{"id":59,"date":"2014-01-29T09:18:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T14:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ch151\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2014-01-30T20:16:15","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T01:16:15","slug":"sams-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/ch151\/sams-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam’s Page"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_2794\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 As a graduate of a Maine public school district, I know first-hand how dull the science curriculum set by the Maine Learning Results can be. I had no idea as a grade school student that I would ultimately declare a chemistry-biochemistry major at Colby College. My goal in taking this course was to develop engaging experiments that would inspire students that may not otherwise have done so to pursue a higher education in the sciences.<\/p>\n

My first experiment,\u00a0The Case of the Stolen Sports Drink Recipe<\/b> (Spectrophotometry Teacher Kit<\/a>), \"IMG_2764\"<\/a>allows high school biology and chemistry students to develop an understanding of spectrophotometry by having them help a baseball player who has misplaced the formula for his lucky beet juice sports drink. In addition to spectrophotometry, this experiment gives students practice using Microsoft Excel to create a standard curve.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2960\"<\/a>My second experiment, You Are What You Eat<\/strong> (Nutrition Teacher Kit<\/a>), provides students the opportunity to help the same baseball player, this time with his nutrition. It introduces students to the three macromolecules most crucial to nutrition: carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins, and it allows them to make connections between the food they eat and the energy they need to live.<\/p>\n

My final experiment, Cleaning With Chemistry<\/strong> (Cleaning with Chemistry Teacher Kit<\/a>) presents younger \"IMG_2823\"<\/a>students (Grades K-8) with the concepts of acid-base chemistry, and it demonstrates to them how common household acids and bases can be used as cleaning products.<\/p>\n

This course has truly been a wonderful experience for me. Students never ceased to surprise me with their creativity, senses of humor and unwavering enthusiasm for learning. I hope they enjoyed the experiments as much as I did, and I hope that the learning can continue with future students. Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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