Summary of Updates
December 2025 (v4)
● Modified Mixing Simulation (Lesson 1.2)
● Lesson 1.2: Added more detail/scaffolds and template for initial model
● Lesson 1.5: Removed model--> Made CER instead
July 2025 (V3):
New Activities:
● Study design evaluation activity for reading (Lesson 1.5)
Modifications:
● Reordered spice reading + lab to Lesson 1.1
● Reduced activities/days (builds on prior polarity knowledge)
● Added modeling templates for lab scaffolding
December 2025 (v4)
● Modified Mixing Simulation to show interactions between molecules and also provide opportunity to discuss London Dispersion Forces
● Modified Lesson 1.2 to have more scaffolded and detailed directions on facilitating initial model and sensemaking
● Lesson 1.5: Removed model--> Made CER instead
July 2025 (V3):
Larger Scale Changes:
● Reduced activities and days because students build on prior knowledge from previous lessons (specifically on polarity and polar bonds)
● New modeling templates and scaffolding to make sense of results from "Extracting Spice" Lab and "Beat the Heat" Lab
Smaller Scale Changes
● Reorder activities: "What happens when we experience spice?" reading + the lab are now completed in Lesson 1.1
● Added more information on study by Farah et al. (2022) to provide more in depth opportunity to evaluate study design (build on previous lessons in Sports Drinks and Umami) (Lesson 1.5)
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Simulations for this Lesson
Equilibrium
Exploring Gases
Magnesium and HCl
Comparing Gases & Liquids
Maple Syrup Video
Umami & MSG (Video)
Elements & Compounds
Exploring Cheeses
Mixing & Polarity
Chlorine & Electronegativity
Sodium in Nature
Salt Composition Analysis
Anthocyanins & Equilibrium
Energy and Fuels
Flavor Compounds in Vanilla
Tea and Temperature
Cathode Ray Experiment
Periodic Table Trends
Elements & Chemical Formulas
Exploring Bond Types
Exploring Steaming
Salts Dissolving in Water
Tea around the World
Electrolyte Drink Analysis
Sodium in Water Video
Types of Fuel
Vanilla & Gas Chromatograms
Modeling Smell
How is Tea Made?
Molecules in Milk
Tea and Energy
Heating a Liquid
Ionization Energy
Salt around the World
Particles and pH
Ammonia & Stoichiometry
Acids in Water
Observe: Vanilla Products
Conduction in Solids Instructional Video
Water's Heating Curve
Trace Minerals in Salts
Exploring Syrups
Comparing Atoms and Ions
Ingredients in Electrolyte Drinks
Periodic Table (Charges, Valence Electrons)
Ions and Charges
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