Jane in NC Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) On several occasions I have mentioned ChemMatters magazine published by the American Chemical Society. This is a great (advertisement free) supplement for your budding scientist. This month, you can download the article on chocolate from the magazine's website. A second downloadable article is on the chemistry of the geysers and hot springs of Yellowstone. This magazine does a great job of showing how chemistry works in every day life. Jane Edited April 20, 2009 by jane.kulesza clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 mmm... chocolate... dark chocolate... mmmm... :drool5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 My chemistry-loving dd will enjoy this! Thanks! GardenMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readwithem Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 How cool is that!! Thanks Jane. We're going to Yellowstone this summer - this is great timing :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Thanks Jane! Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in Richmond Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Fascinating article! Thanks! I also forwarded the link to my ds, past president of Lab for Chocolate Science, so he can share it with his chocolate-loving friends :001_smile:. ~Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Fascinating article! Thanks! I also forwarded the link to my ds, past president of Lab for Chocolate Science, so he can share it with his chocolate-loving friends :001_smile:. ~Kathy What fun! Thanks for sharing the link, Kathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Are you sure we want to go there, Jane, to the chemistry of chocolate? It's waaaaay too enticing! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) Are you sure we want to go there, Jane, to the chemistry of chocolate? It's waaaaay too enticing! :tongue_smilie: I once suggested using chocolate as a means to study geography. This is a theme for me. :D ETA: Perhaps my adult geography class could include coffee, wine and cheese, as well as chocolate. Any takers? Edited April 21, 2009 by Jane in NC additional info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) I once suggested using chocolate as a means to study geography. This is a theme for me. :D ETA: Perhaps my adult geography class could include coffee, wine and cheese, as well as chocolate. Any takers? Yes indeed! Dh and I used to invite some friends over every year for an event we called "Fondue and Football" (although that name kind of reminds me of the T-shirts that NPR sold a while back entitled "Fred's Fill Dirt and Croissants". I guess it's only funny if you live in rural Minnesota or Missouri, where you actually see signs similar to that! :D). Anyway, we had both a Swiss cheese fondue and a chocolate fondue. A few years ago I asked for and received a chocolate fountain for Christmas, and have used it at least half a dozen times since then. Come on over! To be more serious now, the website looks great, Jane, and I think it's a great idea and maybe a good one to implement into a traditional chemistry course, not only for a break from the hard stuff, but activities like that really do help imprint the everyday importance of chemistry into the lives of kids. My most memorable chem. lab in high school was the one in which we made peanut brittle by following the chemical formulae and instructions that the teacher provided! Edited April 21, 2009 by Michelle in MO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriM Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I used chocolate as an example of direct variation in my Algebra class this morning. We all wished we had some rare disease that had the symptom the more chocolate you eat, the less you weigh. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I once suggested using chocolate as a means to study geography. This is a theme for me. :D Okay, this struck a chord with me as I'll be teaching world geography at co-op next year. Yes, yes. We will definitely incorporate at least one good eat per week into our co-op class. When I facilitated a biology class a couple of years ago, I always brought in eats that were relevant to our studies. Great fun. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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