Meausuring Moles in Chemistry
High School Chemistry
General Info
Created By | Marisa Abrams |
School | High School |
Location | Lombard, IL |
Role | Teacher |
About the Lesson
Subject Area | Science |
Grade | High School (9 - 12) |
Lesson/Unit | Chemistry |
Using the QFT
Place in the Unit/Lesson | Beginning |
Brief description of the unit | Using the Mole as a counting unit |
Final QFocus | Manipulative |
Student Work
Student Questions
Priority questions in bold
Group 1
- Is it edible?
- Is it flammable?
- Is it white?
- Is it drugs?
- Is it sugar?
- Can it be baking soda?
- Can it be solid?
- Can it be liquid?
- Does it smell?
- Is it salt?
- Can it be toxic?
- Is it heavy?
- Is it a stable element?
- Does it taste?
- Does it have oxygen?
- Can it dissolve?
- Is it legal?
- Is it bad for your health?
- Does it have carbon?
- Does it affect your physical health?
- Is it made out of hydrogen?
- Can it stain?
- Can it be mixed?
- Is it made out of NaCl?
- How is the texture?
- Is it rough?
- What is it made of?
Group 2
- Is it an illegal substance?
- What color is it?
- Is it sugar?
- Does it dissolve?
- Is it smooth?
- Is it in a bag?
- Is it green?
- Where did Mrs. Abrams get it?
- Is it salt?
- Why is there more of one?
- Is it edible?
- Is it toxic?
- Does it hear?
- Does it feel?
- Does it feel like sand?
- Can we see through this?
- Is it soap?
- Can I mix it with my coffee?
- What do letters stand for?
- Do they have a chemical reaction when they mix?
Group 3
- How many grams of a substance?
- Is this white?
- Is this salt?
- What is this made of?
- Why are there tiny particles?
- What is the street value?
- Why does it have less than C6H12O6 ?
- Is this sugar?
- Why is NaCl whiter than C6H12O6 ?
- Why are the particles shiny?
- Is it rough or soft?
- What is a mole?
- What is C6H12O6 made of?
- What is NaCl made of?
- Does it come out of ground?
- Is it food?
- Can you use it for cooking?
- Is it safe to inhale/eat?
- What can you use these materials for?
- How much of it are in the world?
- Is it a chemical?
- Can it be used to make an explosion?
- Can the substances be heated or freeze?
- Can it dissolve?
Group 4
- Is it sugar?
- Is it salt?
- Is it a legal substance?
- How many grams is there?
- Is it flammable?
- What is it used for?
- What is C6H12O6 ?
- What is NaCl?
- What is a mole?
- What is the texture?
- Why does one bag have more than the other?
- What does it represent?
- Where does it come from?
- Why does the color differ?
- Why is it in a bag?
- Is it a solid?
- Is it toxic?
- Is it edible?
- Is it medicine?
- What is it used for?
- Is it a chemical reaction?
- Is it sugar?
- What substance does it have?
Group 5
- Is this salt?
- Is this sugar?
- Why are they both one mole?
- What is a mole?
- Why does one bag have more?
- Can this be mixed with other substances?
- Is it eatable?
- How much do they weigh?
- What are we using this for?
- Can it change into a gas or liquid?
- How do you measure a mole?
- What element are they?
- How does it smell?
- Can their be more than 1 mole in the bag?
- What is a mole used for?
- Why are they different colors if they feel the same?
- Are there different types of moles?
- Why are they in bags?
- Why is one thicker from the other?
- Are they soluable?
- Does it have a smell?
- Why does this look like sugar?
Group 6
- After chemical reaction, will it be the same color? (white)
- Is it salt?
- Is it sugar?
- Is it sodium?
- Is it chlorines?
- Is it carbon?
- Is it hydrogen?
- Is it oxygen?
- What will happen when the 2 substances are mixed?
- Can they be mixed?
- Can their properties be changed?
- What will happen if mixed with water?
- Can you eat the 2 substances?
- Can you melt the 2 substances?
- What is the highest boiling point?
- Can it dissolve?
- Can they be eaten?
- Can the substances kill you?
- Are they good for your health?
- Can it cause high blood pressure?
- Can it cause high blood sugar?
- If you mix the 2 substances will there be a chemical change?
- What would happen to the substance after it has been mixed with a liquid?
How did Students Use their Questions
There was a gallery walk at end of unit to answer the priority questions of all the teams.
What were your prioritization instructions?
Choose three questions with the lens of a chemist