{"id":4493,"date":"2025-06-09T13:18:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T13:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.jove.com\/?p=4493"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:46:52","slug":"visual-strategies-for-teaching-bonding-and-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.jove.com\/visual-strategies-for-teaching-bonding-and-reactions\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Down Compounds: Visual Strategies to Teach Bonding and Chemical Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4493\" class=\"elementor elementor-4493\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3dc91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef3dc91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081d7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"081d7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breaking Down Compounds: Visual Strategies to Teach Bonding and Chemical Behavior\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7090152 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7090152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ee0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ee0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Chemistry Concepts That Stick<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What happens when atoms come together to form something new? That question opens the door to one of chemistry\u2019s core ideas\u2014chemical compounds. From salt and sugar to plastics and proteins, compounds surround students every day, but understanding how they form\u2014and behave\u2014isn\u2019t always easy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why teachers are turning to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/11679\/chemical-bonds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visual learning tools to explain chemical compound structure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/science-video\/lab-activities\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE\u2019s NGSS-aligned chemistry labs and videos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, educators can clearly demonstrate bonding, reaction types, and the logic of compound formation using real-world examples and dynamic models.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83c\udfa5 Begin with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/18814\/chemistry-of-compounds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE\u2019s Covalent Bonding and Lewis Structures Video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to provide students with a visual foundation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e308475 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e308475\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d91503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d91503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Why Understanding Compounds is Essential\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8aa59f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8aa59f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1dcc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1dcc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compounds aren\u2019t just a chapter in the textbook\u2014they\u2019re the foundation of everything from medicine to materials science. When students learn how substances interact, combine, and break apart, they begin to understand the building blocks of real-world change.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextgenscience.org\/pe\/ms-ps1-2-matter-and-its-interactions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGSS standard MS-PS1-2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> requires students to \u201canalyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after interactions to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.\u201d When students grasp types of chemical compounds,That means students need more than memorization\u2014they need to see chemistry in action. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udcd8 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/11249\/elements-atoms-molecules-and-compounds-molecular-ionic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is how to teach chemical compounds in high school<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014by connecting abstract models to real-world transformations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff0c4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cff0c4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9673be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9673be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> What Students Should Know Before Starting\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94ac6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f94ac6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc6cc85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc6cc85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you introduce chemical compounds, review core concepts:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/10659\/molecules-and-compounds-o2-and-h2o\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Difference between elements and compounds<\/span><b><br \/><br \/><\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formation of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/10665\/ionic-bonds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ionic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/10664\/covalent-bonds-and-electronegativity\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">covalent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/11330\/metallic-bond-the-electron-sea-model-and-properties-of-metals\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">metallic bonds<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Properties of common compound types (salts, acids, bases, molecules)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role of electrons and the periodic table in predicting compound formation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83e\uddea<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/11679\/chemical-bonds-types-bond-energies-and-bond-length\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> JoVE\u2019s bonding animations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> help students see how atoms interact to create complex substances.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee70e7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee70e7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e597c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e597c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Classroom Activity \u2013 Deconstruct and Classify Compounds<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de4456 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3de4456\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94061c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94061c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Objective:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help students explore the structure and behavior of compounds through hands-on modeling and reaction observation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Materials:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Periodic table reference sheets<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sample compounds (salt, sugar, vinegar, baking soda)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conductivity testers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Molecular model kits or printed diagrams<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/11249\/molecules-and-compounds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE compound formation video<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGSS-aligned lab worksheets<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Instructions:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/18814\/chemistry-of-compounds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE\u2019s video on covalent bonding and Lewis Structures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a class.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assign each group a different compound to classify and break down\u2014identify atoms, bond types, and structure.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students use molecular kits or diagrams to build or sketch the compound.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conduct simple tests (e.g., conductivity, solubility) to observe physical properties.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Record and reflect on findings\u2014connect structure to function.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83e\udde0 This NGSS activity for understanding compound bonding promotes critical thinking and model-based reasoning.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8fb89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a8fb89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f2f9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28f2f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Misconceptions \u2013 Clarified with Visuals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9d1ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f9d1ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d3b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d3b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c \u201cAll compounds are molecules.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2705 Clarified: Not all compounds are covalently bonded\u2014ionic compounds like NaCl are structured as lattices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u274c \u201cBreaking bonds always releases energy.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2705 Clarified: It often takes energy to break bonds; energy is released when new ones form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83c\udfa5 Use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/11317\/types-of-chemical-bonds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JoVE\u2019s Types of Chemical Bonds Video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to clear up these common misunderstandings visually.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8203760 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8203760\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ce115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4ce115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real-World Application \u2013 Compounds in the Lab and Life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d199c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d199c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17af355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17af355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/solutions\/middle-school\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Middle School<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &amp; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/solutions\/high-school\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High School<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, students used JoVE\u2019s chemistry resources to investigate food chemistry. In a unit called \u201cCompounds on Your Plate,\u201d they examined salt, baking soda, and citric acid\u2014testing how each compound behaves in different environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/education\/core\/chemistry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGSS-aligned chemistry labs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, students connected bonding types with physical outcomes like fizzing, dissolving, or conductivity\u2014bringing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/11249\/molecules-and-compounds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">understanding compound formation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They later built models to explain each compound\u2019s behavior, reinforcing how structure and reaction type are interlinked<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc16d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bc16d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c22b548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c22b548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crosscutting Concept \u2013 Structure and Function in Compounds\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833b8db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"833b8db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fadd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90fadd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Bond Type<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Common Example<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Function or Behavior<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ionic<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Table salt (NaCl)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducts electricity in water<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Covalent<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sugar (C\u2086H\u2081\u2082O\u2086)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dissolves easily, low melting point<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metallic<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copper (Cu)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducts heat and electricity<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This structure-function relationship is central to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jove.com\/schools\/v\/11249\/elements-atoms-molecules-and-compounds-molecular-ionic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teaching chemical behavior and compound utility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in both labs and everyday life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e0ca7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28e0ca7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a8de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3a8de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion \u2013 Build Understanding with Compounds That Matter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf0b9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cf0b9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722568b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"722568b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching chemical compounds doesn\u2019t have to feel abstract. 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