Chemistry Students Roast Marshmallows

Tori Hennick

Arts + Cultures Editor

Students take a picture in their
safety goggles with their experiment.
Photo courtesy of Kenzie Baldwin.

                Students currently taking chemistry classes are taking part in an uncommon educational activity: roasting marshmallows. This activity gives students a chance to learn, hands on, about stoichiometry. According to chem4kids.com, stoichiometry is the part of chemistry that studies amounts of substances that are involved in reactions. Several students believe that being able to see a chemical reaction happen in real life helps them understand how science really works.

                Junior CC Hall finds this activity to be very fun and is enjoying being able to learn about something she once knew nothing about, in real life.

“We are learning how to balance chemical equations. It’s not really difficult as long as you listen and pay attention to what you are supposed to be doing,” said Hall.

“From this activity, I have learned how to balance chemical equations and different elements,” said Hall.

                Sophomore Austin Roberts also agrees that being able to see science happen in real life helps him understand what is going on and helps him retain the information longer.

                “You actually get to see it in real life instead of having to try to imagine it, like out of a book,” said Roberts.