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J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (2), p 192A

DOI: 10.1021/ed076p192A

Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999

Abstract

This activity provides a simple experiment that introduces students to an important reaction of organic chemistry. It also helps students connect chemistry to something that they see and use every day and provides an opportunity for cross-curricular work. It might be connected to history or literature classes that discuss the lives of pioneers and homesteaders who often made their own household products, including soap, and it connects to industrial chemistry.

Keywords (Audience):

Elementary / Middle School Science

Keywords (Domain):

Laboratory Instruction

Keywords (Feature):

JCE Classroom Activity

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Acids / Bases

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