The Northern Plains Undergraduate Research Center (NPURC) was funded by a National Science Foundation grant from 2005 to 2010.  A major goal of this Center was to increase meaningful research experiences in the first- and second-year classrooms, instead of waiting until later in academic careers or the summer.  The honors section of General Chemistry (Chem 120) was the testing ground for this project and involved 20-24 freshmen each year in research projects suggested by the instructor, but developed by the students themselves.  Research projects were performed at the end of the semester, and projects culminated in group papers and presentations.  Anecdotes and statistics, including students' attitude toward research, will be discussed.  Methods for initiating a program like this will also be discussed.

Integrating authentic research into the honors freshman chemistry lab

245th National Meeting (2013)

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