Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) is a method of
instruction where each student takes an active role in the classroom.
The activities contained in this collection are specially designed
guided inquiry activities intended for the student to complete during
class while working with a small group of peers. Each activity
introduces essential organic chemistry content in a model that contains
examples, experimental data, reactions, or other important information.
Each activity is followed by a series of questions designed to lead the
student through the thought processes that will result in the
comprehension of critical organic chemistry concepts. At the end of each
activity are additional questions, which will generally be completed
outside of class time and are more similar to questions that might
appear on exams. Before each class, students should ensure that they are
familiar with the prior knowledge that is listed at the beginning of
every activity.
These POGIL Organic Chemistry activities were written to cover most of
the important concepts for a two semester organic chemistry sequence.
The activities are grouped into organic 1 and organic 2, although that
might vary from class to class depending on what concepts are covered in
each semester.
