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The Speed of Chemistry
In this rates of chemical reactions worksheet, students read about the various factors that influence the rate of chemical reactions such as surface area, concentration, temperature and catalysts. Students answer eight questions about...
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Electronegativity
For this electronegativity worksheet, learners complete a chart given 10 molecules. They draw their Lewis structures, they draw the shape of the molecule, they determine the difference in electronegativity between the bonds, they...
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Solubility and Intermolecular Forces
In this solubility and intermolecular force learning exercise, high schoolers are given 26 clues about forces between molecules such as hydrogen bonds and London forces and about solubility of solutions.
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Unit 4 - Periodic Table
There are 17 multiple choice questions on this periodic table test. The focus is on properties of the elements by group and period. The exam is not formatted well, making it a little difficult to read. There is also a typographical...
Kenan Fellows
What Element Would You Be?
Primo Levi wrote a collection of short stories comparing his life from Italy to Auschwitz to elements in the periodic table. Pupils read an excerpt from his book and research the characteristics of various elements. Then, they make a...
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Tie Dye
Students practice writing research proposals to test the color fastness of a dye once it has been exposed to a t-shirt. Each proposal needs details of experimental design, length of treatment, and means of cleaning the shirt. All...
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Chemical Reactions
In this reactions worksheet, students state the differences between a coefficient and subscript and an exothermic and endothermic reaction. Students review the different types of reactions. This worksheet has 13 short answer questions.
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Studying with Chemical Compounds
Students create a foldable to help them remember topics on chemical compounds. In this physical science lesson plan, students differentiate ionic and covalent compounds. Given certain compounds, they identify whether it's ionic or covalent.
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Review Sheet for Covalent Compound Quiz
In this covalent compounds worksheet, students name 6 compounds given their chemical formulas, they write the formulas for 6 compounds given their chemical names and they answer questions about boiling points and solubility. They write...
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Properties of Matter
Students investigate the properties of matter. In this properties of matter lesson, students observe containers of different metals and discuss their properties including density. Students find the density of an unknown metal and of...
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Naming: Putting it all Together
In this naming compounds worksheet, learners are given a flow chart guiding them to name chemical compounds. They are given several different compounds to name including binary covalent and binary ionic compounds.
Museum of Science
goREACT
Beginning Boyles and curious Curies can safely experiment with the virtual mixing of elements using this entertaining application.
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Liquids and Solids
Students describe the properties of solids and liquids, and explain how a semiconductor works. In this atom lesson students demonstrate the bonding properties of carbon and silicon.
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Atoms and Their Interactions
In this atoms worksheet, students will review the characteristics of elements, atoms, and isotopes. Then students will compare the difference between ionic and covalent bonds. Finally, students will balance a chemical equation. This...
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Simple Chemical Equations
Eighth graders interpret the chemical symbols and shorthand used for molecules and equations. Through guided practice, 8th graders work to decipher and interpret the symbols for chemical equations. An opportunity for independent...
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Can Chromatography Separate A Pigment?
High schoolers separate a mixture of pigments with ion exchange chromatography and predict whether the ion-exchange matrix is positively or negatively charged based on the type of pigment bonded to the matrix.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Hydroxide Precipitates
When two liquids combine and a solid forms, the new substance is called a precipitate. Scholars test their knowledge of hydroxide precipitates and their properties. A series of four increasingly difficult puzzles challenge their logic...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Tests for Anions
The anode, the positive electrode, attracts negative charges, which is why we call negatively charged atoms anions. The interactive allows pupils to match six different anions to the associated properties when testing. Offering four...
Normal Community High School
Golf Ball Lab
The first golf balls were made of wood and would only last for a few games. Modern golf balls last a lot longer but they don't float. The presentation provides the directions for a lab to determine the minimum amount of salt needed to...
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Lab 23-Follow Up Questions-Conductivity
In this conductivity learning exercise, students answer post lab questions about substances that transferred electrons resulting in electricity flowing through the conductivity leads use to test each substance.
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Learning Outcomes
In this science worksheet, learners explore the learning outcomes for a unit on chemical reactions. Students define 60 vocabulary words and answer a list of questions for each topic.
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The Basics of Biochemistry
Science teachers can introduce basic chemical concepts to biology students.
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Empirical Formulas
In this empirical formulas worksheet, students read about determining empirical formulas from chemical formulas. They determine the empirical formula given ten molecular formulas. They also find the molecular formulas given the mass and...
Cornell University
The Making of Macromolecules
Compare and contrast macromolecules made from the same elements. Young scholars learn how the structure of a molecule has as much influence on a compound as the elements in the molecule. They experiment with molecular model kits to...