Paintedlady Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 We'll be studying chemistry/elements this year and I want to be able to build molecules. Do I need a kit or can I get by using marshmallows or gum drops with toothpicks? I've seen various examples online but don't know how well they worked out. If you didn't decide to buy a kit, do you now wish you had. Would it have been more effective, easier? If you did buy a kit, do you feel like it was worth the extra expense or an unnecessary purchase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threedogfarm Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 We haven't studied molecules yet, but. . .I have heard of people on this forum using legos to make molecules. Here's a link: http://howtosmile.org/record/5478 I will be using this when we do molecules in science. If you look at the teacher's guide it talks about having a "Legos Atom and Molecule Kit" but it describes the kit as containing "24 white1x2, 4 grey 2x4, 12 black 2x4, 8 yellow 2x4, 8 green 2x4, 36 red 2x4, 32 blue 2x4." If you have legos at home you should be able to come up with this kit quite easily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 We haven't studied molecules yet, but. . .I have heard of people on this forum using legos to make molecules. Here's a link: http://howtosmile.org/record/5478 I will be using this when we do molecules in science. If you look at the teacher's guide it talks about having a "Legos Atom and Molecule Kit" but it describes the kit as containing "24 white1x2, 4 grey 2x4, 12 black 2x4, 8 yellow 2x4, 8 green 2x4, 36 red 2x4, 32 blue 2x4." If you have legos at home you should be able to come up with this kit quite easily! I've never heard of this before. Pretty cool! I'll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 One tip I got from a friend who is a high school teacher is to use inflated balloons to demonstrate molecules. It gives an idea of the movement of the particles. She didn't use it as her only demonstration, just one of a couple different models A kit can be handy, but it maybe can wait for high school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed3x Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 We have this one. DS10 really liked building them when we went through Pre-Chem. It is sturdy and built to last. I plan on keeping to use when we go through Chemistry 1 in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 One tip I got from a friend who is a high school teacher is to use inflated balloons to demonstrate molecules. It gives an idea of the movement of the particles. She didn't use it as her only demonstration, just one of a couple different models A kit can be handy, but it maybe can wait for high school? I never considered balloons either. It seems like those would be harder to use though b/c they could be popped. I'm sure my kids would love it though. :tongue_smilie: I'm thinking if they're needed again in high school I might be more inclined to buy the set b/c I'd use them again, yk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 We have this one. DS10 really liked building them when we went through Pre-Chem. It is sturdy and built to last. I plan on keeping to use when we go through Chemistry 1 in the spring. That's the one I've been drooling over! :001_tt1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 We have a set, and whilst we've used it a lot, we've also used jelly sweets, lego, people, etc. A set isn't essential, so don't feel you'd be missing out if you didn't have it, but on the other hand it's nice for if you don't want them to eat the atoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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