Assessment
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2000 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad National Exam - Part I

For Students 9th - 12th
The National Chemistry Olympiad exams are comprehensive tests covering an entire  year of chemistry concepts. You can use them as practice for competing in the challenge, or simply as a review, or as an actual final exam for your...
Assessment
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2009 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad National Exam - Part I

For Students 9th - 12th
The 2009 version of the first part of a national chemistry competition is posted for your use with olympiad hopefuls. Test takers deal with 60 multiple choice questions covering an entire year of chemistry curriculum. Use this to...
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

Comparing the Degree of Unsaturation of Margarine with that of Butter

For Students 9th - 12th
Is butter better? In terms of saturation, young chemists find out! Using titration methods, they will compare the degree of saturation of butter with that of margarine. Knowing the unsaturation, they can make conclusions about the...
Lesson Plan
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Regents High School Examination PHYSICAL SETTING CHEMISTRY 2006

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The 2006 version of the Regents High School Exam is just as thorough as the rest of them! Assess chemistry learners on an entire year's curriculum when they take this thirteen page test. 
Worksheet
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Concentration Problems

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this solutions worksheet, students calculate the concentration of solutions, or the mass and volume of given solutions. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
Worksheet
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Solution Shapes

For Students 7th - 9th
In this solutions learning exercise, learners soak a pipe cleaner in hot water and a supersaturated solution of 20 Mule Team Borax. Students leave their pipe cleaner in the solution for 30 minutes and then observe. They put it back in...
Worksheet
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The Speed of Chemistry

For Students 9th - 12th
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...
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

Volumetric Analysis 1 to Make a Standard Solution of Sodium Carbonate

For Students 9th - 12th
In this volumetric analysis worksheet, learners follow the given directions to prepare a standard solution of sodium carbonate. They later use the prepared solution in a laboratory practical.
Lesson Plan
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Calculating pH and pOH

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this acids and bases worksheet, learners calculate the concentration of OH- and the pH of solutions. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
Worksheet
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Solutions and Solubility

For Students Higher Ed
For this solutions worksheet, students determine concentrations of reactants at equilibrium. Students describe the effects of adding reactants have on the solubility of a compound. This worksheet has 5 problems to solve.
Worksheet
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Matter in Solution

For Students 7th - 12th
In this solutions worksheet, students review types of solutions, concentration and saturation of solutions, and suspensions and colloids. This worksheet has 10 fill in the blank, 7 multiple choice, and 6 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Predicting Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Prove the Law of Conservation of Mass through a lab investigation. A well-designed lesson asks groups to combine materials and monitor indicators for chemical reactions. Measuring the mass of the reactants and products allows individuals...
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

pH 2: Activity

For Students 6th - 12th
Pupils puzzled over pH? Incorporate an interactive resource that teaches through games! Chemistry scholars use reasoning to solve puzzles that focus on determining the pH based upon hydrogen ion concentration.
Lesson Plan
Nuffield Foundation

Effect of Size on Uptake by Diffusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Cell size is limited by the surface area to volume ratio, but why is this true? Scholars measure the surface area and volume of cubes before placing them into liquid. After a set amount of time, they measure the uptake by diffusion for...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Road Trip

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Help plan a road trip with linear equations. Scholars consider two different rental car companies and write equations representing the cost for each company. They graph the system of equations to determine the conditions under which each...
Activity
101 Questions

Apple Mothership

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore Apple's spaceship office building. Built in the shape of a circle, the office building offers a unique floor plan challenge. Young scholars use the dimensions of the building to estimate the square footage for each employee. 
Worksheet
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Concentration Practice

For Students 9th - 12th
In this concentration worksheet, high schoolers find the percent volume of a compound in a solution and the molality of a solution. They determine the percent mass of a compound in a solution and they determine the mole fraction of water...
Lesson Plan
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The Final Solution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers distinguish between concentration, labor and death camps, describe conditions in concentration camps, read and discuss Night, by Elie Wiesel, and describe methods Nazis used to disguise true purpose of death camps and...
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

What is the Percentage of Copper in "Copper" Coins?

For Students 9th - 12th
Whether in the UK or the US, the mass of the copper in a copper alloy penny can be determined. If you are in the US, note that on the lab sheet, a penny is identified as a "1p piece." The penny is dissolved by young chemists in nitric...
Lesson Plan
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Lab: Percent of Composition of KClO3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students find the percent of oxygen in potassium chlorate. In this percent composition lesson plan, students heat a solution of potassium chlorate using a catalyst, manganese dioxide, to decompose the potassium chlorate and release...
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Serendip

Is Yeast Alive?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Through two investigations, life science learners determine whether or not yeast is alive. They perform tests for metabolism by providing sugar and observing if gas is produced as a byproduct. They incubate some of the sample for at...
Lesson Plan
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DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF A SOLUTION: BEER'S LAW

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Pupils determine the concentration of an unknown nickel (II) sulfate solution by using the colorimeter.
Worksheet
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Aqueous Solutions

For Students 5th - 8th
In this aqueous solutions worksheet, students will explore the characteristics of solutions, including the ability of different compounds to dissolve in the solutions. This worksheet has 10 true or false statements and 8 short answer...
Worksheet
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Colligative Properties - Freezing Point Depression

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this freezing point worksheet, learners determine the freezing point of solutions at different concentrations. This worksheet has 9 problems to solve.