We continued our discussion of light as a particle and introduced ray diagrams. This naturally led to the discussion of shadows and how they work in terms of the particle model of light. In the lab that they started today, they are examining how to manipulate shadows and then explain them using ray diagrams. In …
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Chemistry II (August 19)
Chemistry II students were welcomes to the beginning of the year by a conversation about the nature of light. Several properties of light were discussed, but they found it very difficult to actually define light. What was settled on was that light could be thought of as a particle. Therefore, it would behave much like …
Chemistry II (August 16)
In addition to taking the pretest, students tried to figure out the magic cd. The demonstration that was performed in class made it seem like the cd was able to separate each of these colors by pouring water over it. It was a great demo, and the students are really thinking about how it could …
Action at a Distance – The Beginning
where passion, learning, and scientific reasoning meet Disappointment. Failure. Frustration. These words have run through all of our minds at some point or another. They often penetrate our way of thinking at times when we have not met an expectation that has been placed on us. That expectation could be placed on us by other …
Action at a Distance 