At the beginning of class Hugh introduced the students to chemistry. Afterwards, he introduced the students to a molecule modeling program called MacSpartan. Students began using MacSpartan by modeling a water molecule. After they built the H2O molecule, Hugh walked the students through how MacSpartan can calculate how molecules vibrate; specifically, how H2O vibrates. Once the students finished with their calculations, Hugh led the students to an online volatile organic compound (voc) lab, and introduced the students to vocs. He then went on to talk about the reactivity of these molecules.
After explaining what the electrostatic potential of a molecule is and how to calculate it using MacSpartan, Hugh asks the students to try and see if there is a correlation between the electrostatic potential and the reactivity of volatile organic molecules.
After coming back from lunch, David Joiner introduced the students to how to present a project. After he finished his talk, Bob Gotwals came in and talked to the students about the projects they would have to do: air pollution, water pollution, ecosystems, meteorology, and population growth.