(2025) SOCKit: An Online Tool for Systems Thinking

Robert MacDonald, Ashley Elgersma, Thomas Holme, Jeff Snyder, Micke Reynders and Peter Mahaffy,

J. Chem. Educ. 2025, 102, 7, 2990–2996,

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c00310,

This article describes how to use SOCKit, an open-access online learning tool that encourages systems thinking through the creation of system maps. This article also presents the relevance of Systems-Oriented Concept Map Extensions (SOCMEs) in demonstrating the interconnection of concepts and encouraging student engagement, while also connecting the learning of chemistry to global sustainability challenges and solutions.