Overview
What this work focused on
A hands-on chemistry teaching initiative developed during volunteer instruction in Xichuan.
Project / Education and Outreach
Chemistry Thinks Big
While teaching in Xichuan, I adapted chemistry lessons to work with limited equipment by treating everyday environments as laboratories. Students explored pH testing, filtration, catalysts, and material behavior using household and local materials. We documented the work in a project book called 'Chemistry Thinks Big,' which captured the broader lesson that creativity and resilience can expand what education looks like.
Highlights
Key takeaways
Designed chemistry activities using household and local materials when formal lab resources were limited.
Introduced students to pH testing, filtration, catalysts, and material behavior through hands-on teaching.
Documented the work in a project book called 'Chemistry Thinks Big.'