Topic: STEM education idea: rebrand chemistry as "Crafting in real life"
Meta !Sober//iZs started this discussion 6 years ago #88,824
To get kids interested in chemistry by using Minecraft analogies. do chemistry textbooks still have the formula for gunpowder? ?
Dark !HLa610O9S2 joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 7 minutes later[^] [v] #1,015,540
Autism
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 11 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,542
It feels like you could do a lot with chemical reactions this way and make it more fun to learn.
I seriously thought my organic chemistry professor was intentionally making class as boring as possible as some sort of bizarre hazing ritual or an elaborate scheme by some secret society of chemists to ensure job security moving forward.
I seriously thought my organic chemistry professor was intentionally making class as boring as possible as some sort of bizarre hazing ritual or an elaborate scheme by some secret society of chemists to ensure job security moving forward.
Meta !Sober//iZs (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 32 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,543
@previous (C)
I think a chemistry game where you can try "crafting" molecules and compounds with the different elements and you have sliders to control things like heat and pressure (maybe stuff like catalysts too) would be a neat way to do it.
> I seriously thought my organic chemistry professor was intentionally making class as boring as possible as some sort of bizarre hazing ritual or an elaborate scheme by some secret society of chemists to ensure job security moving forward.
That's how I felt about math. I never scored higher than a C- in any college math class :(
I think a chemistry game where you can try "crafting" molecules and compounds with the different elements and you have sliders to control things like heat and pressure (maybe stuff like catalysts too) would be a neat way to do it.
> I seriously thought my organic chemistry professor was intentionally making class as boring as possible as some sort of bizarre hazing ritual or an elaborate scheme by some secret society of chemists to ensure job security moving forward.
That's how I felt about math. I never scored higher than a C- in any college math class :(
Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 12 minutes later, 44 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,015,544
They way they teach chemistry and physics, it's mostly read a bunch of stuff to know but we won't test you on it. Instead, we test your ability to solve calculation problems.
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