CINDECA   05422
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO EN CIENCIAS APLICADAS "DR. JORGE J. RONCO"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Green chemistry as the generator of questions in teenagers
Autor/es:
JORGE SAMBETH; GUSTAVO ROMANELL; PATRICIA VÁZQUEZ; PAULA VILLABRILLE; DIEGO RUIZ; GUSTAVO PASQUALE
Reunión:
Conferencia; 3rd Global Higher Education Forum 2011 & the 21ST World Conference of the World Futures Studies Federation; 2011
Resumen:
Our panel presentation
will summarize a series of workshops realized for higher, medium and primary
education level thinking in the future of children and teenagers generations in
relation of sustainable development. We are a team of professors and advanced
students of different careers of University of La Plata that have a great
engaged in this task from ten years ago.
Although the economist Kondratieff cycles have been partly replaced by new
theories, analyzing the chemical industry development associated with the environmental
problem it is clear that have existed technological cycles and
economic-environmental. With regard to the industry can be said that the last
cycle began in the 40 coming in the 60 to a maximum which coincides with the
development of the oil, petrochemical and metallurgical industries. This period
is characterized by two main elements: (a) an economy of scale has led to the
construction of large plants and (b) the development of large industrial
centers in both developed first and then developing, without measuring the
environmental impact on society and the environment factor that activated the
current environmental crisis. According to the theory of global development
cycles would be the beginning of a new period where nanotechnology, biotechnology
and sustainable technological processes would be the basis for growth. In this
logic the 90 postulated-called 12 principles of green chemistry have enabled
the development of a new chemical technology and chemical processes are
designed, engineered and manufactured under the unique of reducing or
eliminating the use and generation harmful substances into the environment. On
this basis there is a change in the philosophy of chemistry, the synthesis of
organic substances in the design view and teach the chemistry that has its
keystone in sustainable development.
Create awareness in society about environmental problems from the viewpoint
of natural sciences, including sustainable development, is not an easy task.
The rapid advancement of knowledge and complexity of these often result in an
oversimplification of these concepts, which goes against not only the
understanding of the problem (which is not always easy to understand or
explain), but in sustainable development as the generator of questions. Scientific
literacy is now a priority when incorporating the concept of sustainable
development as a tool of change for present and future generations. Many
teachers have learned that the problems that arise for students in class may
differ considerably from those that they encountered out of the classroom.
The activity of our workshops is focused on showing the new trends in
chemistry and green chemistry, looking for a new methodology for the teenager
to the knowledge of sustainable development from the transversally of their own
knowledge. The topic selected in this case to illustrate and to base this
activity is the catalyst, given its relevance to the principles of green
chemistry and its wide range of technological applications. After generating an
experimental situation will be discussed and addressed different aspects of the
catalysts in particular, and green chemistry in general, drawing on previous
experiences and knowledge of students.
It is our
intention that our project could be known and that different communities will
can applied it. Presenting our work at the 3rd Global Higher
Education Forum and 21st WFSF World Conference in Penang will enable
us to take another big step forward in realizing this objective.