University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Faculty Publications -- Chemistry Department Published Research - Department of Chemistry 2016 Close encounters with creative chemical thinking: An outreach presentation using movie clips about the elemental composition of aliens and extraterrestrial minerals Mark A. Griep University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
[email protected] Marjorie L. Mikasen University of Nebraska-Lincoln Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/chemfacpub Part of the Analytical Chemistry Commons, Medicinal-Pharmaceutical Chemistry Commons, and the Other Chemistry Commons Griep, Mark A. and Mikasen, Marjorie L., "Close encounters with creative chemical thinking: An outreach presentation using movie clips about the elemental composition of aliens and extraterrestrial minerals" (2016). Faculty Publications -- Chemistry Department. 128. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/chemfacpub/128 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Published Research - Department of Chemistry at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications -- Chemistry Department by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Educación Química (2016) 27, 154---162 educación Química www.educacionquimica.info CHEMISTRY DIDACTICS Close encounters with creative chemical thinking: An outreach presentation using movie clips about the elemental composition of aliens and extraterrestrial minerals ∗ Mark A. Griep , Marjorie L. Mikasen Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0304, USA Received 6 March 2015; accepted 17 November 2015 Available online 24 December 2015 KEYWORDS Abstract To introduce more chemistry into a middle and high school bioengineering camp experience, we developed an educational and entertaining presentation that examines the Middle school; chemistry in movies about aliens and minerals from outer space.