Chemistry and biology of everyday life - the simplest explanation of phenomena around us

general courses

Blended learning

The aim of the course is to increase the knowledge, skills and awareness of students about the safe use of resources used in household.

Lectures will be implemented using b-learning and will cover 7 thematic modules.

A script will be written for classes - simultaneously in Polish and English.

Goal:

To incrise knowledge, skills and awareness of students about the safe use of different resources from everyday life.

The subject will be implemented by means of b-lending (half of the classes will take place in the chemical laboratory, and half will be carried out with the use of e-learning). Laboratory and remote classes will alternate.

Subject:

Classes will cover 7 modules:

1. Description of the experiment, scientific method

2. Sustainable development

3. Cosmetics

4. Household chemicals and cleaning products

5. Medicines

6. Kitchen chemistry

7. Fabrics and fibers

Each module will consist of laboratory and e-learning classes.

Script:

The script will be written for the classes - in two languages simultaneously: Polish and English.

1. Simon Quellen Field "Culinary Reactions – The Everyday Chemistry Of Cooking", Chicago Review Press, Chicago 2012

2. "CFTA: Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary", N.F Estrin (ed.), 1977

3. V. M. Michalun "Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary", 2014 Cengage Learning

4. Simon Quellen Field, "Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste: The Chemistry of Household Ingredients", Chicago Review Press 2007

5. Anil Kumar De, "Environment and ecology" , New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers 2009

6. Marc Paye, Andre O. Barel, Howard I. Maibach, "Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology", Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton 2006

7. Iwona Plater-Zyberk et al. "Kitchen Science", Lingo-Star, 2010

8. Sarah Ade "Soap making. Self-Sufficiency", New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd, 2009

Knowledge:

- Increasing of the knowledge about properties of the chemicals used in everyday life and their impact on people and the natural environment;

- Deepening the understanding of the phenomena occurring in the student's environment - in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in the garden…;

- Increasing the vocabulary of English (in the field of chemistry and biology of everyday life).

Skills:

- Increasing the ability to perform experiments safely, to state problem questions and hypotheses, formulate observations and draw conclusions;

- Mastering the skills of preparing various products that are harmless to the environment and human being, which we use every day - cosmetics, household chemistry, fertilizers, etc .;

- Improving the art of communication about natural objects in a popularizing manner, especially for students who do not deal with biological-chemical issues on a daily basis;

- Increase of fluency in communication with popular science in English;

- Improvement of cooperation skills.

Competences:

- Care for quality and diligence of activities;

- Increased consumer awareness;

- Correct identification and solving of problems related to caring for the cleanliness of the natural environment;

- Insight and criticism in the evaluation of source materials.

The final mark will consist of evaluation of the tasks received by participants and their activity during the classes.

The attendance register will be kept during stationary and synchronous classes (checking the attendance list).

The maximum number of absences to be excused is 1.

Obtaining the final grade in the correction session will be possible after passing tasks.

not applicable