Usefulness of Plastic Hoffman Apparatus in Chemistry Classes: A Case Study of Its Implementation with High School Teachers

Muhamad Hugerat, Ahmad Basheer, Naji Kortam

SALiS Center, The Academic Arab College for Education, 22 Hachashmal St., Haifa, Israel.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2013.47064                

Abstract

In this article we present simple and feasible idea to introduce electrolysis experiments using accessible materials in the classroom. We use plastic syringes and pipettes to build different shapes of Hoffman apparatus for electrolysis. This activity was introduced to a group of 20 teachers from the Arab sector in Israel to examine their impressions about the activity and investigate the feasibility of implementing the activity in their classrooms.

Keywords

Electrolysis Workshop; Professional Development of Teachers; Case Study; Accessible Materials; Plastic Apparatus

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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