Card Games and Chemistry Teaching Organometallic Reactions Through Card Games

Samuelson, AG (2018) Card Games and Chemistry Teaching Organometallic Reactions Through Card Games. In: Resonance, 23 (8). pp. 915-923.

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Abstract

We present a card game suitable for classroom use to provide an interactive and lively experience while studying organometallic reactions, synthesis and catalysis. It is based on a deck of playing cards, and we call it CARS (Catalysis and Reaction Sequences). The object is to arrange a set of random cards served to the player in a correct sequence. The correct sequence is based on the sequence of steps found in the catalytic cycle of a set of reactions. The game is similar to the popular multiplayer card game rummy. We illustrate the game with a set of cards based on the C—C bond forming reactions, but it can be modified by the teacher to suit the topics being taught and could even be converted to a web-based version or a stand-alone study tool operating on a computer.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Resonance
Publisher:	Springer
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to the Springer.
Keywords:	card games; Catalysis; fun in chemistry; organometallic chemistry
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	05 Aug 2022 12:16
Last Modified:	05 Aug 2022 12:16
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/75426

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