourt, Jill S.
AU - Nesset-Tollefson, Diane J.
AU - Kimball, Gabrielle L.
AU - Mikesell, Jasmine N.
AU - Tollefson, Emily J.
AU - Carlson, Erin E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.
PY - 2023/1/10
Y1 - 2023/1/10
N2 - Common over-the-counter medicines can be an exciting entry point for introducing students to the interesting chemistries that they encounter in their daily lives. In this inquiry-based activity, students are tasked with using a list of given supplies and information about four medications (Aspirin, Tums, Pepto-Bismol, and Tylenol) to design three experiments that will enable them to identify which mystery substance is which medication. This activity introduces students to several chemical concepts, including acid-base reactions, redox reactions, and chelation. Overall, comparing results of pre- and post-activity assessments, students learned about and became more confident in their knowledge of how natural products and metals can be used in medicine and were able to correctly identify their unknown medications. Additionally, a procedure-based activity for extracting bismuth from Pepto-Bismol is included.
AB - Common over-the-counter medicines can be an exciting entry point for introducing students to the interesting chemistries that they encounter in their daily lives. In this inquiry-based activity, students are tasked with using a list of given supplies and information about four medications (Aspirin, Tums, Pepto-Bismol, and Tylenol) to design three experiments that will enable them to identify which mystery substance is which medication. This activity introduces students to several chemical concepts, including acid-base reactions, redox reactions, and chelation. Overall, comparing results of pre- and post-activity assessments, students learned about and became more confident in their knowledge of how natural products and metals can be used in medicine and were able to correctly identify their unknown medications. Additionally, a procedure-based activity for extracting bismuth from Pepto-Bismol is included.
KW - acids/base
KW - consumer chemistry
KW - drugs/pharmaceuticals
KW - high school/introductory chemistry
KW - inquiry-based/discovery learning
KW - metals
KW - natural products
KW - public understanding/outreach
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00836
DO - 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00836
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85143523816
SN - 0021-9584
VL - 100
SP - 410
EP - 414
JO - Journal of Chemical Education
JF - Journal of Chemical Education
IS - 1
ER -