Dataset Citation: Knutson, Cassandra M; Schneiderman, Deborah K; Yu, Ming; Javner, Cassidy H; Distefano, Mark D; Wissinger, Jane E. (2018). Supporting data for Polymeric medical sutures: An exploration of polymers and green chemistry. Retrieved from the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/192814. This document describes the final version of an experiment developed and implemented from 2012 to present by the Wissinger group. The files are those published in the article “Polymeric Medical Sutures: An Exploration of Polymers and Green Chemistry,” in the Journal of Chemical Education in 2017 related to either manuscript data or supporting information; the latter to be used by instructors adopting the experiment. Included are a student handout, instructor notes, actual student data from implementation in a high school, feedback provided by students and teachers from a second high school, and a college classroom. Related Article: Knutson, C. M.; Schneiderman, D. K.; Yu, Ming; Javner, C. H.; Distefano, M. D.; Wissinger, J. E. “Polymeric Medical Sutures: an Exploration of Polymers and Green Chemistry,” J. Chem. Educ. 2017, 94, 1761–1765. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00835 POYMERIC MEDICAL SUTURES PAPER was updated on 2018-12-5 by Jane E. Wissinger ------------------- GENERAL NOTES ------------------- Files are named with respect to the location and information provided. Files Contained: 0. Medical Sutures Paper Center for Sustainable Polymers – 20170707.txt 1. StudentHandout.pdf 2. InstructorNoteswithExperimentalData.pdf 3. RawStudentSurveyDataWhiteBearLakeHighSchool.pdf 4. SurveyDataCentralHighSchool.xlsx 5. SummarizedSurveyDataCentralHighSchoolStudentsandTeachers.pdf 6. StudentSurveyforAugsburgENV120Class.xlsx Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- All experimental data was collected in classroom trials or in the Wissinger curriculum development labs. Survey data was collected via Google Form surveys and the results translated into an excel file. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Ming Yu – analyzed and summarized the data from Central High School Professor Michael Wentzel (Augsburg University) shared the google link for the survey associated with his Environmental Sciences students and Jane Wissinger analyzed and summarized the data Cassandra Knutson – completed the instructor notes using her personal data and student results -------------------------- FILE DETAILS -------------------------- 0_Medical Sutures Paper Center for Sustainable Polymers - 20170706.rtf Readme file that provides description of data 1_StudentHandout.pdf Handout for students to complete parts I-IV of experiment 2_InstructorNotesWithExperimentalData.docx Guidelines and data for instructor for administering experiment activity, including where to purchase chemicals and materials, answer keys to pre- and post-lab questions and typical student data. 3_Raw Student Data White Bear Lake High School.docx Contains tables of data from pre and post-questions related to learning outcomes from Cassie Knutson’s AP chemistry high school students (n=14). This group completed parts I-IV of experiment in Fall 2016. Table 1 contains aggregated responses, Table 2 contains individual student results on the test pre- and post- to show % change in correct answers. These questions were different than those used at Central High School and Augsburg for the most part. 4_Survey Data Central High School.xlsx Contains individual level responses combined from six chemistry classes (non-AP) at Central High School who performed parts I-III in spring 2014. Responses are for 10 post-experiment survey questions. Each sheet contains the data, average response, and frequency chart of responses to each single question. 5_Summarized Survey Data CentralHighSchoolStudentsandTeachers.docx Contains summarized data and open-ended survey responses from the same six chemistry class students (non-AP) and two teachers from implementation at St. Paul High School in the spring of 2014. Questions relate to enjoyment and feedback on the students 6_Student Survey for Augsburg ENV 120 Class.xlsx Individual level survey data from Augsburg University’s environmental science class for nonscience majors, taught by Professor Michael Wentzel, in the spring of 2016. Students completed parts I-III of experiment. Author Information: Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Jane E. Wissinger Institution: University of Minnesota Address: Department of Chemistry, 207 Pleasant St, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Email: jwiss@umn.edu Associate or Co-investigator Contact information Name: Cassandar M. Knutson Institution: White Bear Lake High School Address: White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Email: cassandra.knutson@isd624.org Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Deborah K. Schneiderman Institution: University of Chicago Address: Department of Chemistry Email: dschne@uchicago.edu Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Ming Yu Institution: The University of Hong Kong Address: Email: mingyu17@hku.hk Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Cassidy H. Javner Institution: Shakopee High School Address: Shakopee, MN 55379 Email: cjavner@shakopeeschools.org Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Mark D. Distefano Institution: University of Minnesota Address: Department of Chemistry, 207 Pleasant St, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Email: diste001@umn.edu Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): May 2014 – December 2016 Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN White Bear Lake High School, White Bear Minnesota Central High School, St. Paul, MN Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: This research was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation through the Center for Sustainable Polymers (grant CHE-1413862). -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: None 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00835 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: 5. Was data derived from another source? 6. Recommended citation for the data: LEAVE BLANK --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- Purpose Statement: This document describes the experiment developed and published by the Wissinger group over a period of several years. Included are expected results of those performing the published experiment and survey results from three trial runs at two different high schools and in a college classroom. Knutson, C. M.; Schneiderman, D. K.; Yu, Ming; Javner, C. H.; Distefano, M. D.; Wissinger, J. E. “Polymeric Medical Sutures: an Exploration of Polymers and Green Chemistry,” J. Chem. Educ. 2017 Article, ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00835 General Notes: Explain filenaming conventions and any information required to navigate and understand datasets. Files are name with respect to the location and information provided. Files Contained: Copy directory structure. Under each top-level file or folder, add description of the data, file formats, software required to open, and any other information (e.g., conditions, filenaming, weirdness) to help understand and explain the files. Relationship between files: Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- Description of methods used for collection, generation, and processing of data: Copy the methods section from the paper (if that covers it), write up more detailed methods if necessary, or supplement your methods with explanations if submission has files that need additional context. All experimental data was collected in classroom trials or in the Wissinger curriculum development labs. Survey data was collected via Google Form surveys and the results translated into an excel file. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: List people and their role. Ming Yu – analyzed and summarized the data from Central High School Cassandra Knutson – completed the instructor notes using her personal data and student results