Chemistry in the Kitchen Laboratories at Home

Abstract

As the need for online or virtual science courses grows, it is important to incorporate laboratory work into these courses. However, it is difficult to find cost-effective ways to integrate the laboratory work, especially as campuses across the world have had to quickly transition to the online learning environment in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, hands-on laboratory experiments that can be performed safely at home without the need to purchase expensive commercial laboratory kits would be valuable. This paper presents a set of laboratory exercises that are utilized in an online nonmajor science course. Student and instructor experiences are also presented.