Complementary Chemistry Laboratory

Code:

Q4032

Acronym:

Q4032

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Chemistry

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Physics and Chemistry Teacher Education for Middle and Secondary Schools

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:EFQ	5	Plano de Estudos M:EFQ_2015_2016.	2	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This curricular unit aims to complement the students' experimental chemistry training. Students are expected to acquire the skills and critical reasoning needed to plan, assemble, and carry out experimental practical work in various areas of Chemistry, including analysis and treatment of results.

Learning outcomes and competences

The several strategies that will be used (information research, improvement of fundamental laboratory techniques, execution of laboratory experiments following protocols, propose, plan, and assemble practical activities, oral presentation of results) aim to involve students in learning, developing their laboratory skills and critical analysis while providing them the autonomy necessary for their future professional practice.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Since the training of students attending this curricular unit can be very diverse, the training needs of the students will be evaluated in the first class. Based on the outcome of this evaluation, the syllabus will be outlined. In the first half of the semester, practical work will be carried out addressing various topics, such as:

- Safety in chemistry laboratories;

- Preparation and titration of several solutions of strong and weak electrolytes;

- Preparation and testing of buffer solutions;

- Simple and fractional distillation;

- Colligative properties;

- Thermochemistry, Calorimetry;

- Assembly and testing of electrochemical cells;

- Chemical kinetics.

In the second part of the semester, students, in groups or individually, will develop two projects (approved by the professor) in which they will have to propose, plan, and execute two practical laboratory activities relevant to their future teaching practice. Three classes are expected for each project. Students will present and discuss their projects at the end of the semester.

Mandatory literature

Nibler, J.W., Garland, C.W., Stine, K.J., Kim, J.E.; Experiments in Physical Chemistry, McGraw-Hill, 2014. ISBN: 9781259511479
Martinho Simões, J.A., Castanho, M.A.R.B., Lampreia, I.M.S., Santos, F.J.V., Nieto de Castro, C.A., Pamplona, M.T., Minas da Piedade, M.E.; Guia do Laboratório de Química e Bioquímica, Lidel, 2017. ISBN: 9789897522086
ACS Committee on Chemical Safety ; Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories, ACS, 2017. ISBN: 9780841237322
Simeão, P., Sampaio, A., Paiva, J.C., Ferreira, A.; Ensino experimental das ciências - Um guia para professores do Ensino Secundário, U.Porto Editorial , 2012. ISBN: 9789897460142

Teaching methods and learning activities

The classes will be mainly of a laboratory practice nature. Students carry out their practical work in each class, which must have been previously planned. After the practical activities, the students must present a report analysing and discussing the results.
In the development of projects, students must plan, assemble, and carry out the proposed practical work. At the end of each project, the students should present a descriptive report, including treatment and analysis of results.
The professor supervises the execution of the different tasks, correcting procedures, raising questions, and clarifying doubts.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Trabalho laboratorial	40,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	120,00
Trabalho laboratorial	42,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The classes of this curricular unit are mandatory. Students must attend at least 3/4 of the planned classes and must carry out at least 2/3 of the laboratory work with a positive mark.

Calculation formula of final grade

The assessment in this curricular unit is based on three components:

Laboratory experiments (40%) - The assessment of each laboratory experiment will be based on a grade attributed to the individual experimental preparation and practical performance and to the treatment and discussion of the obtained results. The overall grade of the laboratory experiments will be the average of the grades of each laboratory experiment.

Projects (the weight of each project is 25%) - The assessment of each project will be based on a grade attributed to the quality and adequacy of the proposed project, its experimental planning and execution and the treatment and discussion of the obtained results.

Oral presentation of projects (10%).

To obtain approval, the final score must be equal to or greater than 10 (in 20). The score of each component cannot be less than 8 (in 20).

Classification improvement

Due to its practical nature, the various components of the assessment can only be improved by attending the course again in another academic year.