Table 3 CCM subject coding framework of natural science chemistry (based on OECD, 2019b)
Criteria | Contents/Activities | Example |
|---|---|---|
NSC1 | Atoms, elements, compounds, chemical reactions, the periodic table, organic chemistry, properties and uses of fluids, and the laws of chemistry | Recognize the composition of water (page 18, 2022 CECCS) |
NSC2 | The safe use of chemicals | Explore scientific issues like the appropriate use of combustible substances like alcohol (page 30, 2022 CECCS) |
NSC3 | Activities involving e.g. investigation processes, practices, and procedures in chemistry: the formulation of scientific questions and solutions; the investigation of causes, the formulation of hypotheses and hypotheses testing; data/evidence interpretation and presentation following investigation/experimentation | Examine the changes that occur as a copper sheet burns in the air (page 17, 2022 CECCS) |
NSC4 | Activities involving e.g. planning and conducting safe and rigorous investigations in chemistry | Investigate and analyze the reasons for local air quality changes in recent years (page 17, 2022 CECCS) |
NSC5 | The work of scientists in chemistry, how to think like scientists in chemistry, and how chemistry contributes to and relates to real life and the real world | Hou Debang's contribution to China's alkali industry (page 22, 2022 CECCS) |
NSC6 | Moral and ethical issues in chemistry | The awareness of scientific ethics and compliance with laws and regulations in interdisciplinary practice (page 33, 2022 CECCS) |
NSC7 | Concepts related to global citizenship and sustainable development education, including environmental sustainability; education for international understanding, cooperation, and peace; and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms | Establish a sustainable development philosophy of peaceful coexistence between man and nature (page 31, 2022 CECCS) |