Chem is Cool Vaccines and Decongestants

Not so long ago, most children did not make it to adulthood. Interested in how well vaccines work? Check out this graphic of death rates prior to vaccination versus recent cases.

Check out this TedEd on how germs spread!

Check out this TedEd on how vaccines work!

Chem is Cool - Body Odor and Garlic

This TED talk is about why we pass gass!  Most humans pass gas 10-20 times a day!

Chem is Cool - Tide Pods and Cigarette Smoke

Click on the pictures to go to the website where you will find more information

For question #8, here is the video 

"Why People Keep Eating Tide Pods"

Chemistry of Insect Venom and Sting Pain Index

Listen to an interview with Schmidt who developed the pain scale (it is the first ten minutes) on a RadioLab podcast 

What's the difference between poison and venom? Watch this TedEd Talk!

How does your brain respond to pain? Watch this TedEd Talk!

Chem is Cool: Lethal Doses and Natural vs. ManMade Chemicals

This week's topic is about lethal doses and LD50.

The second portion is about the difference in toxicity of natural vs. manmade chemicals. Most people wrongly assume that if a chemical is natural that is good and that if a chemical is manmade then it is bad. Both can be good and both can be bad!

"Chem is Cool" Organic Formulas

Each week you will need to complete a "Chem is Cool" assignment based on infographics pertaining to real life chemistry. Here is the first assignment...It includes information that will be helpful for decoding chemistry for the rest of the semester. 

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You received a sheet in class to fill out with questions about this infographic that is due on Friday 8/17. 

Chem is Cool Glow Sticks and Hydrogen Peroxide