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Periodic Table of Elements

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Colored boxes with white font present the basic periodic table of elements to your young chemists. All of the basics are included: chemical name, symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and the number of electrons in each orbital. A brief...
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Science Teachers

Basic Periodic Table of the Elements

For Teachers 5th - 12th
This basic, black-and-white printable is a copy of the periodic table of elements. It includes the standard element name, symbol, atomic number, and atomic weight. Across the bottom is an explanation that says for elements without stable...
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Countdown Challenge

For Students 5th - 7th
In this countdown challenge worksheet, students find the 10 common elements from the human body, earth's crust, and ancient times and color code them. Students fill the atomic number of the elements in a given periodic table.
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Periodic Table of Elements

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, students examine the elements and focus on things like the mass and order for the location to match with the type of elements.
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Chemical Elements

For Students 4th
In this informational text comprehension activity, student read the passage about Chemical Elements and complete 11 multiple choice questions about the passage.
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Periodic Table of the Elements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars experiment with transition metals.  In this transition metals lesson students find the common properties of transition metals and conduct an experiment using one of them.  Young scholars then answer questions regarding...
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Converting Amount to Mass

For Students 10th - 12th
In this elements activity, students practice converting a given amount of an element to the mass using its molar mass. This activity has 12 problems to solve.
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Using Moles to Count Atoms

For Students 10th - 12th
In this atoms worksheet, students explain why the moles is used as a counting unit for atoms and determine the molar mass of given elements. This worksheet has 3 short answer and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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Chemistry 1A Review

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this Chemistry 1A worksheet, students review, molecular weight, solubility, endothermic reactions, and number of protons, neutrons, and electrons for elements. Students review Lewis Structures and how to predict the amount of product...
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Families of Elements

For Students 10th - 12th
In this elements worksheet, learners classify the given elements according to where they are located in the periodic table. This worksheet has 1 short answer and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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Alloy Advantage

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Mix it up by using an intriguing resource that teaches young metallurgists that alloys are a metal mixture. They learn about the advantages of using alloys over pure metals and investigate titanium alloys as an example to finish the...
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Matter: All That "Stuff"

For Students 6th - 10th
In this chemistry worksheet, students learn about matter, including atoms, electrons, protons, neutrons, compounds and chemical properties. They use this information to answer the 10 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the...
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Extracting Oxygen from Moon Rocks

For Students 9th - 12th
For this extracting oxygen from moon rocks worksheet, students read about the need for oxygen for lunar colonists. Students solve 2 problems about the lunar mineral ilmenite which contains oxygen and other elements. They find the molar...
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Chemistry in Action

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry in action worksheet, students read about sulphuric acid, the use of metals, the production of titanium and the detection of chemical elements and compounds. Students are given 8 statements about what they should know...
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Energy and Enthalpy

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this energy worksheet, students calculate the specific heat and the melting point of titanium. Students calculate the energy released and compare the energetics for given reactions. This worksheet has 4 word problems.
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Transition Metals (II)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss transition metals, their properties, and where they are located on the periodic table as well as why transition metals are ideal for coins. After discussion, they conduct an experiment using copper in the form of old...
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Ternary Compounds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Practice naming ternary compounds with this PowerPoint presentation. Individual slides show the patterns for memorizing the nomenclature for polyatomic ions. Several examples are included for student practice. This thorough and...
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Coordination Compounds

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Cyanide, a coordination compound, is used in the extraction of gold and silver. Part 24 in the series of 36 delves into the world of coordination compounds. Classes learn, through readings, discussions, and answering questions, how to...
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Minerals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define the characteristics of a mineral. In this geology lesson, students are given out various materials to observe such as a chicken bone, salt shaker, white paint, and chalk. Students categorize the items and are told what...
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Rocks, Minerals, and Erosion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders describe the difference between minerals (composed of the same substance throughout) and rocks (composed of two or more minerals). They recognize that there are three classes of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
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Energy and Enthalpy

For Students 10th - 12th
In this energy worksheet, students calculate how much energy is required to heat solutions. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
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Natural Resources and Your Christmas Tree

For Students 6th - 8th
In this natural resources and your Christmas tree worksheet, students read about the raw materials used to make items associated with Christmas trees, match 12 items with materials, then color a picture.