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  • Using Pop Beads to Teach Synthesis and Hydrolysis Reactions

    Dehydration Synthesis and Hydrolysis with Pop Beads!

    How do you teach dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis?  These two terms can be really hard for students to understand and visualize.  Some students struggle with “monomer” and “polymer” too.  That’s why when I teach this lesson, I break out the pop beads!   Why I love the pop beads: 1. They have an orientation.  One […]