One of the perennial complaints made by students is "why do I have to learn this. I will never use it again!" It is a shame that too many science teachers manage to suck all of the joy out of science.
This video: http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2009/0112-chemistry_of_cooking.htm might give some good ideas to make Chemistry more real (and hopefully interesting) to students.
This video: http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2009/0112-chemistry_of_cooking.htm might give some good ideas to make Chemistry more real (and hopefully interesting) to students.
