Organizer
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Chemistry: pH and pOH Calculations

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this pH worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by determining the pH and pOH of given solutions and then deciding if its an acid or base. Students write equations for dissociation reactions. This worksheet has 1 graphic...
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pH and Titration

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this pH worksheet, students review the titration procedure and the significance of the stoichiometric point. This worksheet has 2 problems to solve.
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Aspirin Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Laughter may be the best medicine, but aspirin is also important. Young chemists analyze aspirin tablets using titration in this lab experiment. They then repeat the entire experiment using a different aspirin brand. 
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Cancer Warrior

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students perform an experiment to determine how different salt concentrations affect the liver's ability to break down toxic hydrogen peroxide. They record and average their data which is then graphed.
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Chemistry in Soil-Plant Relationship

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students apply the science of chemistry to soil and plant relationships. They define diffusion and indicate for which of these nutrient(s) would you expect diffusion to be the most important for movement to the plant root? Pupils...
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Osmosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate osmosis and diffusion in a liquid environment. In this osmosis lesson plan, students use dialysis tubing made into bags and filled with 3 different solutions. They observe the movement of water molecules into higher...
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Equilibrium Practice Problems

For Students Higher Ed
In this equilibrium worksheet, students answer thirty multiple choice problems including topics such as pH, analyzing titration curves, calculating molar concentrations and working with equilibrium constants.
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Straw Chromatography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become acquainted with the principles of liquid chromatography and construct a liquid chromatography column. Students also investigate the effects of different solvents and solvent concentrations in the separation process.
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Two-Cell Battery

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners build their own two-cell battery and determine which electrolyte solution is best suited for making a battery. They discuss background information for their experiment, construct and test their battery, and using the chart on...
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Balancing Redox Reactions

For Students 9th - 12th
For this redox reaction worksheet, high schoolers perform a redox titration to determine the number of iodide ions that react with each mole of iodate (V) ions in a solution. They calculate their answer using a given equation.
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Active Transport in Malpighian Tubules

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the energy dependence of active transport as well as te properties of specificity, competition, saturation, and inhibition. They anesthetize an insect and inject saline into the abdomen.
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Enzyme Labs Using Jello

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers test for the presence of enzymes in fruit and the specificity of those enzymes, as well as to identify and show the susceptibility of enzymes to certain environmental factors (temperature and pH) originating in the...
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Diffusion

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate diffusion using different solutions of chemicals placed in agar dishes. In this diffusion lesson plan, students observe 3 demonstrations of diffusion using perfume, food coloring in water and sugar cubes in water....
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Rate Laws Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this rate laws learning exercise, students solve four problems. They determine rates of reactions, they determine which rate laws is used, they determine the overall reaction order and they identify the rate of appearance and...
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Fit For Life: Eat Smart and Exercise

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the problem of obesity among teenagers. They view a video and discuss what could be done to avoid becoming overweight. They also explore the importance of exercise.
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Monumental Disappearance

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare the emissions listed on the EPA isopleths over the past five-year period for ten key states. They use this information to rank each region according to the degree of acid rain problem in those parts of the United...
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Making Decisions: Packaging and the Environment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work in small groups to redesign the packaging of several common items. They attempt to reach the goal of 25% reduction in packaging materials currently used and explore the impact of various materials and designs in landfills...
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Equilibrium: What Is It?

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigate chemical, physical and mechanical equilibrium. In this equilibrium lesson, 10th graders participate in a physical activity to show equilibrium by some students standing and some students sitting at the same...
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Ocean Life

For Teachers 6th
Students explore the topics of ocean water salinity, ocean life zones, marine life classification, and ocean food chains. They observe demonstrations, conduct experiments, complete quizzes and handouts, and analyze key vocabulary.
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Genocide: Past & Present

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students visit the Holocaust Musuem through an interactive program. They examine Hitler's Final Solution and where concentration camps were located. They analyze how the situations in Auschwitz are similiar to Darfur.
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Elements Compounds and Mixtures

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students apply science basic knowledge of chemistry to the puzzles that are listed for the four parts of the sheet while focusing upon the identification of a metalloid.
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Thermodynamics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate energy involved for bonds to form and break. In this thermodynamics lesson plan, students experiment with chemical reactions to observe endothermic and exothermic reactions, they explore entropy and the effects...
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The Holocaust

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders reflect on the effects of the Holocaust and the events leading up to World War II.  In this World History lesson, 10th graders complete several activities, including a WebQuest, that analyze the Holocaust and its...
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Generate a Calibration Curve for Chlorophyll a

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers measure and graph the absorbance of light by chlorophyll at a specific wavelength versus chlorophyll concentration. They are given an unknown and determine its concentration from their calibration curve. Students become...