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Atoms and Matter

For Students 6th - 7th
In this states of matter worksheet, students complete an 8 question multiple choice online interactive quiz about matter and atoms. The quiz can also be printed out and completed on paper.
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Atoms

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explain what makes up matter.  In this atoms lesson students define an atom and what its components are and identify properties of elements. 
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Model Mania

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the conservation of matter.  In this chemical reaction lesson plan students examine what happens during a chemical reaction and complete a lab activity. 
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Nanofibers: Why Go Small?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the surface ratio of an object.  In this surface area to volume lesson students construct a data table, make calculations and create a graph. 
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Animated Chemical Bonding

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars demonstrate their understanding of a chemical process.  In this exploratory instructional activity students create a clay animation that shows how a specific type of chemical bond. 
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Absolute Dating/Radioactive Dating

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore radioactive decay.  In this radioactive atoms lesson students complete a lab to help them understand the relationship between radioactive atoms vs stable atoms. 
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What is Everything Made of?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students observe a demonstration on how we see space between water molecules.  In this experimental lesson students discover what elements make up the things around them and discuss what they learned. 
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Doing Lewis Dot Diagrams

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners observe the periodic table and draw the Lewis Dot Diagram.  In this investigative lesson students construct information on several elements including the Lewis Dot Formation and take a quiz on the information they...
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Atoms: The Building Block of Matter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine how scientific theories are developed. In this matter lesson plan, students explore the basic idea of quantum theory. They create a timeline of scientists, their contributions, and discoveries.
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Clay Atoms-Taming Our Fear Of The Invisible

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create atoms with clay by using different colors to represent the protons, neutrons and nucleus. In this creative lesson students use clay to learn about atoms and see how they apply to the periodic table.
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Atoms

For Students 4th - 6th
In this atoms worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about atoms. Students complete 3 multiple choice questions about atoms.
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The Day the Atom Died (Grade K-1)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate what is wrong with the Rutherford atomic model. In this chemistry lesson, students answer questions about the atomic model after watching a video. They draw conclusions from the video and discuss how the atomic model...
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Science: Atom Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science:  atom quiz worksheet, students answer 10 true or false questions, not interactively, then scroll down to check their answers.
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Building Blocks of Matter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view videos and worksheets and construct a model of a water molecule. In this atomic structure lesson, students view video clips and handouts about matter and nanoscience. They construct a model of a water molecule with...
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Science Multiple Choice Definitions Worksheets

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science activity, students choose the multiple choice answer that best defines each of 15 science related vocabulary words.
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Changing and Atom

For Students 6th - 9th
In this atom worksheet, students are given a diagram of the changes that occur in atoms. Students complete the diagram given a list of 4 terms that indicate the resulting product.
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Matter: Atoms and Molecules

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate how information about the atom has been determined. In this atomic structure instructional activity, students draw what they think an atom looks like. They conduct Internet research about the types of atomic models...
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Matter: Build a Word

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine matter and the periodic table of elements. In this matter lesson, 4th graders discuss atoms and their composition. Students explore the periodic table of elements and use it to spell words out of the elements.
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Seeing Is Believing: Atoms

For Students 4th - 8th
In this scientific investigation learning exercise, students follow the provided procedures to examine 4 mystery objects and then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Atoms or Molecules?

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation activity, students follow the provided procedures to examine the chemical reactions of hydrogen and oxygen atoms and then respond to 1 short answer question.
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Atomic Structure

For Students 10th - 11th
In this atomic structure worksheet, students use the periodic table to complete a chart for 11 elements/ions in terms of atomic number, number of protons, neutrons and electrons.
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Changing an atom

For Students 5th - 10th
For this atoms worksheet, students add or subtract an electron, neutron, or proton from the given atom and then fill in what kind of element it is. Students fill in 4 blanks.
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Chemical Reactions

For Students 7th - 8th
In this chemical reactions activity, students rearrange the definitions to match the type of reaction and find an example of each reaction. They write the word equation for it and write the type of reaction for three given word...
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Atoms-How Sweet They Are!

For Students 8th - 10th
In this atoms and sugar molecules worksheet, learners are given the structural composition of the sugar molecule maltose. They determine the number of each type of atom in the molecule, they find the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen atoms and...