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Properties of Metals
Fifth graders study the properties of metals and use them to identify different properties. In this metal properties instructional activity students complete a demonstration .
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Transition Metals
Learners identify and describe transition metals. They discuss alloys and their benefits. Students research one common, alloy, its composition, properties, and uses. They are asked for some common properties of most transition metals....
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Periodic Table of the Elements
Students experiment with transition metals. In this transition metals lesson students find the common properties of transition metals and conduct an experiment using one of them. Students then answer questions regarding what...
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Combating Corrosion
Students perform an experiment to show the chemical reactions that occur when metal corrodes. They apply the results of the experiment to the conservation efforts of art curators trying to restore an ancient Greek bronze. This lesson...
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Corrosion & Rust
Students examine how and when rust and corrosion occur. In this corrosion instructional activity students complete an experiment to see why metals rust.
Chymist
An Experiment in Alchemy: Copper to Silver to Gold
Use chemistry to change pennies into gold coins! The experimental procedure leads learners through the process of changing copper pennies to silver and then to gold. They record the mass of each coin through every step of the experiment.
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Measuring Magnetic Field Strengths Using Ferrofluids
High schoolers explore the field of nanotechnology by examining magnetic field strength in ferrofluids. They use probes attached to a computer program to determine the relationship between magnetic field strength and magnetic field lines.
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Fighting Corrosion to Save an Ancient Greek Bronze
Study corrosion on bronze statues with a hands-on lesson. As pupils place a penny in water with salt, they observe the changes in the penny throughout a period of a week. They then analyze the pre-conservation and the...
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Combating Corrosion
Study corrosion on bronze statues with a hands-on lesson. As pupils place a penny in water with salt, they observe the changes in the penny throughout a period of a week. They then analyze the pre-conservation and the...
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Magnetic Discovery Bottle
Students examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data. For this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets.
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Acids, Copper, and Zinc
Students observe chemical reactions using post-1982 pennies. They observe the reaction of an acid with zinc but not copper under the same conditions over a two week period.
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Solution Shapes
Eighth graders examine different solutions. In this solution material instructional activity students complete a lab activity and several worksheets.
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Causal Patterns in Density Phenomena
Learners realize that density exists. They develop a mental model of density-to realize that something is going on that they cannot see to account for differences between materials.