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A Nonlinear, “Sticky” Web of Study for Chemistry: A Graphical Curricular Tool for Teaching and Learning Chemistry Built upon the Interconnection of Core Chemical Principles

The National Research Council’s Framework for K–12 Science Education articulates the need to shift science curricula from being a collection of discrete facts to curricula that integrate core ideas and practices. To help teachers better integrate content and to respond to expressed frustration regarding extensive lists of standards often presented as collections of isolated topics in prescribed courses of study, we developed a web of study approach to general chemistry curricula. Instead of a traditional linear course of study for which lists of standards tend to shift teaching and learning toward coverage, the web of study approach emphasizes integration of concepts by which learners build a coherent and self-consistent body of knowledge. Using both spatial and color-coded relationships, a general chemistry course is mapped onto the triad of primary concepts, Matter–Energy–Bonding, each represented as a primary color. Subtopics, traditionally identified in bulleted lists of standards, are graphically pla...