Awakening to the Inner Life of Substances
Grade 9 Organic Chemistry Block at H3 Learning At fifteen, students meet organic chemistry as a sensory journey through taste, smell, and transformation, mirroring their inner development in true Waldorf style. Breath, Flame, and Carbon's Forms The block began with carbon dioxide—air's breath, born from combustion and respiration—explored through limewater, dry ice, and wood fires that yielded charcoal, tars, and gases. Students traced carbon's many faces, observing before naming, per Waldorf...