Day 10
Walking to class today we stopped at Caffe Mario to grab a coffee and chocolate croissant on the go – bad idea – ended up with chocolatey hands and cold coffee. That was a failed experiment. On the walk to class, we passed a Formula E car that was on display (electric race car, pictured). Class went well today – we finished off talking about sugars and carbohydrates, moved into density and measurement and stopped to do a fun experiment comparing the mass vs. volume of 4 kinds of salts (I brought pocket balances for them to use) – worked really well. Following an extensive discussion (open mic style) where the students asked questions that came to mind from the content so far, we discussed the chemistry of water and introduced pH.
After class we walked to GustaPizza (recommended by several friends) where we shared the Calabrese with spicy salami – best we’ve had so far! On the way home we stopped for a cioccolata calda for Brian (pictured in cup) that reminded me of brownie batter – once was enough of that. Now we are in for the night, preparing for tomorrow.