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American Chemical Society

Exothermic, Endothermic, and Chemical Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Scientists can't observe bonds breaking or forming, so how do they distinguish between exothermic and endothermic reactions? Young scholars complete two experiments to do just that. They monitor temperature change and calculate the...
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Organizer
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Energy

For Students 5th - 8th
In this energy worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by fill in the different types of energy and the different forms of energy.
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Lesson Plan
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Trash to Gas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with biomass materials as alternative energy sources. For this biomass material lesson, students participate in an experiment with cow manure to determine how it can be used as an energy source. They record their data...
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Worksheet
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Vocabulary Formation Worksheet 11

For Students 5th
In this vocabulary formation worksheet, 5th graders read eight sentences and fill in each blank with a new word formed from the base word found at the end of each sentence.
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Lesson Plan
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Solar Kit Lesson # 12 - Calibration Curve for a Radiation Meter

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Scientists need to have mastered algebraic slope-intercept concepts in order for this lesson to be effective. They will measure and graph solar panel output as a function of the amount of radiation striking it, discovering that there is...
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

No Fossils in This Fuel

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Yeast and sugar go beyond the pantry and into a fuel experiment. Use these common baking ingredients to assist your class in creating ethanol, a natural fuel. Pupils observe the process and gather information to elaborate on the...
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Lesson Plan
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Creating Biodiesel and Mitigating Waste

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Biotechnology pros produce their own biofuel using waste oil and fresh vegetable oil. They test the quality of their product using titration techniques and pH analysis. They write their observations and report their findings. Be aware...
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Lesson Plan
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The Photoelectric Effect in Photocells

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Illuminate your physics class with this examination of a photovoltaic cell. Teach the structure and operation of the device using a diagram. Then make a human-powered, larger-than-life sized model of a PV cell. Learners become electrons...
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Lesson Plan
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Seein' Double, Seein' Double

For Teachers K - 2nd
By using the Internet, hands-on activities, video, and cooperative learning, pupils look into the conditions in which light casts shadows on objects. The lesson includes fabulous hands-on activities, art projects, worksheets, and reource...
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Baylor College

Greenhouse S'Mores

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Your class will agree that this is the best way to demonstrate the greenhouse effect: making solar s'mores! Using a clear plastic cups as mini atmospheres, lab groups compare how adding different materials affects the melting rate of...
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Activity
It's About Time

Energy from Coal

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
If plastic is derived from fossil fuels and fossil fuels come from dead dinosaurs, does that mean that plastic dinosaurs are made from real dinosaurs? This lesson goes into depth about coal and other fossil fuels. First the instructor...
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Worksheet
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Primary/Elementary Activity: Energy in Food

For Students 4th - 5th
For this food energy worksheet, students rank the foods by the amount of energy they think the various food items have in them. Students then answer the 4 questions about food energy.
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Lesson Plan
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Feature Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students research and analyze energy. In this energy instructional activity, students research types of energy and complete a feature analysis chart using chalk or markers. Students write generalizations about each type of energy based...
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Worksheet
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Transition State Theory

For Students 9th - 12th
For this transition state theory worksheet, students read about chemical reactions and the theory for how chemical reactions proceed. They answer questions about the activated complex, the activation energy and the collision theory all...
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Lesson Plan
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Greenewables

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners form expert engineering teams working for the (fictional) alternative energy consulting firm, Greenewables, Inc. Each team specializes in a form of renewable energy used to generate electrical power: passive solar, solar...
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Worksheet
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Integrating Chemistry-Chemical Reactions

For Students 8th - 10th
In this chemical reactions worksheet, learners read about different types of chemical reactions, potential and chemical energy. They answer three questions about their reading.
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Lesson Plan
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Applied Science -Physics (2B) Pre Lab

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders look at different types of energy. In this energy activity, 2nd graders define energy and the difference between kinetic and potential energy. They see examples with falling books and a slinky.
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Lesson Plan
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Environmental Education

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss the different forms of energy and their sources. They work with a partner to answer a variety of questions revolving around energy. They develop a scientific attitude about renewable energy.
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Lesson Plan
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The Solar System: Go Green with the Sun!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders learn how to use solar power.  In this sun, technology and energy lesson, 3rd graders learn how the solar power from the sun can give off energy, learn about solar panels, discuss their uses and benefits, and design a solar...
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Lesson Plan
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Lemon Batteries Revised

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate how chemical energy in food and batteries is potential or stored energy. They discuss how batteries function, and create a class list of different forms of energy. Students then create a lemon battery that...
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Lesson Plan
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Battery Power

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine how much energy they use in the form of battery power. They examine the cost of using regular vs. rechargeable batteries and examine the effect on the environment of the two types of batteries. They discover that...
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Worksheet
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What do Atoms Look Like?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this atoms worksheet, students complete 58 questions about the atomic radius of atoms, the ionization energy, the valence electrons, metals, non-metals and semi-metals and the families of elements.
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Worksheet
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What do Atoms Look Like?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this atom worksheet, high schoolers complete 60 questions about the trends in atoms such as ionization energy and atomic radius, about valence electrons, about the families of elements, about metals, non-metals and semi-metals, about...
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Lesson Plan
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Chilling Out

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners determine the breakdown of worldwide energy consumption by various sources. After reading an article, they examine recent research in the area of alternative energy sources. Using the internet, they research the forms of...

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