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BVR academics: Lab experiments with the Chemistry Applications class

Posted on May 5, 2020

Class: Chemistry Applications
Grade: Upper School
Teachers: Sam Reich, Larry McKinney, Whitney Koch

Students in Chemistry Applications had the option to select from three experiments using equipment and products they had at home to create a video presentation of the experiment. They gained hands-on laboratory experiences and observed how these systems responded to external stress. Each student came up with how they presented the experiment in a creative way.

Follow along as students discover what happens in each of these labs.

Lab Option 1: Elephant Toothpaste
(adapted from this Scientific American article)
Watch as Tommy Hicks ’22 shows us what happens when you decompose hydrogen peroxide into oxygen gas and water.

Lab Option 2: Rusty Nail
(adapted from Sciencing.com)
Watch as Julian Kennedy ’21 shows us what happens when you create a reaction between iron metal and oxygen gas to create rust.

Lab Option 3: Naked Egg
(adopted from Imagination Station)
Watch as  Jayden Lee ’22 shows us what happens when you soak an eggshell in vinegar to start a chemical reaction that dissolves the calcium carbonate shell.

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