ROLE-PLAYING ANALYTICAL-CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES .3. EXPERIMENT OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN

In the same way that a script defines the storyline and the motivation of the characters in a play, Part I (Anal. Chem. 1991, 63, 977 A) describes the reason for being and outlines the principles behind John P. Walters' successful role-playing analytical chemistry classes. In Part II (Anal. Chem. 1991, 63, 1077 A) Walters describes the setup of the lab space and equipment, thereby setting the stage and providing the props against which the play takes shape and the experiments are performed. Just as the actors rehearse before opening night, the students prepare before going into the lab. In Part III the lights go down and the curtain rises as the students go through their paces and the experiments unfold.