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International Perspectives to Climate Change 2
A couple PowerPoint presentations are used to stimulate discussion about the perspectives of different countries on the issue of energy consumption. Afterward, they play a game in which each team is assigned a country, considers its...
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Oil and Gas As A Source of Energy
Students discuss the reasons why oil and gas are the United States' main source of energy. In groups, they use the internet to research how the resources are formed and the amount of consumption by the United States. They choose books...
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Oil Production Examining History - Finding the Truth
In this oil production activity, students click on the links to read about oil production and then answer short answer questions. Students also write a persuasive essay about what they think should be done.
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Reservoirs and Production
Students complete activities for a lesson about reservoirs and production. In this geology lesson, students complete a 7 page packet of activities to explore porosity, permeability, and rock properties.
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Production and Costs
Learners discuss the concept of productivity and participate in an activity in which they test their own productivity in making Origami cups. Teams determine how to improve productivity and then discuss factors that influence...
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Writing the Complete Equation
In this writing equations worksheet, students are given 6 chemical reactions and they write equations for each one including the reactants, the products and the states of matter.
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Conserving Fuel
In this conserving fuel worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 4 different word problems that include measurement and total cost of products. First, the determine the gas station described that has the lowest price of gasoline. Then,...
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Everything about Equations
In this chemical reactions worksheet, high schoolers are given fifteen unbalanced equations and they must identify the reaction types, the phases of the products, the signs that a chemical change occurred and the sum of the coefficients...
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Understanding Chemical Equations
In this chemical equations instructional activity, students identify the reactants and the products, state what phase each is in, and state the mole ratios of all the products and reactants. Students complete 10 problems.
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Chemistry: Chemical Reaction
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students name the reactants and products, balance the equation, calculate the molecular weight of the reactants and products, and classify each reaction type. Students fill in a table of solubility...
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Limiting Reagent Practice Problems
In this limiting reagents worksheet, students solve 10 problems. They calculate limiting reagents, they calculate percent yield of particular compounds and they determine how much of products can be produced based on the limiting reagents.
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Physical vs. Chemical Changes
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students read about the differences between physical and chemical changes in substances. Then students identify situations as either an example of physical or chemical change. Students learn how to...
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Physical vs. Chemical Changes and "The Code"
In this chemical and physical change instructional activity, students read about the differences between substances going through physical changes vs. chemical changes. They are given examples of each and evidence to look for in chemical...
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Stoichiometry
In this stoichiometry instructional activity, students balance equations, give the names of the reactants and products, and calculate how many grams of product could be produced with a given amount of reactant. This instructional...
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Chemistry Lab: Chemical Equilibrium
Young scholars investigate the effects of adding or removing a reactant or a product on chemical equilibrium. In this equilibrium lesson plan, students add or remove ions to solutions to determine the effects on equilibrium. They make...
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Conservation During Chemical Reactions
In this chemical reaction worksheet, students are given the details of an experiment where sodium chloride and silver nitrate are mixed in a chemical reaction. Students answer nine questions about the chemical reaction, they determine...
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Balancing Equations
In this chemical equations instructional activity, students determine the products and reactants for given equations and then balance the equations. This instructional activity has 4 problems to solve.
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2001 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad - Local Section Exam
Sixty multiple-choice chemistry questions make up this comprehensive exam used for the 2001 US National Chemistry Olympiad. Every topic that you would expect to approach in a general chemistry class is queried on. You could easily use...
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2000 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad National Exam - Part I
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 general...
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Circulatory Systems
A slideshow that covers the all-important details related to basic human circulation. The reasoning for exchange of material methods is presented and then labeled diagrams of the main human transfer systems are shown, along with...
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Chemistry Practice
In this chemistry overview worksheet, students calculated the volume of different gases and liquids given in a word problem. Students had to calculate the molecular mass and write the empirical formula and the molecular formula.
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Challenge with Solids, Liquids, and Gases
There's a container for every matter—liquid, solid, and gas. Pupils design three different containers, each with the capability to hold one of the states of matter, and share their design with the class.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Electrolysis Using a Microscale Hoffman Apparatus—Microscale Chemistry
Get big results out of a small-scale lab! Young chemists observe the electrolysis of sodium sulfate using a microscale experiment. A colorful indicator solution combined with the production of gas bubbles yields a variety of observations...
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Math for AS Chemistry
No practice problems are given on this handout; it is a detailed list of concepts to know and tips for working related problems in chemistry. Give this to learners as a study guide, or use it early in your career as a chemistry...