Right now, most school budgets are depleted for the 2015-2016 class year. My book, Chemistry on a Budget, contains inexpensive chemistry labs that could be useful. You can buy this lab book for $23 at amazon.com or lulu.com. Check it out!
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There are two versions of each lab, one with a ten-question conclusion and one with directions for a full lab report. This way the teacher has the option! Each lab is two pages to allow for one two-sided handout.
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Videos can be very useful to introduce information, or expand upon it.
“Does the Ocean Think?” , an episode of “through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman" (2014) is 42 minutes and can expand upon the importance of water to life on earth.
You may have access to it through your school’s library system. The full movie is posted on YouTube:
http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/through-the-wormhole/videos/does-the-ocean-think/
A 3:30 minute segment demonstrates the hydrogen bonding of water using synchronized swimmers:
http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/through-the-wormhole/videos/does-the-ocean-think/
Students could be kept on task watching the video by being assigned to report 5 facts from the movie.
This may be used in a Biology class, but the Chemistry discussion is very useful as well.
You may want to check around with the Biology and Earth Science teachers to see if it’s being used. Students tend to shut down if they’ve seen a movie already.
*Remember, this Blog contains several entries that would be helpful to your chemistry classroom. Remember, you can check out the Topic List to help you to find past Blog entries.
Also, Write To Me about your successes, challenges, or questions in the Chemistry Classroom.
Remember, buying a copy of the lab book Chemistry on a Budget can be very useful to your Chemistry classroom with labs and class article ideas.
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Have a good week!