I have watched the 3 latest episodes of Hawaii Five-O and all of them contained elements of Chemistry that will be useful in teaching.
In the first episode for the year 2013 (shown January 14) entitled "Kapu" or "Forbidden", I was able to join in selecting the alternate ending. The story is about a chemistry professor who was found dead lying in a pool of acid. This is not the only chemistry that can be found. There is also a sequence about natural products where a plant was found as a possible cure to a certain disease.
In the next episode ("Olelo HoʻOpaʻI Make" or "Death Sentence") which is shown after the AFC Football championship (Jan. 20), another way of starting fire without matchstick was shown. It was done using a battery where in candy wrapper containing metal are put together at both ends of the battery. Actually, I saw this stuff on CSI:New York episode shown two days earlier (Jan. 18). I am not aware of this and I will surely use this as a demo when I will discuss electrochemistry.
The latest episode ("Hana I WaʻIa" or "Scandal") that I watched (Jan. 21) demonstrated a scene in the laboratory where an analyst said IR (infrared) spectroscopy was used to identify some components in a piece of evidence obtained from the crime scene.
Well, I guess I will have to wait for the next new episode and see for any scene or idea that can be used in teaching chemistry.
In the first episode for the year 2013 (shown January 14) entitled "Kapu" or "Forbidden", I was able to join in selecting the alternate ending. The story is about a chemistry professor who was found dead lying in a pool of acid. This is not the only chemistry that can be found. There is also a sequence about natural products where a plant was found as a possible cure to a certain disease.
In the next episode ("Olelo HoʻOpaʻI Make" or "Death Sentence") which is shown after the AFC Football championship (Jan. 20), another way of starting fire without matchstick was shown. It was done using a battery where in candy wrapper containing metal are put together at both ends of the battery. Actually, I saw this stuff on CSI:New York episode shown two days earlier (Jan. 18). I am not aware of this and I will surely use this as a demo when I will discuss electrochemistry.
The latest episode ("Hana I WaʻIa" or "Scandal") that I watched (Jan. 21) demonstrated a scene in the laboratory where an analyst said IR (infrared) spectroscopy was used to identify some components in a piece of evidence obtained from the crime scene.
Well, I guess I will have to wait for the next new episode and see for any scene or idea that can be used in teaching chemistry.