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Molecular Forces at Work: Creating Soap Bubbles
Students investigate adhesion, cohesion and surface tension. In this molecular forces lesson plan, students observe multiple demonstrations that show surface tension, the attraction of water molecules to each other and the ability of...
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Paper Chromatography
Students investigate the pigments in Magic Markers using chromatography. In this paper chromatography lesson plan, students use absorbent paper and mark the strip with a Magic Marker. They place the strip in a solvent and observe the...
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Making Soap
In this soap worksheet, students produce soap in the laboratory and test their product by washing away engine oil with their soap. Students answer four questions about tests they perform on their soap.
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What's That Brown Fuzzy Stuff on My Plum?
Learners use Koch's Postulates to determine that a specific organism is the root cause of a specific disease and identify what Koch's Postulates are within a protocol. They describe symptoms and signs of diseased fruit and isolate fungal...
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Necessary Nitrogen
Students view a video that presents the biogeochemical cycle of nitrogen. They compare types of soils and consider how different fertilizers affect soil composition.
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Acid Rain Simulation
Students collect data on causes of Acid Rain. For this science lesson, students simulate the effects that produce acid rain, collect and analyze data from their samples. They relate science and statistics in this lesson.
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From Polymers to Bioplastics: Looking Toward Finding Renewable Resources
Students investigate the properties of polymers. In this chemistry lesson, students explain the importance of energy sources. They produce a bioplastic from the lab and evaluate its structural integrity.
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The Synthesis of Some Organic Compounds And Their Representative Structures
Students examine how to represent organic compounds three-dimensionally. They write a synthesis reaction for three demonstrations, and construct a three-dimensional structure using a molecular modeling set.
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Identifying Organic Compounds
In this organic compound lab learning exercise, learners complete 5 pre-lab questions before testing a variety of common foods to determine which organic compound is present. Once data collection is complete and recoded, they answer 9...
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Chemistry: pH Probe
Students conduct a pH probe of various household products including both bases and acids. In groups, they use litmus paper to test such liquids as amonia, vinegar, and detergent to discover which are acids and which are bases. Finally,...
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Osmosis
Second graders discover the process of osmosis. In this science lesson plan, 2nd graders learn how different kinds of solutions move through selectively permeable membranes, understand the role of osmosis in the movement of molecules,...
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Taste Buds
Students sample several sweet, sour, bitter and salty foods. They determine what part of their tongue tasted each flavor.
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Activity #5 Environmental Effects
Students explain the implications of particle theory of The Law of Conservation of Matter for problems of pollution and waste disposal. They describe, in terms of atoms and molecules, what happens to materials when they are dissolved or...
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Virginia Woolf: A Room of One's Own - Shakespeare's Sister
Students, after reading and analyzing, "A Room of One's Own," by Virginia Woolf, analyze how creating and defending one's position as well as how narrative functions as a rhetorical device. They evaluate and focus in on Shakespeare's...
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What are Some Substances That Will Cause Algae To Grow?
Students discover algae. For this science lesson plan, students examine what green algae is and where it grows. Students determine the effects of oil, detergent, copper crystals sulfate and lawn fertilizer have on the growth of algae.
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Darfur Now Lesson Three: Understanding Activism
Students explore the concept of political activism. In this Darfur conflict lesson, students reflect on Darfur activists they studied in prior lessons. Students use the information regarding the activists to design a poster that features...
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Kernel Power" Ethanol Fuel from Corn
Students study why corn is a biodegradable, renewable resource. In this ethanol lesson students build models and observe a chemical reaction.
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Electric Field Mapping in 3D
Students create a 3D vector field map of an electric field. In this physics activity, students measure the voltage inside an aquarium with water. They present their findings and map to class..
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Exploring With Photograms
Students observe the interaction between energy absorbed, reflected or transmitted through an object in a photochemical process with a classroom demonstration.
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How Can You Prevent Spoilage?
Students complete laboratory activity to discover what temperature is most effective in prohibiting bacterial growth in two percent milk. Students then write lab report detailing findings.
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Organs to Go...
Students explain the principles of experimental design and reinforce the steps of the scientific method. Each group of students create a "slush" type mixture to store a chicken liver.
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Introduction to Gas Chromatography
Students analyze gas chromatograms and suggest various applications for gas chromatography.
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Images of China
Students examine the Chinese poem "The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter" by Li Po while comparing the different ways of "reading" an artwork in order to understand the differences between Chinese and American painting.
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Acid Rain
High schoolers investigate the quality of water using a variety of methods. They use a pH probe to measure the pH and study the effect of dissolved CO2 in the water. Students also observe the effect of the pH upon the dissolving of H2SO4...