Week 15 Blog Post 05/07/2025
The parts of lab today that I found clear was when we were performing our experiments with the baking soda and vinegar. Being able to understand that gas escapes during the lab was really helpful because I was able to see why our balloon blowed up, and why the mass decreased after the reaction was finished. A part that I am still slightly confused on would be at the end when we were discussing hydrogen and oxygen atoms and why some are more dense vs. less dense. I understand the density aspect, but once we began to use the candle demonstration I started to second guess my understanding. I can apply what I learned today about teaching to make sure that I allow my students to believe science and what they are seeing instead of saying "trust me" when something does not turn out the way that a usual experiment technically should. I think that hands-on learning and allowing experiments to play out and then comparing it to what a different way or...