Chemistry question? | Socratic (2024)

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What is a good chemistry question? ›

Why are there so many different kinds of forces in chemistry? Why do atoms always contain the same number of electrons and protons? Why doesn't the planet Uranus explode if it contains so much hydrogen and methane? Why don't metals burn?

Socrates thought that a person must ask themselves the following questions before they say anything: “Am I sure that what I am going to say is true?”, “Is what I'm going to say a good thing?”, and “Do I really need to say it and is it useful?”

The Socratic Method involves a shared dialogue between teacher and students. The teacher leads by posing thought-provoking questions. Students actively engage by asking questions of their own. The discussion goes back and forth.

7.1 Dynamic equilibrium. Understandings: A state of equilibrium is reached in a closed system when the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal.

In basic research, chemists and materials scientists investigate the properties, composition, and structure of matter. They also experiment with combinations of elements and the ways in which they interact.

Introduction to Basic Chemistry

Chemistry is the science and study of matter, including its properties, composition as well as reactivity. Chemistry relates to everything that can be sensed from the minute elements to complex structures. The atom and molecules are the basic unit or components of Chemistry.

Students must be comfortable with algebra to understand and work chemistry problems. This is one of the reasons why we recommend chemistry at the 10th grade level. However, parents can choose whichever science course they prefer.

What topics are in chemistry 12? ›

There are 10 main subjects covered in the exam, split across two test papers: Atomic structure and the periodic table. Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter.

Boghossian (2012) identifies five steps in the Socratic approach: 1) Wonder, 2) Hypothesis, 3) Elenchus (refutation and cross-examination), 4) Acceptance/rejection of the hypothesis, and 5) Action.

The method is remarkably simple: when a problem occurs, you drill down to its root cause by asking "Why?" five times. Then, when a counter-measure becomes apparent, you follow it through to prevent the issue from recurring.

Level Three Questions:

These questions are more open-ended and go beyond the text. They are intended to provoke a discussion of an abstract idea or issue, to connect events/themes in the anchor text to other texts, other arguments, or to universal issues of life/society/mankind itself.