About the Activities

POGIL Laboratory Activities for Chemistry are specifically designed to incorporate and strengthen inquiry thinking patterns, process skills (such as teamwork, experimental design, and data pooling), and reflection and application skills. The procedures are built for students to get reliable data with appropriate facilitation. Each activity includes Pre- and Post-Experiment Questions along with the actual experimental method to be followed during a typical three-hour lab period. As with all POGIL materials, students should work in self-directed teams with the facilitator as a guide. Each activity may be used with or without a laboratory notebook and is accompanied by an instructor’s guide and report form templates.

 

About the Authors

Edited by Michael Garoutte, this group of POGIL activities is the result of a collaborative project whose primary goal was to create guided inquiry laboratory experiences with relevant connections between the experiments and broader topics of student interest. Eleven faculty, experienced in using guided inquiry in class, lab, or both, and representing a wide range of institutions, developed and tested the activities with their classes. Collaborators include Ehren Bucholtz, Stacey Fiddler, Michael Garoutte, Tim Herzog, Ashley Mahoney, Rick Moog, Marty Perry, Craig Teague, Mary Twist van Opstal, Gail Webster, and Rob Whitnell. Institutions at which the activities were tested include Bethel University (MN), Cornell College (IA), Franklin & Marshall College (PN), Guilford College (NC), Harper College (IL), Missouri Southern State University (MO), Portland Community College (OR), University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (MO), and Weber State University (UT). 

  
  

List of Laboratory Activities
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Is this molecule 3D? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1769-7
Why does the can implode? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1770-3
How do cold packs work? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1771-0
Do I need more iron in my diet? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1772-7
How pure is it? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1773-4
Can nonmetals be magnetic? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1774-1
Which one runs out first? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1776-5
Which salts dissolve? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1775-8
Will it sink or float? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1777-2
How slow does it flow? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1778-9
Do all titration curves look the same? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1779-6
Are we there yet? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1780-2
Why do we need to eat? ISBN: 979-8-3851-1781-9

Correlation of Activities to Chemistry Courses

Click on the button below for a table that helps you correlate each of the 
laboratory activities to various chemistry courses.

 

These activities may be purchased as:

  • stand-alone activities delivered directly to students 
  • part of a customization order
  • included in a lab book produced at your institution

Activities are priced per student:

  • 1-4 activities - $5 each per student
  • 5-8 activities - $4 each per student
  • 9+ activities - $35 per student, provided as a whole collection
  

 

 

Sample Activity

Will It Sink or Float?

 Course Correlation  
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