A Spoonful of C12H22O11 Makes the Chemistry Go Down:Candy Motivations in the High School Chemistry Classroom

摘要

"Your students have just come from Spanish and math,and are about to go to gym and history.Just saying 'let's continue where we left off yesterday' won't grab their attention for chemistry," as my first principal said.Ideally,every lesson should start with an intriguing observation that needs explanation.Mixing reagents in beakers can be amazing,but so can objects from everyday life,like candy,which is inexpensive,safe,and welcomed by the students,particularly around lunchtime.Published articles have described a number of hands-on activities with candies or other food suitable for high school classes or lab sessions (1-6).