This year in chemistry class our juniors have worked through the concepts of Periodic Trends, Chemical Reactions, and the Mole to name a few. We started at the level of individual atoms and have progressed into reactions between compounds on a larger scale. Students have performed weekly labs to hone in on key concepts and also relate class material to real, tangible substances. For instance, recently students explored the science behind desiccants, or substances that remove water from the air and how that impacts our food and shipping processes. Students have also made slime to explore intermolecular forces, created decorations using supersaturated solutions, and viewed color changes that chemicals have when exposed to flames.
The second half of the school year will focus on more specialized topics such as electrochemistry, and organic chemistry. We will continue to connect topics and use prior knowledge to investigate concepts such as Acids and Bases, Oxidation-Reduction, and factors that affect the rates of reactions!
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