chemistry Articles

This morning, Minnehaha's chemistry department celebrated Mole Day - which honors the mole, an SI unit created by Amedeo Avogadro - with an assortment of mole songs, mole dances and mole treats. The mole is a basic unit of measurement in chemistry that measures amount...

Balancing chemical equations or finding the molar mass of Ammonium bicarbonate aren't priorities in the lives of most people, but for David Tweeten, Minnehaha Academy's new science teacher, it's part of his daily life. This year, Tweeten is excited to become part of...

Scientific actions and reactions Minnehaha adopts a new science curriculum, teaching physics as a foundation for other courses As freshmen enter high school they already have a lot to worry about: upperclassmen, new teachers, a new working environment and new...

Chemistry students burn salts to create colorful flames. Photo by Rachel Bartz