FUTURE PROGRAM
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OVERVIEW
My primary job in the classroom was to help
explain and facilitate the Chemistry Lab. I
was lucky to have an excellent high school
chemistry teacher that made loving
chemistry easy. I especially enjoyed the
labs, so I was instantly turned on to this
project
I spent my time working with fellow student,
Sam Boas, and Thomas Ambrose, the high
school teacher. Due to scheduling conflicts,
Sam taught his lab during the third and
fourth hour classes, while I taught the fifth
and sixth hours.
TIMELINE
Solubility Rules
What is a Chemical Reaction?
Food Calorimetry
Introductory Chemistry
Brad McManus, btmcm@umich.edu, Computer Science Engineering
PROJECT SNAPSHOT WHAT I LEARNED
Solubility Rules The FUTURE program provided me with high
school teaching experience. It was great to
• Combined a variety of chemicals on a spot spend time in a classroom with a group of
plate to observe solubility rules
kids, enriching their learning experience. I
• Students derived solubility for hydroxide learned just as much, or more from these
kids, as well. I don't see myself teaching in
What is a Chemical Reaction? the next 10 years, but it is a great skill to be
able to convey what your thinking to others.
• A series of five reactions that showed a
different example of a reaction
• Strictly qualitative
Food Calorimetry
• The goal was to compare the calorie count
from the label to calorie count found
experimentally
• We used a simple calorimeter (pop can, tin
foil, thermometer and tested with Fritos)
• Unfortunately the calorimeter was too
inefficient and lost heat, skewing the results
Partner Information: Sam Boas
School Information: Ypsilanti High School
Teacher Information: Thomas Ambrose
Project Coordinator: Mary Starr
ProjectSupport Staff: Cesar Delgado, Morten
Lundsgaard, Justin Lomont, Tracy Lent