UtSTA 2024: Out-Of-This-World Science Teaching

Attendees will experience a lesson where students gather evidence to make and support a claim about whether cotton or spandex is best to wear while river rafting. The lesson aligns to Chem.2.3 and focuses on how the structure of macromolecules affects the functions of those materials. Students will see macro-scale properties of cotton and spandex fibers including water absorbency and a flame test. Students will also experience the structures of the molecules using models and visual aids. This lesson was created through the 3D-RST project as BYU. Lesson materials can be found at 3drst.byu.edu.