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The Right Chemistry

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students see that chemistry is the study of matter, how matter reacts and combines to create new chemicals, the changes that take place in matter and what makes up matter. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to...
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Chemical Equilibrium

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore Le Chatelier's Principle. In this lesson about chemical equilibrium, students do an experiment with several different activities . Students observe as they do the experiments and understand the outcome. Students become...
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Precipitation and Neutralization Reactions

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students determine the balanced formula equation, balanced complete ionic equation, and the balanced net ionic equation for given reactions. Students calculate final concentrations for ions in given...
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

Alkanes: Thermal Cracking

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this alkanes worksheet, students compare the average standard bond enthalpy for common bonds. Then, students complete three short answer questions.
Worksheet
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Equilibrium

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this equilibrium worksheet, students predict the concentrations of solutions at equilibrium and apply Le Chatelier's principle to systems at equilibrium. This worksheet has 15 multiple choice questions.
Organizer
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Chemical Equilibria

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemical reactions learning exercise, learners determine how mixtures shift toward reactants or products to reach equilibrium. For given reactions, students determine how concentrations will change when adding or removing gases...
Worksheet
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Chemical Equilibria

For Students Higher Ed
For this chemical equilibria worksheet, students write equilibrium expressions for chemical reactions and calculate the value of the equilibrium constant. This worksheet has 8 problems to solve.
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

Salts

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this salts worksheet, students read how salts are created and how different acids make different salts. This worksheet has one graphic organizer and seven short answer questions.
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Chemistry of Burning

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students look into the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. In this chemistry lesson, students look at the hydrocarbon molecule through a model and see what happens when energy is released. They watch as the water vapor leaves...
PPT
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Exothermic vs. Endothermic

For Teachers 10th
The PowerPoint opens with video footage of the decomposition of nitrogen triiodide and then explains it with diagrams. Graphs of exothermic and endothermic reactions are exhibited, as well as one for the effect of a catalyst on reaction...
Worksheet
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Balancing Equations

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemical equations worksheet, students determine the products and reactants for given equations and then balance the equations. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
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Cornell University

The Galvanic Cell Game

For Students 9th - 12th
Play a little game with your classes! Young scholars expand on their understanding of oxidation/reduction reactions in a game-based activity. They build a Galvanic cell with game pieces while learning about each component and their...
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Don't Be Tricked By Your Integrated Rate Plot

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, students examine the given concept in order to apply in the laboratory setting. The sheet includes in depth background information.
PPT
Science Geek

The Hydrogen Bomb

For Students 9th - 12th
Recycled Russian nuclear weapons provide 10 percent of the nuclear energy that the United States uses. The short presentation discusses the Teller-Ulam device. It provides a diagram of the parts as well as a description of the four...
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Virginia Department of Education

Acid-Base Theory

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Litmus paper, why so blue? A chemistry lesson includes a pre-lab activity, practice calculating pH, an experiment measuring the pH in acids and bases, a titration demonstration, and a titration experiment. 
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Ammonium Nitrate - Heat of Solution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students quantify the relationship between temperature, energy and heat and define an endothermic reaction. They measure the energy change caused by dissolving one mole of ammonium nitrate in water.
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Alka Rockets! An Introduction to Kinetics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the factors that influence reaction rates. In this chemistry lesson, students design an experiment to test one factor they identified. They perform the experiment and share the results to the entire class.
PPT
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Elements Make Compounds

For Teachers 7th - 10th
This presentation starts with safety warnings for an experiment. Students will be introduced to the reaction that happens when magnesium is burned, the chemical background and the energy changes. Excellent examples and labeled reactions...
Worksheet
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Limestone

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this limestone activity, students name three sources of calcium carbonate, write the chemical formula, and determine the three elements found in calcium carbonate. This activity has 7 short answer and 3 problems to solve.
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Born-Haber Cycle: NaCl

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Max Born and Fritz Haber developed the Born-Haber cycle in 1916, which is used for measuring enthalpy that otherwise couldn't be measured. Young scientists solve four matching puzzles using their knowledge of the stages, standard...
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The Chemistry of Lead

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore the basic concept of physical and chemical properties of the element lead, as well as its historical and modern day uses, and how and why it is toxic to the human body. They are shown the basic reactions of the element...
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Chemistry: Classifying Materials

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students classify materials. In this chemistry lesson, students examine the properties of solids, liquids, and gases. Students discover the elements, compounds, and chemical symbols.
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Physical or Chemical- That Is the Question!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students differentiate physical and chemical changes. For this chemistry lesson, students give examples of each type of change. They take the review quiz at the end of the lesson.
Worksheet
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General Chemistry I

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students balance each of the reactions presented using the periodic table to help. Then they predict the products of the reactions and write the net ionic equation. Students also write the empirical formulas...