In my master's thesis, I studied the topic of microporous materials. With the
help of various sources, I created a learning set that could be added to the revised
curriculum for the subject of chemistry in general middle schools. The topic would be
included in the optional chemistry program of the third year and would offer teachers
the ability to deepen students' knowledge in the field of inorganic chemistry.
The prepared learning set contains a theoretical basis, adapted to the level of
understanding for general middle schools. This includes an introduction to porosity
and microporosity in the world of chemistry as well as a deep dive into the main groups
of microporous materials. Crystalline zeolites, zeolite-like substances and metal-organic frameworks as well as amorphous microporous carbons are presented. When
compiling the theoretical basis, I considered the principle of triangular triple nature of
chemical concepts (Johnstone’s triangle), which is based on connecting the symbolic,
submicroscopic and macroscopic levels of concepts.
I also equipped the learning set with active participation of students, namely with
building of three-dimensional models of zeolites and experimental laboratory work as
well as with various computational text tasks and short tasks to check students’ basic
and encourage their higher cognitive processes by Bloom’s taxonomy at the end of
individual chapters.
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