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Royal Society of Chemistry

Aspirin—The Wonder of Medicine

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
What do aspirin and the willow tree have in common? Scholars of chemical synthesis engage in a fascinating reaction to make their own aspirin samples. The lab uses thin layer chromatography analysis, includes stoichiometric calculations,...
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Interactive
Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Identifying an Unknown Liquid from its Density

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Mislabeled bottles can cause a dangerous situation! Young chemists design a method for determining the true contents of a solution in a virtual lab activity. Their study of density helps them identify the makeup of the solution.
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Alcohol Density Problem

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Assume the role of Canadian border control! The percent of alcohol and density of a solution are related. Young scholars use this fact to classify solutions by their alcohol content to determine if they meet Canadian import laws.
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Determining Stoichiometric Coefficients

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Investigate the reaction between four unknown substances using a virtual activity. Eager chemists examine the reaction between the four solutions to build a stoichiometric equation. The virtual workbench provides the tools necessary to...
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Textbook Style Limiting Reagents Problems

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Time to test the limits! Young scientists make limiting reagent calculations and test their math using a virtual lab simulation. Using their knowledge of ionic compounds, they determine the limiting reagents and the excess compounds.
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Textbook Style Limiting Reagents Problem II

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Textbook problems with a twist! Young chemists analyze an ionic reaction to identify the limiting reagent. They then make calculations to determine the concentration of unknown solutions. Finally, they put their work to the test and...
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Predicting DNA Concentration

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Play a little game of concentration! A virtual lab investigation allows learners to predict the products and reactants of a DNA reaction. They make their calculations and then test their predictions in the lab workbench.
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Unknown Concentration of DNA Solution Problem

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Highlight DNA solution with fluorescent dyes! Scholars use dye to determine the concentration of a DNA solution. As the dyes bind with the DNA solution, learners make conclusions about the limiting reactants.
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Curated OER

Worksheet 2-2 Stoichiometric Tools

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this stoichiometry worksheet, young scholars solve a variety of problems including finding empirical and molecular formulas, determining molarities of solutions, determining molecular weights of compounds and calculating the percent...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Matter and Energy: Equations and Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using simple materials, an informative lesson plan demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Matter and explains how to balance chemical equations. Young chemists perform experiments, analyze reactions, and balance chemical equations on...
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Curated OER

A Solution for Moles

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students calculate the concentration of different solutions. In this chemistry lesson, students explain what a solution is. They explain ways to change the concentration of a solution.
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Curated OER

Ideal Gas Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain and use ideal gas law and use the law to solve problems. They use conversion factors to convert mass to mol. Also students use stoichiometry skills previously learned.
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PPT
Curated OER

The Mole Concept

For Teachers 8th - 12th
The need for a counting unit is mentioned as you introduce the mole to your young chemists. Use this presentation to explain Avogadro's number and describe the incredible quantity it represents. Lecture notes are included for most of the...
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Curated OER

Synthesis Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Two examples are displayed in graphic form, demonstrating to your young chemists how synthesis reactions work. This is not a full presentation, but rather just a couple of slides. Don't let its brevity cause you to disregard its value,...
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Curated OER

Decomposition Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This is not a complete slide show, but rather the general form and a diagram depicting what happens in a decomposition reaction. It is large, colorful, and easy to read. A useful tool for explaining decomposition reactions to your...
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PPT
Curated OER

Single Replacement Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
These slides will need to be rearranged, and the title really should include single and double replacement reactions. As is, this presentation isn't coherent, but the content and photos in the slides are advantageous. Take a look at them...
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Curated OER

Double Replacement Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
There's not much to this presentation, but what is here can be useful. The main slide, which is inexplicably repeated, simply shows an example of both a single-replacement and a double-replacement reaction and then their general forms....
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Curated OER

Excess Reactant

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Junior chemists discover how to calculate excess reactants, handle limiting reactants, and determine percent yield. After background information is provided, step-by-step examples are solved. You can use this detailed slide show to teach...
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Curated OER

Classes of Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Show your chemistry class a graphic organizer classifying the types of chemical reactions. A few additional slides are included on the formation of magnesium chloride, the production of methanol, and a diagram of a mixture of molecules....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Percent Yield

For Students 9th - 12th
In this percent yield worksheet, students solve 4 problems. They find the percent yield given the chemical reaction, the mass of the reactants and the mass of the products. Given the percent yield students find the liters of a substance...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Limiting Reactant Problems

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemical reaction worksheet, learners determine the limiting reactant in the equations given plus determine the amount of moles of product produced. This worksheet has 6 problems to solve.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Visualizing the Limiting Reactant

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemical equation worksheet, students determine the limiting reactant and the excess reactant for the given reactions. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

BioFuels: The Chemistry and Economics of Alternative Fuels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Junior chemists manufacture biodiesel in the lab. For this exercise, they check the purity of the biodiesel using thin layer chromatography. They also calculate its density and heat of combustion. They are sure to rise to the challenge...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Moles Lab Activities

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Want my name and number? It's 6.0221415 times 10 to the 23rd, and my name is Avogadro. Providing nine different activities, experiments, and labs, this lesson keeps Avogadro relevant to your class all year long. 

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