Serviced Learning
For my Biochemistry class we have a chance to do some serviced based learning which could be tutoring general chemistry or organic chemistry in the tutoring center or doing science experiments for grade school students at Crowell elementary.
As I already have two jobs on campus, and my class schedule is pretty full, so it was easier for me to do the experiments with grade school students. My classmates actually designed their own experiments, and during the month of November a couple days a week we have gone over to do these experiments.
Last Monday was the first week, and the experiment I helped with was thermometers. The kids got bottles with isopropyl alcohol already inside, got to mix it with water, food coloring, had a straw and play dough to make it. They got to see the temperature rise (or the liquid go up the straw) when they placed the bottle in a hot bath, and see the temperature go down when they put it in an ice bath.
This past week we did dancing raisins. With cups of soda, a few raisins were dropped in, and the reaction with the carbon dioxide in the soda makes the raisins move up and down. We also did the experiment with pasta in water with baking soda and vinegar to see if it would react the same.
These experiments are a lot of fun, and I'm glad I get to participate and help younger students understand and enjoy science.
As I already have two jobs on campus, and my class schedule is pretty full, so it was easier for me to do the experiments with grade school students. My classmates actually designed their own experiments, and during the month of November a couple days a week we have gone over to do these experiments.
Last Monday was the first week, and the experiment I helped with was thermometers. The kids got bottles with isopropyl alcohol already inside, got to mix it with water, food coloring, had a straw and play dough to make it. They got to see the temperature rise (or the liquid go up the straw) when they placed the bottle in a hot bath, and see the temperature go down when they put it in an ice bath.
This past week we did dancing raisins. With cups of soda, a few raisins were dropped in, and the reaction with the carbon dioxide in the soda makes the raisins move up and down. We also did the experiment with pasta in water with baking soda and vinegar to see if it would react the same.
These experiments are a lot of fun, and I'm glad I get to participate and help younger students understand and enjoy science.
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