A Touch of Fire

One of the classes that I am taking this year at Astoria High School is a class called Chemistry and Cellular Biology. The class is taught by Mr. R., and he does a great job of making it interesting.

He recently did some demonstrations to show reactions that can happen with chemical compounds. The mixture of methane gas with water creates methane bubbles. Mr. R. would than show us his pyrotechnic skills and throw the bubbles into the air, followed by lighting them with a lighter. The end effect can be seen in the picture below.

The class is the second I have taken from this particular teacher. Highlights of the class for me have been making root beer, ice cream, and holiday suckers. I’ve also enjoyed experiments that have involved fire.