Resumen de Escaping Boredom in First Semester General Chemistry
David Watermeier, Bridget Salzameda
An interactive activity for first semester general chemistry students was created to review topics in preparation for the final exam. An escape room, a problem-solving adventure activity, is the framework for this newly designed learning activity. The benefits of this activity to students include review of chemistry concepts, interaction with other students in a familiar social environment, problem-solving practice, and development of team-building skills. A complete explanation of the activity is described in detail. After students participated in this activity, a survey was administered to the students to gain relevant feedback. The general chemistry concepts covered by this activity include density, unit conversions, significant figures, laboratory equipment use, glassware identification, electronic configuration, periodic table use, nomenclature, hybridization, balancing equations, combustion analysis, and thermodynamics.
