The development and implementation of two industrial chemistry case studies for the Israeli high school chemistry curriculum

The development and implementation of two case studies based on local chemical industries for the Israeli high school chemistry curriculum are discussed. The same approach was used to develop both industrial chemistry case studies which may also serve as a guideline for developing case studies based on different chemical industries in other parts of the world. Key concepts of industrial chemistry, as well as their interrelationship to other disciplines are presented throughout the course of the case studies. In order to teach the industrial chemistry topics and its varied interdisciplinary components effectively, it is vital that teachers are trained to deal with all the material. Therefore, this paper also presents two different types of in‐service teacher training: a regular in‐service training course and an intensive in‐service training workshop whose goal is to train teachers to use an interdisciplinary approach effectively when teaching the industrial chemistry case studies. It is suggested that in‐service teacher training courses include a broad spectrum of instructional techniques which will enable teachers to vary their classroom procedures and to plan new strategies for classroom implementation of industrial chemistry case studies.