Favorite Demonstration: The School Dance, According to Le Chatelier | NSTA

Favorite Demonstration: The School Dance, According to Le Chatelier

Journal of College Science Teaching – March/April 2007

When teaching science, or any other topic, an example of the concept being taught taken from students’ past experiences is often valuable. A familiar situation can reduce the anxiety of an unfamiliar or intimidating subject and can make it more manageable or even exciting. This particular illustration offers such a case. It can help students grasp a difficult concept—Le Chatelier’s principle—through a common event from their past.

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