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Science: Leaf Study

For Teachers 1st
First graders go on a leaf-hunting expedition around the schoolyard. They determine from which trees they fell using identification cards. Students read several books about leaves and apply their artistic skills by using the collected...
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Paper Chromatography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Small groups of students perform paper chromatography to separate food dyes into their component colors. Students perform the experiment and collect, organize, and represent their data to form an explanation of their outcomes. Students...
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Chromatography

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners investigate the separation of mixtures using plant pigments. Using everyday items, they demonstrate the separation of pigments in plants through the process of chromatography.
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Colored Dots 1

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students observe that colored markers are a mixture of many different colors by performing a chromatography experiment. They make observations, record information, and make generalized inferences from their observations.
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Using Chromatography to Identify Unknowns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the concept of chromatography. They practice using new vocabular and observing experiments. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson.
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Chromatography

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students research types of chromatography and complete chromatography experiments.
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The Conceptual Theory of Chromatography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a lab to determine the best way to separate a variety of mixtures choosing between paper, thin layer and column chromatography. They use chromatography techniques to identify unknown substances and submit a lab report on...
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Hidden Colors

For Teachers K - 5th
Students discover presence of different colors hidden in green leaves by performing a chromatography experiment on chopped green leaves.
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T-shirt Chromatography

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore chromatography, a process used to separate mixtures. They create a colorful T-shirt design.
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The Perils of Drinking Water

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars determine the presence of drugs in water. In this chemistry lesson, students experiment on water samples using thin layer and column chromatography. They determine the concentration of drugs present using graphical analysis.
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Chromatography

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders observe a compound and separate it  into its component parts. In this chromatography lesson students complete and activity that demonstrates how mixtures can be separated into components. 
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Thin-layer chromatography

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students produce chromatograms of various vegetable extracts and standards. Using a flat bed scanner, they create a database of the results.
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Using Ion Exchange Chromatography to Separate Proteins

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils explore protein purification by separating a positively charged molecule, lysozyme, from a negatively charged molecule, albumin, at neutral pH using ion exchange chromatography.
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Wolf Pack in a Bottle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an activity of a mock electrophoresis using paper chromatography to study DNA and genetic restriction mapping.
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Science NetLinks: Color Burst

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students gain experience in asking questions and conducting inquiry by exploring the separation of colors in water and other solvents; to communicate and share findings of student investigations.
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DNA Fingerprinting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers experiment with chromatography as a technique which is similar to electrophoresis that scientists use to identify DNA samples.
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Separation of Unknowns in a Liquid

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify chromatography as method of separating the components of a liquid. Students discover that dyes are composed of more than one component in achieving a particular color in these lessons on paper chromatography.
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Paper Chromatography

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students participate in an experiment determining how to separate a mixture of dyes in water-soluble ink.
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Introduction to Gas Chromatography

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students analyze gas chromatograms and suggest various applications for gas chromatography.