We teach it, some celebrate it, and we try to make it engaging for our students. What is it? The mole concept and Mole Day! So how do we make it engaging for our students? Kristin and Doug introduce #molympics—an idea started on Twitter that resulted in five activities (events) not very different from what most chemistry teachers do in their own classrooms. By framing the lesson into a competition, students come to class ready to do some math review and learn about the number 6.02×10²³. 

It doesn’t matter if you teach single periods or larger blocks; Kristin and Doug will give you suggestions on how to make it work with equipment commonly found in a high school chemistry lab.

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Related Resources

• AACT Activity | Can You Color A Mole?
• AACT Activity | Popcorn Counting Unit
• AACT Lab | Bring Me A Mole
• AACT Lab | Calculating Moles
• AACT Lab | It’s Mole Time!
• AACT Lab | Moles of Food
• AACT Lesson Plan | Molar Marks

Original presentation date: October 8, 2015
Duration: 55 minutes
Presenters: Doug Ragan and Kristin Gregory
Topics: mole concept, mole day, Twitter, competition

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