+
Lesson Plan
Chymist

Esters: An Introduction to Organic Chemistry Reactions

For Students 9th - 12th
Scratch and sniff an introduction to organic chemical reactions. A creative lesson has individuals study the esters commonly used in scratch-and-sniff stickers and advertisements. Following the lab procedure, scholars create the organic...
+
Organizer
Curated OER

Naming Inorganic Compounds

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this compounds worksheet, students read about the rules for naming inorganic compounds. Then students complete 2 graphic organizers by filling in the compound name, formula, and anion name.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

WS 10.1 Organic Chemistry

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this organic chemistry worksheet, students compare inorganic and organic compounds. They write structural and molecular formulas for given molecules.
+
Organizer
Curated OER

Naming Inorganic Compounds

For Students 9th - 12th
In this compounds worksheet, learners review how to name inorganic compounds and then complete 2 graphic organizers naming the cations and anions.
+
Lesson Plan
University of Georgia

Would Your Cat Eat This Stuff?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Processed foods use inorganic compounds for flavoring and preservation. This take-home laboratory challenges scholars to find 20 different compounds identified on the labels of foods to list on their data collection sheet. The activity...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

What do Chemists See When they Look at Chemicals?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemicals worksheet, high schoolers answer 15 multiple choice questions about chemicals, compounds, inorganic and organic molecules.
+
Handout
National Institute of Open Schooling

Nomenclature and General Principles

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Carbon, the base for all organic compounds, exists in nature in its purest form as graphite or diamonds. The 25th lesson in a series of 36 teaches pupils the nomenclature of organic compounds. Learners read about how to use the IUPAC...
+
Worksheet
Net Texts

Hess's Law Worksheet

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Challenge young scholars' understanding of thermochemistry with this skills-practice learning exercise on Hess's Law. Given a series of five multi-step chemical reactions, students must determine the overall change in entropy for each.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary - Introduction to Chemistry

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry vocabulary worksheet, learners use their textbooks and dictionaries to find the definitions to 20 terms associated with chemistry.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chemistry

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students describe an atom, its parts, the charges of these parts, and atoms life functions. Then they explain what the octet rule states for the placements of electrons around the nucleus of an atom. Students...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's in Wetland Soil?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the organic and inorganic components of soil. In this environmental science instructional activity, students identify the factors that influence soil formation. They collect soil samples, conduct tests, and analyze...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Nitrogen Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students design and create a compost pile in order to study the Nitrogen Cycle. They then use the scientific method to determine if plants grow better when they add organic matter from their compost pile to the plant's soil.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Molecular Modeling Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of molecular modeling and differentiate between saturated and unsaturated compounds. In small groups, they identify molecular formulas, complete a chart comparing alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes, and construct...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chemical Equations

For Students Higher Ed
In this chemical equations worksheet, students predict the major organic products of given reactions. Students give the mechanism for reactions. Students also give the product for ozonolysis of given alkenes. This worksheet has 7...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

What is a Mineral? Worksheet

For Students 7th - 9th
In this mineral worksheet, learners answer four questions about minerals and explain the acronym SNIFE which is used to remember the definition of a mineral.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

VSEPR And Polarity

For Students Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this VSEPR theory worksheet, students evaluate the electron-pair geometry of organic and inorganic molecules. They construct Lewis structures and resonance structures for 17 compounds and complete 3 short answer questions.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wetland Food Webs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study life science. In this food webs and food chains comparison lesson, students examine the wetlands to discover the relationships that exist between the animals that live there. They participate in group activities and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Empirical Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate empirical formulas for molecules. In this empirical formulas lesson plan, students use paper ions to form formulas and they show these are empirical formulas. They use ions of carbon and hydrogen showing...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fossil Fuels, Who Needs Them

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore how electricity is created and distributed through alternative production methods. Students participate in hands-on activities, research, lecture based instruction, and CD ROM resources.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plankton / Phytoplankton

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the importance of plankton in the ocean ecosystem. In this biology lesson, students identify the different types plankton by observing them under the microscope. They explain how plankton population affect global climate.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Catering Middle-School Science: Monomers, Polymers, and Macromolecules

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate foods. In this biology lesson plan, students will conduct testing on different types of foods as they learn about different molecules that make them up. Students will also learn about the shapes of the molecules.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Standard 4-Photosynthesis, Diseases and the Immune System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this photosynthesis, disease and Immune System worksheet, learners fill in the blanks with key terms to complete sentences about the transfer of energy from the sun to plants, enzymes as catalysts in reactions, homeostasis, the immune...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Outcomes Science 4: Earth & Beyond

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this earth and beyond science worksheet, students read through an 18 page packet containing information and questions pertaining to global carbon cycles. There are website links available on the pages where additional information on...
+
Lesson Plan
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.