The majority of my teaching load comprises teaching general chemistry to both science and non-science students. I spend a tremendous amount of time developing new ways to connect the macroscopic world to the microscopic world of molecules. The connections between what we can see and measure and what we cannot see is where I believe students struggle with chemistry. This connection is critical for students to be able to apply their knowledge to a new problem beyond their knowledge base. I am constantly connecting what we can observe to what is happening on the particle level. Students are expected to learn by doing instead of by watching me. I love to include demonstrations in my lectures so that students can draw conclusions based on evidence of what they observe. This process helps students become critical thinkers.