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Gas Law Demo Day

I started teaching the Gas Law unit lacking inspiration.  I have always considered the Gas Laws to be rote and uninspiring.  My first period unit opening lesson was less than engaging.  After class Mr. Smith asked me how I thought it went I said that it was less than ideal.  After some discussion, and finding a vacuum pump, I scrapped my lecture plans in favor of performing Gas Law demonstrations.

Gas Law Demos.
Gas Law Demos.

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Stoichiometry Organizer

Stoichiometry is the heart of chemistry, but is often a challenging concept for students to grasp.  My goal was to generate an informational organizer for students to use to assemble all of the necessary pieces of information in order to successfully solve a gram to gram stoichiometry problem.  The resulting algorithm organizer was introduced to students during the stoichiometry unit:

Stoichiometry Algorithm

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