Abstract: This study explores the integration of ideological and political education within instrumental analysis laboratory courses, focusing on the cultivation of social responsibility and other ideological elements embedded in experimental teaching. Strategies and methods for the deep integration of disciplinary knowledge with ideological education are systematically examined. The research introduces an innovative experimental teaching model that combines “independent design” with “virtual-reality integration”, specifically applied in the comprehensive experiment of “determining metal element content in hometown drinking water sources using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES)”. In the “independent design” phase, ideological themes such as “enhancing social responsibility” are explicitly incorporated, while the “virtual-reality integration” phase implicitly introduces elements like “peer role models”. This approach achieves multi-dimensional integration of ideological education throughout the experimental process. Practical implementation demonstrates that the “independent design + virtual-reality integration” teaching model effectively combines experimental content, teaching methods, and ideological education elements across multiple dimensions. This integration not only enhances students’ enthusiasm for self-directed learning but also promotes the coordinated development of their comprehensive experimental skills and scientific literacy.

Key words: Independent design, Virtual-reality integration, Instrumental analysis experiment, Ideological and political education, Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy