tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867701119324268241.post2602119404984351618..comments2024-03-26T08:31:20.363-05:00Comments on Amy Brown Science: Flame Tests: A Favorite Chemistry LabAmy Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160329343396308noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867701119324268241.post-54042020420924997952023-09-28T19:20:08.740-05:002023-09-28T19:20:08.740-05:00I have done this lab every single year with my stu...I have done this lab every single year with my students. The comments on Pinterest are clearly not from people trained to be chemistry teachers! This is a very appropriate and safe lab--especially using the wooden splints soaked in the salt solutions. I have seen (& tried) procedures using alcohols and they are neither as safe or as successful as the wooden splint method. Thank you for sharing this & keep up the fun chemistry! jsmileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827825612498809553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867701119324268241.post-47149809543791225692016-01-04T16:20:49.369-06:002016-01-04T16:20:49.369-06:00Hello, and thank you for visiting my blog! Person...Hello, and thank you for visiting my blog! Personally I never measure when making the solutions for this lab. I put 100-200 mL of distilled water into a beaker and make a saturated solution with the salt. I just keep stirring it in until no more will dissolve. I want it to be a saturated solution to insure that a good characteristic color is seen.Amy Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160329343396308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867701119324268241.post-79191252661885467162016-01-04T14:17:45.651-06:002016-01-04T14:17:45.651-06:00Amy, I love this post and do a similar lab with my...Amy, I love this post and do a similar lab with my 8th grade students. I've struggled throughout the years with finding the right amount of salt to dissolve. Do you have a preferred amount of salt grams to mL of water?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867701119324268241.post-49328159118400745042015-10-25T21:49:05.185-05:002015-10-25T21:49:05.185-05:00I do this every year with my grade 9 Science stude...I do this every year with my grade 9 Science students for the Chemistry Unit. Funny, this came up on my newsfeed and we're doing it this Friday before Halloween! I've always used wooden splints as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867701119324268241.post-39686258811602823052014-03-15T21:49:31.150-05:002014-03-15T21:49:31.150-05:00Thank you for your comments. I am so glad to hear...Thank you for your comments. I am so glad to hear from a teacher who is still doing this lab. I received several comments from pinterest saying that this lab was not suitable for high school students and should only be done as a teacher demonstration. I am so disappointed that teachers might be depriving students of such a classic activity. I have not tried the qtips but have tried dipping directly into the dry salt... Way too messy!! If you try the wood splints be sure to soak them overnight first!! Thanks for visiting my blog.Amy Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863160329343396308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867701119324268241.post-10941557076978500582014-03-15T21:15:12.826-05:002014-03-15T21:15:12.826-05:00I teach 11th grade Chem, and have also gotten away...I teach 11th grade Chem, and have also gotten away from using the loops. We've started using q-tips and they work well too. I've also found that having them wet the q-tip and place it in the dry salt, then hold in the flame gives a very vibrant color, but makes quite a mess over the course of the day. I'll have to give the wood splints a try. :) science teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927380910788121112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4867701119324268241.post-28305811055381505062014-03-13T12:17:50.195-05:002014-03-13T12:17:50.195-05:00I think that you are incredible for doing all of t...I think that you are incredible for doing all of this. You have reminded me of my love of teaching science!! Thanks!<br />A Former Science TeacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com