Electroplating Teacher Resources

Silver pennies and copper nickels are made possible by applying some chemistry. Learners use electrolysis to coat a penny with zinc sulfate and a nickel with copper sulfate. Their investigation builds an understanding of electroplating...

Students investigate oxidation and reduction reactions. In this oxidation and reduction lesson plan, students construct an electroplating device and perform an oxidation/ reduction reaction. Students describe the chemical changes that...

Students define what a redox reaction is. In this chemistry instructional activity, students electroplate some wires in the lab. They research the application of electroplating in the real world.

Organic chemistry is difficult; those who study it have alkynes of trouble. Alkaline batteries are the focus of a video on electrochemistry, explaining how batteries work and why they are called alkaline batteries. The resource also...

Introduce emerging engineers to the process of metal plating. This resource provides background reading on chemical engineering, plating, and corrosion. It concludes with a copper plating activity. The standards alignment list includes...

Introduce redox reactions including how to identify and solve them. After reviewing the rules for assigning oxidation numbers, a presentation presents trends and vocabulary. Finally, it explains voltaic cells, electrolytic cells,...

Want to plate your baby shoe in copper? The video lesson explains the process of electroplating as a chemical procedure. Learners understand that electrolysis is the means to accomplish this goal.

The University of the State of New York has designed a series of exams to be given to high schoolers. This chemistry exam is one of the most comprehensive and well-written that you will ever find. It consists of 84 questions in a variety...

How is iron is extracted from it ore and then combined with other materials to produce steel? That question is answered in the presentation. Also covered is how titanium and aluminum are used in manufacturing. This is a compact lesson...

Who wants a soda pop? Your chemistry class will enjoy the opportunity to sip some soda after practicing neutralization of an acid through titration! Beginning with a video that teaches how to write neutralization reaction equations and...

Mr. Mole and Mr. Matchmaker entertain and educate your chemists about how quickly or slowly reactants are used up in a chemical reaction. Thorough explanations of the influencing factors are offered, and demonstrations are done. After...

Explore the big picture of digital cameras. The first of two videos on digital cameras shows viewers the components inside a simple digital camera. It explains in detail how a digital camera works and how the components are made.

Learners explore the surface area to volume ratio in cellular respiration. While participating in an interactive lab experiment, they examine proportional surface area and discuss nanotechnology. Students observe the effectiveness of...

Students conduct a series of experiments on electricity. In this physics lesson, students study the work of Alessandro Volta particularly his experiment on the the Voltaic Pail. They build their own Voltaic Pile to recreate his experiment.

Explains what zinc electroplating is, its uses, how it is done, and its advantages and limitations.

Defines electrolysis and electroplating and their process and gives examples of uses.

A clear explanation of the facets involved in electroplating, the materials and surfaces, the sequence of operations.

A comprehensive "how it works" page from the industry that uses it a lot. What it is, how it works, good diagram, and a demonstration that students can do in class (or at home with adult supervision).

Chemical engineering lesson investigates the processes of chemical plating and electroplating. Teams of students work together to devise a chemical system for plating metal objects with copper, then test and evaluate their findings and...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students investigate voltaic and electrolytic cells describing the reactions that occur during the electrolysis of water. They also identify the products that would...

This gallery takes readers from the 1880s and the pioneering work of German physicist August Kundt, up to recent advances in technology, including interlayer exchange coupling (IEC) and giant magnetoresistance (GMR).

A look at superlattices (alternating layers of thin films deposited in an orderly manner), methods for forming them, and their applications.

We encounter electrochemical cells in all facets of our everyday lives. Learn about the two types of electrochemical cells: galvanic, also called Voltaic, and electrolytic. Discusses the reactions that take place in cells, the formulas...

Holy cow! A 2000-year-old wet cell battery which really works. Found just outside Baghdad, it generates 1.1 volts of electricity. Isn't life amazing?