The K8 Pace class enjoyed the visuals of a flame spectroscopy experiment put on by Mr. Baldrich. Flame spectroscopy is a method to chemically analyze the light from a flame to determine what elements are in the sample. The students really enjoyed the pink (Lithium Chloride) and green (Boric Acid) fire, but every color of the rainbow was represented from red (Strontium Nitrate) to purple (Potassium Chloride). Part of our learning objective was to visually observe the different lights produced by elements. The students came up with a hypothesis as to what color each fire element would make. Next, the experiment was conducted and the results taken down. This was also our first time enjoying Eaton Academy’s science lab.
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