Why do some fruits turn brown when you cut into them? And how does a Waldorf salad illustrate chemistry? Welcome your class to the world of redox! Topics include how to assign oxidation numbers, modeling redox reactions, and terminology associated with these reactions.

Concepts

redox reactions, reduction, oxidation, electrons, oxidizing agents, reducing agent

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Take a tip from the narrator and break out the Lewis dot structures to help with oxidation number assignment
• Give the class extra time to work with the oxidation number rules

Classroom Considerations

• Plan some small formative assessments along the way to make sure everyone stays on track

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Pros

• The narrator makes use of mnemonic devices to help viewers remember what happens when something is being oxidized or reduced
• Brown fruit example takes a tough subject and turns it into something much more relatable

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2