The NSF funded ChemAttitudes project developed and led by the team of Museum of Science, Boston, the National Informal STEM Education Network and the American Chemical Society produced a framework for best practices to stimulate interest, a sense of relevance and feelings of self-efficacy about chemistry among public audiences. Inspired by this framework Beyond Benign worked with the Museum of Science, Boston with the support from the Lemelson Foundation to demonstrate how aligning both chemistry and invention education best practices amplify impactful STEM student engagement.<br/><br/>By aligning chemistry with inventive thinking there is a considerable opportunity to establish a pipeline of creative inventors to design technology with chemistry to improve human health and the environment utilizing green chemistry practices and principles. Learn how the ChemAttitudes Framework and the Invention Education Framework align to provide structure for demystifying chemistry, increasing interest, providing real-world context and boosting the feelings of self-efficacy of chemistry.

Connecting invention and chemistry for impactful student engagement

ACS Fall 2020 Virtual Meeting

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