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Condensation Polymerization

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
This organic chemistry lab activity is appropriate for teaching polymerization, percent yield, melting point, or the types and uses of polymer materials. Chemistry pupils imagine that they are working for a company to develop a special...
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Concord Consortium

Exploring Electron Properties

For Students 9th - 12th
Bring a historic chemistry experiment to life in your classroom! Introduce pupils to Thompson's ground-breaking discovery of the electron through a cathode ray simulation. The resource allows users to study the behavior of both electrons...
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Determining the pKa and Concentration Ratio of a Protein in Solution

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
It's pretty common to determine the dissociation constant for an acid or a base ... but, what about a protein? Challenge your class with a virtual lab designed to further develop their acid-base chemistry skills. Individuals determine...
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Introduction to the Periodic Table of Elements

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain how the elements are arranged in the periodic table. In this chemistry lesson, students determine the subatomic particles for certain elements. They research the physical and chemical properties of an element they chose.
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Chemistry - Atoms and Elements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform varied activities as part of a layered curriculum unit: They write and perform a skit that outlines the evolution of the model of the atom. The script is submitted to the teacher for review before performance.
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition, But Were Afraid To Ask

For Teachers 10th - 12th
To wrap up your year of general chemistry, have lab groups compete in a tot wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD) competition. With their foundation in chemical nomenclature, stoichiometry, and gas laws, each group completes several...
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Separation of a Complex Mixture

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students develop a method to separate different types of mixtures. In this chemistry instructional activity, students model the steps in the scientific method. They perform the experiment and analyze data.
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Molecular Origami

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students construct an origami models of different molecules. In this chemistry lesson, students explain what expansive soils are made up of. They discuss what happens when this expansive soil expands or shrinks.
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Resource Sharing Between Chemistry Labs

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students assume the role of community college instructors researching the feasibility of resource (chemicals, supplies, equipment) sharing between community colleges. They explore safety issues pertaining to chemical transport, storage,...
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Soil Sample Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students test the pH of soil samples they collected from the field trip. For this chemistry lesson, students differentiate acids and bases. They write a lab report about the experiment.
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Mixtures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students differentiate the two types of mixtures. In this chemistry lesson plan, students create their own mixture and classify them according to their type. They simulate steel production with the help of a guest speaker.
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Mixing Oil and Water

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore physical science by participating in a class experiment. In this chemistry lesson, students discuss what they predict will happen when cooking oil and water are blended together. Students utilize a plastic bottle,...
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A Model of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explain how a scanning tunneling microscope works. In this chemistry activity, 9th graders construct atomic models and simulate how their images appear under the STM. They discuss the limitations of their atomic model.
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What's In Crude Oil?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the process of fractional distillation. For this chemistry lesson, students perform simple distillation of two liquids. They collect data and share results in class.
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Stoichiometry and Balancing Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
Is your stoichiometry lesson plan just not adding up? Incorporate an exciting interactive to balance things out! Chemistry scholars manipulate the number of molecules added to the reaction vessel, then observe as bonds form and break as...
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Concord Consortium

The Temperature-Pressure Relationship

For Students 9th - 12th
Turn up the heat! What happens to the pressure in a closed system as temperature changes? Enhance your chemistry class' understanding of the gas laws with an illustrative interactive. Pupils change the Kelvin temperature before observing...
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Dissolving Experimental

For Students 9th - 12th
Why does like dissolve like? While in many cases opposites attract, the same cannot be said for chemistry! Solution scholars take an up-close look at the dissolving process with a customizable interactive. The resource allows users to...
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Concord Consortium

Seeing Intermolecular Attractions

For Students 9th - 12th
Ahh, the rules of attraction...intermolecular attraction! Introduce your chemistry crew to the other forces that influence the behavior of atoms and molecules alike with a simple interactive. Pupils push and pull polar and non-polar...
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Polarity and Attractive Strength

For Students 9th - 12th
Teaching intermolecular forces can be quite a stretch! Chemistry scholars experiment with the attractive strength between polar molecules using an interactive resource. Learners test molecules of low, medium, and high polarities by...
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Boiling Point

For Students 9th - 12th
Is it getting hot in here? Observe boiling from inside a beaker in an engaging interactive. Chemistry scholars heat and cool polar and non-polar solids and observe how molecules react to temperature changes. Your class' misconceptions...
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Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: Unknown Acid and Base Problem

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Looking for an easy way to give your class experience with acid-base chemistry outside the lab? Try a detailed interactive that puts them in total control! Young chemists determine the dissociation constant and concentration of an...
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The Carbon Cycle and its Role in Climate Change

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
So how does the carbon cycle work? Kids participate in a hands-on activity that allows them to understand the chemistry behind climate change and global warming. They act out the process of photosynthesis by labeling themselves as...
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Chemistry: Mini-Volcanoes

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners observe an experiment using common household chemicals to simulate a volcanic eruption. In small cups, they follow the teacher's instructions to make their own volcanoes. After watching a Brain-pop video, students complete...
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Models of Chemical Families

For Teachers 5th - 9th
A simple activity for introductory chemistry classes is thoroughly explained in this lesson plan. Each individual receives a sealed box containing an unknown object. Inquisitors use indirect evidence to draw conclusions. This activity is...

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