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The Periodic Table of the Elements
Students research the elements used to create fireworks. In this periodic table lesson plan, students discuss common metals, their characteristics, and their places on the periodic table. They work in small groups to research the...
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Fireworks
For this fireworks worksheet, learners read about pyrotechnics and the chemical make-up of fireworks. They are given a chart of elements and the colors they emit. Students answer three critical thinking questions about fireworks and...
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Fireworks
Learners listen to a short lecture on the history of fireworks and identify how fireworks are made. They paint a picture depicting fireworks and view a presentation on firework safety.
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Pbs Learning Media: Anatomy of a Firework
There's more to a fireworks display than meets the eye. This interactive activity from the NOVA Web site looks at the technology behind each burst of light.
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Pbs Learning Media: Pyrotechnics: It's Elemental
In this interactive periodic table from the NOVA Web site, find out the role of various elements in making fireworks.
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Pbs Nova: Pyrotechnically Speaking
Meet chemistry professor Dr. John Conkling in this interview from the NOVA Web site and learn why fireworks are his passion.
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Pbs: Kaboom!
Ever wonder how a firework is made? Or what made that one blue, and that one sparkle? What about seeing a building implode? Check out this Nova site about fireworks and explosives!
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Pbs Teachers: Nova: Kaboom! Pyrotechnics: It's Elemental
Describe The Periodic Table of Elements, identify the elements that make a firework work and examine the contribution of each element to the total fireworks effect.