Workshop 1

The goal for this workshop is to emphasize the importance of stoichiometry in our course and how we want every student to be comfortable and confident in performing stoichiometric calculations. We understand that students come into the course with a wide range of knowledge/skill at solving stoichiometry problems. Please use this workshop to determine your ability in easily and successfully performing stoichiometric calculations. We have generated three levels of difficulty for stoichiometry which we will relate to the difficulty scale used on mountains for skiers. Skiers can pick the correct trial for themselves by matching their skiing ability to one of the following 3 types of trails: the very difficult 'black diamond' trails to the intermediate 'blue square' trails to the 'green circle' beginner trails. Please use the attached document to help you figure out your 'stoichiometric problem-solver' level.

Here are the first "instructional" videos for tackling the stoichiometric 'trails' in this workshop.
--Welcome to Mount Moleville!
--'Blue Square' Stoichiometry!
--'Black Diamond' Stoichiometry!

NOTE: If you look at 16.54 of the 'Black Diamond' video, he has a math error in the top calculation - off by a factor of 10. Should be 0.017 moles, not 0.17 moles. Not noticeable unless you're following along with your calculator!

As in learning any skill, it's important to get proper coaching! Please make sure to ask your instructor for assistance as you go through the workshop problems and hopefully, you can build your confidence and competence to easily tackle the 'black diamond' problems. As with any 'skill,' working with a tutor/instructor in person will always be better than trying to learn a 'skill' from a video.

Happy skiing on Mount Moleville!