Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Moles Lab Activities

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Want my name and number? It's 6.0221415 times 10 to the 23rd, and my name is Avogadro. Providing nine different activities, experiments, and labs, this lesson keeps Avogadro relevant to your class all year long. 
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Curated OER

Formula Units

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, students examine the concepts of mole and molarity in order to apply in the laboratory setting. The sheet includes in depth background information.
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National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

Save the Dinosaurs with Copper and Zinc!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Create a coat of armor for dinosaur volunteers. Young scientists explore the oxidation-reduction reaction facilitated by electric current. The result of the reaction is a dinosaur coated in copper and zinc, which leads to an...
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Curated OER

Chemistry: Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students research on renewable and nonrenewable resources. For this chemistry lesson, students design and build solar panels. They evaluate their device and write a lab report.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Net Ionic Equations

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this ionic equations worksheet, students are given 20 equations to complete. They are to write the net ionic equation and indicate if a precipitate or gas is formed. In addition they are to determine if 11 compounds are acids or bases...
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Curated OER

Corrosion to Corals

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study galvanic exchange and how it produces electric currents.  In this ocean lesson students predict what metals deteriorate in salt water. 
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Curated OER

Rusting-A Form of Oxidation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct an experiment to observe oxidation. In this chemistry lesson, students explain how rusting happens. They rank metals according to their conductivity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electrolysis Reactions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrolysis reactions worksheet, students determine the mass of a compound and the time required for specific electrolysis reactions. This worksheet has 5 problems to solve.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electrochemistry Problems

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this electrochemistry instructional activity, students determine the voltage of a cell based on the reduction potentials. Students write a condensed cell diagram and the oxidation half reaction for the cell. This instructional...
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Curated OER

Coin Battery

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore basic principles of electricity and create their own battery.
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Curated OER

Electrolysis of Water

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the electrolysis of water by completing an experiment.  In this water lesson plan students will explain how hydrogen can be extracted from water and how energy flows through an electrolysis system. 
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Curated OER

Rusting-A Form of Oxidation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners observe the rusting process in the lab. In this chemistry lesson, students rank metals according to their conductivity. They give real world applications of this activity.
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Curated OER

Ions in the Environment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explain the importance of the five main biogeochemical cycles. In this chemistry lesson, students discuss how ions are transported in the environment. They design an experiment to collect data on eutrophication.
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Curated OER

DNA Fingerprinting through a Chemistry Lens

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore DNA and restriction enzymes using fragments of DNA separated by electrophoresis on an agarose gel. They analyze the results to see "whodunit".
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rusting: A Form of Oxidation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe and record the corrosive nature of oxidation-reduction reactions, and determine the electro-chemical series of selected metals.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Aqueous Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will define a solution and describe the parts of a solution. They will describe how an aqueous solution is formed from both...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Two Cell Battery

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this hands-on activity, students build their own two-cell battery. They also determine which electrolyte solution is best suited for making a battery.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Electrolytes and Nonelecrolytes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines electrolyte, nonelectrolyte, and discusses the conductivity of solutions.
eBook
Upper Canada District School Board

Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Colligative Properties of Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
This chemistry e-textbook provides students with AP-level reading and practice material on colligative properties of solutions.
eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Electrolytic Cells and Electrolysis

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to electrochemistry. In a discussion of electrolysis, this site covers topics including electrolysis in aqueous solutions, Faraday's laws...
eBook
John Wiley & Sons

Wiley: Dissociation of Strong and Weak Electrolytes

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has animated 3-D graphics that illustrate the dissociation of strong and weak electrolytes.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What's the Conductivity of Gatorade?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use conductivity meters to measure various salt and water solutions, as indicated by the number of LEDs (light emitting diodes) that illuminate on the meter. Students create calibration curves using known amounts of table salt...
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Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at solutions and their properties. Includes practice problems for calculating solution concentration.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Will It Conduct?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students build their own simple conductivity tester and explore whether given solid materials and solutions are good conductors of electricity.