As Kim Listened to all of the examples of chemistry around us, she nodded in acknowledgnt.
But when soone gave bread making as an example, so people giggled.... as they thought that it was definitely wrong.
How could bread making be chemistry?
"Good good good!!.. These are all good examples.
Now, let’s focus on bread making.... which is essentially baking."
As she spoke, so of the students looked at her in doubt...they weren’t buying it at all.
"Let’s step back for a little bit and go back to the basics.
What is chemistry?"
Again so people raised their hands up, while others flipped through their books.
"Yes Kalis!"
"It’s the science of different kinds of matter, and how that matter changes."
"Correct!!
So how do we link baking and Chemistry together?" She asked.
Everyone thought for a while, before more hands were raised up again.
"Both baking and chemistry require careful timing and asuring" soone answered.
"Both of them are a result of the formation of a Mixture"
"Wonderful!!!!
In baking, we can change ’matter’ like eggs, butter, milk and flour into a new ’Mixture’... which would later be used in creating bread.
And likewise in chemistry, several substances form mixtures which give rise to new products.
So in essence, when there’s a change of matter, then a chemical reaction has occurred.
Even mixing and creating the dough is chemistry.
And even more so... heating the dough under fire, will change the dough’s properties and make it hard hence forming bread."
"Ohhh!!!" The students responded.
As mother Kim spoke, Linda and her group mbers continued to write down all the key points like mixtures, chemical change and so on.
Ever since she started taking Chemistry classes, her view on the world had changed.
She began wondering what chemical reaction would give rise to this, and what chemical reaction would give rise to that.
In fact, her whole world was now filled with chemistry.
"Can anyone give an example of a chemical change that cannot be undone?" Teacher Gophen asked.
Linda imdiately raised her hand.
"When wood burns!!!
As the wood burns, it changes into ash.
The ashes can never change back to wood... ... so burning is a chemical change which can never be undone again."
"And what are the characteristics of chemical changes?"
"So chemical changes make matter change color.. like the blackness of the ash"
"They also make the sll change, like when the bread is just removed from the oven."
"Sotis they also release light and gases
"And other tis, they give off or take in heat"
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When teaching chemistry, Landon had told the teachers to always relate everything to the things done daily.
People were more inclined to rember sothing, if they could relate it to things that they could see daily.
If they had just taught the children without these examples, Landon was sure that even if so of them had passed their exams.... most of them would have done so be my cramming.
But if they could relate everything to the food they ate, the things they did, and their life experiences... then most of the concepts would stick in their brains.
And because of this teaching thod, the students had really beco inquisitive as ti went by.
They would ask about why the sky was blue, why the grass was green, or even why water was clear and so on.
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Once their recap session was done, they finally began experintation.
"If you answered the questions on the quiz correctly, then you’d be able to identify the tools in front of you.
Today, we will be doing 2 experints.
Up first, we’ll be making ’Elephant Toothpaste’...
As for the last experint, I’ll tell you all once you’re done with this one.
Now, let’s focus on making that Toothpaste!
Each group should find several beakers in front of you..... as well as 2 asuring cylinders, 1 round bottom flask, 2 stirrers and a thermoter infront each group.
So of the beakers in front of you are already filled with ingredients like water, liquid soap and Potassium Iodide.
But for chemicals like Hydrogen Peroxide, each group would have to send soone to co and get it from , once you’re ready to begin.
Also, each slab has just 2 small electric bunsen burners on them... so since there are 6 teams on each slab, I suggest you share nicely.
Previously, I had distributed printed lab manuals to each group.
Hence if any of you still have questions about the instructions on the lab manuals, don’t hesitate to call either
or teacher Gophen for assistance.
And rember, please label whatever chemical or ingredient you take from us before you continue your experints.
Now, begin!!!"
Linda and her team imdiately read through the instructions carefully, and recorded everything in front of them.
They recorded things like the color of Potassium Iodide and it’s sll before experintation..
So people started asuring the exact volus and quantities needed for the experint, while the others focused on boiling the water.
The students went to the electric bunsen burners and heated the water to a slightly higher temperature than what was required.
And while the others kept asuring the proper amounts needed, those handling the hot water..... placed a thermoter in it, and waited for it to cool down to the required temperature needed.
Once everything was recorded, asured and ready,.... they imdiately began adding all the ingredients according to their Lab manuals, and stepped back just as the instructions had advised.
The solution started foaming up and instantly shot out of the large cylindrical flask.
’Pffff!!!!’
Since Linda and her group were the first ones to complete this experint, everyone looked at the foam in marvel.
"Aweso!!!"
"So cool!!
"Look!!... It’s still flowing out of the flask!"
"Why does it sll like lemons?"
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Those who saw it, got pumped up and wanted to complete their own experints as well.
Linda and her team were still stupefied by what they were seeing.
’How... how did these liquid substances turn to foam?"
"We were just mixing the ingredients in, without fire... so why did the substances change their form so fast?"
"Was it because of the hot water?"
"Quick quick!!" Let’s record what we saw before we forget!!" Linda said excitedly.
Linda was amazed at the rapid change that occurred right now.
See looked at the ink in her pen, the book she was writing on, and even the tiny veins that she could see on her wrists.
Chemistry was everywhere around her.
She breathed it, she lived it, and she herself was a part of it.
It was like a great force that connected everything in the world.
This was her own unique understanding of Chemistry.
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Far away from the calm and busy Baymard, was a ship that had finally reached its destination.
Landon looked at the shores of Carona and smiled.
It was finally Gati!
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