Friday, March 13, 2009

How to start:

Just check this out. Manipulative
this is a manipulative you can use to change the temperature/ volume/ concentration of a reaction at equilibrium. It automatically calculates for you what the changes in the amounts of products and reactants are.

Slide the bars around and have fun.
What do you see when you change each individual bar?
Pay attention to which side of the equation the numbers change.
What can you tell about which side of the equation changes based on which bar you choose to change?