18/09/14

September The 18 - Flipped Class

The lesson was another flipped class in which the students had time to settle down and do which ever chemistry work they needed. For example, some people:

1. Prepared for Quiz 1.2
2. Had independent questions for the teacher
3. Some people started work on Kerboodle  (http://www.kerboodle.com/users/login)

Mr. Carmichael also wanted the students to hand in their Hydrate lab.

With the free time to work in class, students either worked on the next lab that would be due (MgO Empirical Formula). We also received back our old chapter 1.1 quizzes and had any questions answered.

The Magnesium Oxide Empirical Formula experiment was an experiment in which you react magnesium with oxygen to form magnesium oxide. You did so by burning a piece of pure Mg in a crucible and weighing before and after the experiment. This way you could find out the ratio of O:Mg and hence write your Empirical Formula (which is the simplest whole number ratio).