Acid, Base, pH and Food Chemistry
Chad Husting | Fri, 06/09/2017 - 06:58
Students will be engaged in this activity that will help them make the connection between food and chemistry. Acid, bases and pH are addressed.
Acid Base
Titrations and Microscale Chemistry
Chad Husting | Sun, 05/21/2017 - 13:42
I tend to enjoy acid base titrations for several reasons. First, students get to work with burettes, acids, bases and they see a nice "color change" when they reach an endpoint. Many times, students who tend to struggle with pen and paper testing excel at the "hands-on" approach. Titrations also dovetail well with stoichiometry which provides a nice review of information closer to the end of the year.
Titration of an Esterification Reaction to Determine Equilibrium Constant
Lowell Thomson | Wed, 09/21/2016 - 08:44
This activity was submitted for a 2016 ChemEd X Call for Contributions soliciting input regarding the big ideas being put forth by organizations like AP. The author shares a lab activity that relies on connections - between stoichiometry, esterification, equilibrium, kinetics, titrations and uncertainty of calculations. He also shares the resources he created.
Doc Saves Everyone – Applying BCA Tables to Titration Calculations
Dena Leggett | Thu, 05/19/2016 - 12:01
I recently stumbled across a blog about the use of BCA (Before Change After) tables for stoichiometry written by Lowell Thomson. I was thrilled to discover ChemEd Xchange! I wanted to share my journey, spurred on by my students, into the extensive use of the BCA approach in AP and
My First Day Demonstration
Michael Morgan | Fri, 07/31/2015 - 19:23
Michael Morgan has used this demo for over 25 years! His students from 20 years ago still remember the first day of chemistry!
Solution to Chemical Riddle #2
Tom Kuntzleman | Wed, 05/07/2014 - 10:18
Check out the answer to Chemical Riddle #2.
Chemical Riddle #2
Tom Kuntzleman | Thu, 05/01/2014 - 15:41
A student of mine, Anthony Shepherd, and I worked together to develop a new chemical riddle. Check out the video and see if you can come up with an answer.