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Beyond Benign

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Beyond Benign develops and disseminates green chemistry and sustainable science educational resources that empower educators, students and the community at large to practice sustainability through chemistry.

We work directly with educators and a network of strategic partners focused on science education, sustainability, innovation and initiatives supporting human and environmental health to provide an educational continuum from K-12 to higher education with an important community engagement component.

Beyond Benign's mission is to foster a green chemistry community that empowers educators to transform chemistry education for a sustainable future. Our vision is a world where the chemical building blocks of products used every day are healthy and safe for humans and the environment. To find out more, please visit www.beyondbenign.org.

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  1. English

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  1. Chemistry Education
  2. 12 Principles of Green Chemistry
  3. NGO/Non-Profit
Learning Objects Authored

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Title Authors and Co-authors Published on
Primer for the Guide - Green Chemistry: Principles and Lab Practices Beyond Benign Guidebook cover showing a photograph of chemistry glassware with a blue and green filter on top with the following text written in white: Green Chemistry: Principles and Lab Practices.
A Guide To Green Chemistry Experiments for Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Labs Beyond Benign, Irv Levy, Loyd Bastin, andrew.dicks@utoronto.ca, Ryan Trovitch, Jane Wissinger Guidebook cover showing a photograph of chemistry glassware with a blue and green filter on top with the following text written in white: A Guide To Green Chemistry Experiments for Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Labs.
Beyond Benign Greener Solvent Guide Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Green Chemistry Starter Pack: Safer Labs in the Classroom Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Animal Adaptations & Engineering Design: Lesson 04: Building with Biomimicry Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign A slide that reads 3rd Grade Green Chemistry: Animal Adaptations &Engineering Design
Sustainable STEM: Surefire Sharklet Lab Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign cover image with picture of shark and leaf and mushrooms and megaphone and a hand holding a cellphone
Sustainable STEM: Polymer Properties Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign cover image with picture of shark and leaf and mushrooms and megaphone and a hand holding a cellphone
Sustainable STEM: Fabulous Fabrics Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign cover image with picture of shark and leaf and mushrooms and megaphone and a hand holding a cellphone
Sustainable STEM Lesson 6: Presenting a Sustainable Solution Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign cover image with picture of shark and leaf and mushrooms and megaphone and a hand holding a cellphone
Sustainable STEM Lesson 5: Testing the Cell Phone Cases Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign cover image with picture of shark and leaf and mushrooms and megaphone and a hand holding a cellphone
Sustainable STEM Lesson 4: Making Mushroom Material Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign cover image with picture of shark and leaf and mushrooms and megaphone and a hand holding a cellphone
Sustainable STEM Lesson 3: Life Cycle Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign cover image with picture of shark and leaf and mushrooms and megaphone and a hand holding a cellphone
Sustainable STEM Lesson 2: Using Engineering Design to Make a Prototype Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign cover image with picture of shark and leaf and mushrooms and megaphone and a hand holding a cellphone
Sustainable STEM Lesson 1: Beginning an Investigation by Gathering Evidence Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign cover image with picture of shark and leaf and mushrooms and megaphone and a hand holding a cellphone
Sustainable STEM Overview Annette Sebuyira, Beyond Benign cover image with picture of shark and leaf and mushrooms and megaphone and a hand holding a cellphone
Climate Change Chemistry Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
E-factor Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Chemical Hazard Awareness Module Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Biomimicry Matching Game Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Greening the Clock Reaction: Rates of Reaction Lab Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiesel Unit Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
A Green(er) Redox Reaction Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Essential Oil Extraction using Liquid CO2 Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
A Mole of Rice Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
How Ecovative are You?: Mushroom Materials Lab Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Recycling Polylactic Acid Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Wood Ash Titration Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Acids, Bases, and pH Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Writing the Principles: Let's Make Lemonade! Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Qualitative & Quantitative Gas Stoichiometry and Determination of an Unknown Alkali Carbonate Jessica D'eon, Kris Quinlan, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE: A Green Approach to Sustainable STEM in K-12 - Chapter 5: Curriculum Unit Annette Sebuyira, Stefanie Loomis, Erin Mayer, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Scott Carlson, Jake Foster, Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign
GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE: A Green Approach to Sustainable STEM in K-12 - Chapter 4: Chemical Reactions Annette Sebuyira, Stefanie Loomis, Erin Mayer, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Scott Carlson, Jake Foster, Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign
GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE: A Green Approach to Sustainable STEM in K-12 - Chapter 3: Structure of Atoms and Molecules Annette Sebuyira, Stefanie Loomis, Erin Mayer, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Scott Carlson, Jake Foster, Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign
GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE: A Green Approach to Sustainable STEM in K-12 - Chapter 2: Human and Environmental Impacts Annette Sebuyira, Stefanie Loomis, Erin Mayer, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Scott Carlson, Jake Foster, Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign
GREEN CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE: A Green Approach to Sustainable STEM in K-12 - Chapter 1: Welcome to Green Chemistry Education Annette Sebuyira, Stefanie Loomis, Erin Mayer, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Scott Carlson, Jake Foster, Mollie Enright, Beyond Benign cover page that includes the title
New York State (NYS) Regents Green Chemistry Guide Stefanie Loomis, Jim Burdick, Beyond Benign cover for the guide including white text on a green background with lab goggles in the background
Empirical Formula Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Chemical or Physical Change? Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Equilibrium/Le Chatelier’s Principle Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Finding the Molar Mass Difference Between Carbon Dioxide and Air Dean Campbell, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Calorimetry Dean Campbell, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Preparation and Testing of Buffers Dean Campbell, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Polymers and Green Chemistry Dean Campbell, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Stoichiometry Challenge Mollie Enright, Annette Sebuyira, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Water Electrolysis with Biobased/Low Hazard Indicators – Red Cabbage Juice or Pea Flower Tea Dean Campbell, cmwoodbridge, Saskia van Bergen, Beyond Benign Setup for the electrodes and gas collection pipets.  Each pipette/pencil assembly was placed in a 50 mL beaker filled about halfway with electrolyte and pea flower tea solution. The other end of each sharpened pencil was connected by clips to a 9 V battery.
Stoichiometry: Reaction of Iron with Copper(II) Sulfate Dean Campbell, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Iron (Fe) in Vitamins cmwoodbridge, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Reactions Lab Mollie Enright, Janie Butler, Beyond Benign, Annette Sebuyira Learning Objets
Sustainable Chemistry Definition Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 18 - Exam 2 Beyond Benign, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering logos for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and global environment facility (GEF)
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 17 - Working Without Solvents Beyond Benign, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 27 – Exam 3: Final Exam Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 25 and 26: Safe Chemical Design Game Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 24 – Designing Future Products with Reduced Toxicity Beyond Benign, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Organometallic Nickel(II) Phosphine Complexes for Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling; A Greener Alternative? Jason Cooke, John De Backere, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 23 – Molecular Toxicology Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 22 – Chemical Exposure and Dosage Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 21 – Introduction to Toxicology Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 20 – Green Analytical Chemistry Beyond Benign, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 19: Green Chemistry and Energy Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNDIO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 16 – Solvents: Understanding Their Role Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 15 – Catalysis Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNDIO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 14 – Designing for Recycling and Degradation Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNDIO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 13 – Real-World Cases in Green Chemistry Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNDIO and GEF logos
A greener tetraphenylporphyrin synthesis and metallation: an undergraduate teaching experiment Edward Zovinka, Matthew Cranswick, John De Backere, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Sustainable Preparation of an Earth-abundant Metal Acetylacetonate Complex John De Backere, Ryan Trovitch, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
The Synthesis of Zinc Copper Indium Sulfide Quantum Dots Ryan Trovitch, Beyond Benign, John De Backere Learning Objets
12 - Case Studies, ChemToxTidbits, “Grab Bag” Folder (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 12) Beyond Benign, Barb Morra toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
11 - Structure-Activity Relationships (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 11) Beyond Benign, Adelina Voutchkova toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
10 - Predictive Toxicology (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 10) Beyond Benign, Cintia Milagre toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
09 - Ecotoxicology (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 9) Beyond Benign, Laura Langan toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
08 - Environmental Toxicology (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 8) Beyond Benign, Nesta Bortey-Sam toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
07 - Environmental Fate, Persistence, and Biodegradation (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 7) Beyond Benign, Karolina Mellor Mellor, Predrag Petrovic, Alexandra Weissfloch, David Laviska toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
06 - Toxicity of Metals (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 6) Beyond Benign, Nesta Bortey-Sam toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
04 - Reaction Mechanisms (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 4) Beyond Benign, Doug Raynie toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
03 - Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 3) Beyond Benign, Nesta Bortey-Sam toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
02 - Understanding Hazard and Risk (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 2) Beyond Benign, Saskia van Bergen toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
01 - History and Principles of Toxicology - (Toxicology for Chemists Curriculum - Module 1) Beyond Benign, Amy Cannon, cmwoodbridge toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 12 – Renewable Feedstocks for Energy Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 11 – Renewable Feedstocks Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 10 – Life Cycle Assessment Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 09 – Sustainability Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 08 – Exam 1 Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 05 - The Molecule Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 07 - Limiting Reagent, Yield, and Atom Economy Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 06 – Stoichiometry and Reactions Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign summary figure with the UNIDO and GEF logos embedded
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 04 – It All Starts at the Beginning Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign Logo for Yale - Unido
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 03 – 12 Principles of Green Chemistry Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Beyond Benign Logo for Yale Unido
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 02 - Green Chemistry: Reimagining Chemistry Beyond Benign, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering Logo for Yale Unido
Green Chemistry University Course: Lecture 01 - Course Introduction and Accidents and Their Unintentional Consequences Beyond Benign, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Plate to Planet Extension - Strawberry DNA Extraction Beyond Benign, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Robert Baldo cover for plate to planet curriculum with smiling Earth holding a plate of food
Plate to Planet Extension - Elephant Toothpaste Beyond Benign, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Robert Baldo plate to planet cover image
Plate to Planet - Lesson 4 Beyond Benign, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Robert Baldo plate to planet cover image
Plate to Planet - Lesson 3 Beyond Benign, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Robert Baldo cover for plate to planet curriculum with smiling Earth holding a plate of food
Plate to Planet - Lesson 2 Beyond Benign, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Robert Baldo cover for plate to planet curriculum with smiling Earth holding a plate of food
Plate to Planet - Lesson 1 Beyond Benign, Veronica Morabito-Weeks, Robert Baldo cover for plate to planet curriculum with smiling Earth holding a plate of food
Sustainable Invention: An Exploration of Bioplastics - Module 4 Beyond Benign, Greg Sloan, Jake Foster, Jon Baek, Erin Mayer, Robert Baldo, Alyson VanAlphen sustainable invention unit logo
Sustainable Invention: An Exploration of Bioplastics - Module 3 Beyond Benign, Greg Sloan, Jake Foster, Jon Baek, Erin Mayer, Robert Baldo, Alyson VanAlphen sustainable invention unit logo
Sustainable Invention: An Exploration of Bioplastics - Module 1 Beyond Benign, Greg Sloan, Jake Foster, Jon Baek, Erin Mayer, Robert Baldo, Alyson VanAlphen sustainable invention unit logo
Green Chemistry University Course: 00 - Syllabus Beyond Benign, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos
Sustainable Invention: An Exploration of Bioplastics - Module 2 Beyond Benign, Greg Sloan, Jake Foster, Jon Baek, Erin Mayer, Robert Baldo, Alyson VanAlphen Sustainable invention unit logo
Learning Objects Submitted

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Title Authors and Co-authors Submitted on
Replacement of Less-Preferred Dipolar Aprotic and Ethereal Solvents in Synthetic Organic Chemistry with More Sustainable Alternatives Learning Objets
Chlorinated Solvents: Their Advantages, Disadvantages, and Alternatives in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Learning Objets
Toward a More Holistic Framework for Solvent Selection Learning Objets
Beyond Benign Greener Solvent Guide Beyond Benign Learning Objets
Substitution of carcinogenic solvent dichloromethane for the extraction of volatile compounds in a fat-free model food system Learning Objets
Octanol–Water Partition Coefficient Measurement by a Simple 1H NMR Method Learning Objets
A survey of solvent selection guides Learning Objets
Tools and techniques for solvent selection: green solvent selection guides Learning Objets
A convenient guide to help select replacement solvents for dichloromethane in chromatography Learning Objets
CHEM21 selection guide of classical- and less classical-solvents Learning Objets
Alternative Solvents for Green Chemistry Francesca Kerton Learning Objets
Pollution in your Home Jonathon Moir Learning Objets
Principle 3: Design less hazardous chemical syntheses green chemistry 101 logo with white text on a green background
Principle 2: Maximize atom economy green chemistry 101 logo with white text on a green background
Add sustainable management of water to your existing lessons Learning Objets
Monitoring local pollutant levels Learning Objets
Stoichiometry: Reaction of Iron with Copper(II) Sulfate Dean Campbell, Beyond Benign Learning Objets
01 - History and Principles of Toxicology - (Toxicology for Chemists Curriculum - Module 1) Beyond Benign, Amy Cannon, cmwoodbridge toxicology for chemists curriculum orange cover with white text
Green Chemistry University Course: 00 - Syllabus Beyond Benign, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering summary figure with UNIDO and GEF logos

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