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A Spoonful of C12H22O11 Makes the Chemistry Go Down: Candy Motivations in the High School Chemistry Classroom

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Fanny K. Ennever

Department of Physical Science, Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY 10468

J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (4), p 615

DOI: 10.1021/ed084p615

Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2007

Abstract

For chemistry teaching that emphasizes connections to the observable world, sixteen quick motivations that involve food are described, spanning many topics in a high school chemistry curriculum: measurement, naming, stoichiometry, distillation, periodic table, polarity, boiling point, rate of solution, catalysis, entropy, acids, redox, and organic compounds.

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High School / Introductory Chemistry

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Demonstrations

Keywords (Feature):

View from My Classroom

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Acids / Bases

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