Chemical Reactions

Real Life Stuff !!Why Learn About Chemistry?fascinating!- we use it everyday!- empower ourselves as consumersp. S.Innesc. Ms. Jamieson

Chemistry.... Chemistry Big Ideas1) Prediction. Can you predict how chemicals behave and react together?

2) Communication. Be the scientist. Can you describe to someone about chemicals and their reactions?

3) Application.Risks and Benefits. How do chemical reactions impact humans and our environment, both positively and negatively?Forest Fire Which Big Idea?photo courtesy wikipedia images

Acid Rain Which Big Idea?

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What happens when we dont get the Big Idea.HOW SWEET IT ISThe relative potency of sugar compared with artificial sweeteners.sugar1xcyclamate 45xaspartame 180xsaccharin 300xsucralose 600xneotame 13,000xDiscover Magazine: August 2005, The Chemistry of Artificial Sweeteners Is there a problem here?When the sweetener aspartame is digested, its methyl ester bond is broken down into methanol, which further degrades into formaldehyde. Both methanol and formaldehyde are toxic in high doses, but a person would have to drink 600 cans of diet soda to get as much of either substance as is contained in a single orange. Discover Magazine, August 2005

Big Idea Stuff to Help....1) Cheat Sheet Notes Success Notes2) SNC2P Website www.ugdsb.on.ca/odss/science3) Big Idea Brainstorm - consolidate

Is Chemistry Here?