I loved chemistry in high school. I may be weird, but I liked balancing equations and figuring out just how to mix things just right. However, as I got closer to high school I started worrying about teaching high school chemistry. I like the subject, but I don't KNOW the subject, … [Read more...]
Test Tube Science Kit, amazing find or complete dud?
A few years ago in Hobby Lobby I found this cool little kit. It had 5 test tubes, a nice plastic stand, and this nice little see-through bag. Now, I love random small bags, for not other reason than it's a random small bag, and cool science stuff, why not? So I picked it up … [Read more...]
Science labs for high school
Y'all my kids are in high school and I've discovered science labs are much more difficult than our labs in elementary and middle school. Elementary science lessons were easy, "Go grab the baking soda and the vinegar, and let's go!" Now I need actual equipment for our science … [Read more...]
How to make a battery
Last year we studied physics, and some of our physics experiments felt a little more like chemistry. I didn't really mind this because I felt we had missed out on a lot of opportunities when we studied chemistry. This time we were looking at how to make a battery using pennies, … [Read more...]
Wow your kids with a bubbly chemistry lesson
“Plop plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is.” It’s been over 20 years since I saw that commercial, but I can still hear the tune in my head. As we studied chemistry, and we hit the ionic bonds lesson for our science lessons the commercial popped back into my head. Alka seltzer … [Read more...]
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