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Alcohols
Hook:
Alcohol (Ethanol) facts such as:
Moldova drinks the most alcohol per country (18.22 L / year / capita)
UK: 13.37, Canada: 9.77, US: 9.44
4% of deaths / year
Make students guess what the chemical you're giving facts about is
Pedagogy
Alcohol (the common usage of the word) is ethanol
Methanol is sometimes substituted for ethanol, which can cause some serious health effects
Explain nomenclature of alcohols with examples
Examples would best to go from easy to complex (ie propanol, pentan-2-ol, hexan-1,3-diol)
Compare similar sized alcohols to water in terms of boiling and melting points (About 35K below water for methanol)
Consolidation
60 second challenge - how much of the lesson can someone sum up in 60 seconds?
Alcohol (Ethanol) facts such as:
Moldova drinks the most alcohol per country (18.22 L / year / capita)
UK: 13.37, Canada: 9.77, US: 9.44
4% of deaths / year
Make students guess what the chemical you're giving facts about is
Pedagogy
Alcohol (the common usage of the word) is ethanol
Methanol is sometimes substituted for ethanol, which can cause some serious health effects
Explain nomenclature of alcohols with examples
Examples would best to go from easy to complex (ie propanol, pentan-2-ol, hexan-1,3-diol)
Compare similar sized alcohols to water in terms of boiling and melting points (About 35K below water for methanol)
Consolidation
60 second challenge - how much of the lesson can someone sum up in 60 seconds?