Incoming college freshmen are inadequately prepared for the laboratory setting.  Many come from schools with underfunded science programs and no exposure to activities or equipment used during experimentation.  Taking a basic experimental concept (freezing point depression) and extending it from grade school through graduate school can strengthen the students' understanding of not only the scientific principles involved but also the basic scientific process that evolves.  The choice of the experiment is manifest in this procedure.  It must be easy to perform and be cost effective for the school.  Standard physical chemistry experiments have been deconstructed into activities that are appropriate for students in general freshman chemistry, high school, junior high, and elementary science audiences.  This has been implemented during the regular school year, as well as facilitated in summer STEM activities for all levels.

From grade school to graduate school:  Experimentation through the ages

245th National Meeting (2013)

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