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Now You See It, Now You Don't
Students explore organic and inorganic objects. In this environmental lesson students perform a composting experiment using flowers in different soils. Students record their observations.
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Composting Conundrum
Students research cafeteria composting. In this composting instructional activity, students design a vessel that would allow the cafeteria staff to collect food scraps for composting. Then students build a prototype and present it to the...
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Types of Reactions
In this types of reactions instructional activity, high schoolers balance 5 chemical equations and identify the type of reaction. They read 3 scenarios and identify the type of reaction going on in each situation.
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A Chemical Balancing Act
Students decompose glucose and write an equation for the reaction. In this decomposition reaction lesson plan, students burn a sample of glucose and test the products for water using cobalt chloride paper. They write a balanced equation...
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Six Types of Reactions
For this types of chemical reactions worksheet, students fill in 5 blanks with the proper type of chemical reaction described in the sentence. Students balance 5 equations and identify the type of chemical reaction for each equation.
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Classifying Chemical Reactions
In this chemical reactions learning exercise, students learn about the 5 types of chemical reactions as well as endothermic and exothermic reactions. Students are given 5 equations to balance and they identify the type of reaction for...
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Identifying Reaction Types
In this reactions learning exercise, students are given nine chemical reactions to identify as single replacement, double replacement, synthesis or decomposition reactions.
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Balancing Equations and Identifying Reaction Types
In this balancing equations activity, students balance twelve equations by placing the proper coefficients in front of reactants and products and they identify the type of reaction each equation represents.
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Balancing Chemical Reactions II
In this balancing equations worksheet, students balance 10 equations and indicate the type of reaction as synthesis, decomposition or single replacement.
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Name the Type of Reaction
In this types of reactions worksheet, students name 10 reactions and indicate if they are synthesis, decomposition, single or double replacement of combustion reactions.
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Predicting Products and Balancing
In this balancing chemical equations worksheet, learners solve 10 problems. They complete the reactions, name the type of reaction such as synthesis, decomposition, or single replacement and then balance the equation.
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Chemical Reactions
In this writing chemical reactions worksheet, students solve 15 problems on their own paper using a 3 step-problem solving approach. In addition, students write six balanced equations and classify each reaction. They also write equations...
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Predicting the Products of a Reaction
In this reactions activity, students predict the products of 5 equations and write the equations for 5 reactions using their knowledge of types of reactions.
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Balancing Chemical Reactions
For this balancing equations worksheet, students balance 10 reactions and indicate the type of reaction each is such as synthesis, decomposition, or single replacement.
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Writing and Balancing Equations
In this equations worksheet, students identify simple reactions as direct combination, decomposition, single replacement, or double replacement. This worksheet has 20 fill in the blank questions.
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Observing Decomposition
In this science instructional activity, students focus upon the concept of decomposition and collect data in order to make interpretations or observations.
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"Leaf" It in Your Yard
Students research about the process of composting. Students apply their research by creating a compost pile at school that will be maintained once or twice a month for the remainder of the school year.
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Buried Treasure
Students examine the role of micro and macro organisms in the decomposition process. They record their observations and discuss. They also read a book about decomposition.
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The Value of a Garden
Students explore the history of taxonomy, the work of Carl Linnaeus, and the factors involved in the decline and extinction of a variety of botanical species.
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A MINI LANDFILL
Students observe the difference between degradable and non-degradable wastes. They create their own landfill in a jar by adding four or five pieces of garbage and then covering it with dirt and water. They make observations on what they...
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COMPOSTING: WHY BOTHER?
Students explore the composting process and participate in a contest to make the most compost the fastest from the school's kitchen and yard waste.
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BASE-ic Space Travel
In this 3-day place-value instructional activity, upper-elementary kids investigate the base 5 and base 2 systems as an introduction to exponents and powers. They create a pocket chart to help ground their understanding of bases,...
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The Akron Global Polymer Academy Lesson Plan Format
Learners identify types of garbage that will decompose quickly and the ones that do not. In this decomposing lesson students observe and record the photo degrading of six pack rings.
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Decomposers- Nurse Logs
Learners investigate temperate forest ecosystems. In this environmental activity, students discover different forms of decomposition and its effect on the environment.