Exploring Everyday Things

The authors of this article used an everyday item, thermal paper, to learn about chemical reactions. After an introduction about thermal paper work students engage in an inquiry style activ... See More

The authors of this article used an everyday item, thermal paper, to learn about chemical reactions. After an introduction about thermal paper work students engage in an inquiry style activity to understand what makes this type of paper work. The article provides the background about the paper; the teacher preparation and the student exploration guide that helps them develop questions they can test. This is a good activity that can encourage children to look at the materials in the real-world and possible investigate them as well.

Interesting and Informative

Very interesting and informative. Thermal paper was in the news recently. Excellent opportunity to make connection to real world.