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=**Teaching Chemistry Strategies**=

When Teaching Electrochemistry:
I make an analogy between weight difference between people and the SHE (Standard Hydrogen Electrode). Since we compare all half reactions to a battery with hydrogen as the other cell we calculate the differences between other electrodes. Students have a tough time understanding how this works. So I use the following analogy: "If I weight 40 pounds less than Sean and I weigh 20 pounds less than Colin, what is the weight difference between Sean and Colin." Stundets then understood how the SHE works.