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Chemistry: Classifying Materials
Students classify materials. In this chemistry lesson, students examine the properties of solids, liquids, and gases. Students discover the elements, compounds, and chemical symbols.
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Learning Outcomes
In this science learning exercise, students explore the learning outcomes for a unit on chemical reactions. Students define 60 vocabulary words and answer a list of questions for each topic.
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Main Group: Properties and Reactivity
In this main group worksheet, students apply their knowledge of the organization of the periodic table to correctly answer 30 multiple choice questions. Students relate information about the properties of the different groups and their...
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Advertise Your Family
In this periodic table worksheet, students create an advertisement for a chemical group or family they are assigned. They need to include topics such as are the elements solids, liquids or gases at room temperature, the history of the...
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Electron Arrangement Worksheet
In this electron worksheet students complete an orbital diagram and electron configuration using a set of chemicals on the periodic table.
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General Science Quiz
In this science activity, students write short answers for questions on planets, oceans, elements, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
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Group 13: The Boron Family
A short slide show to display the characteristics of group 13 on the periodic table of elements. The atomic structure and reasons for their physical and chemical characteristics are not explained, and so this would only be an...
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Defining the Atom
Words, words, words! This presentation uses plenty of them to define the atom, outline the history of what we know about atoms, and explain atomic and mass numbers. That's all! Informative, but not interesting, this slide show would be...
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Groups 1 & 2, the Alkali Metals and the Alkaline Earth Metals
Giving a clear review of the basic properties of the metals in groups one and two on the periodic table, this slide show would be useful for early learners of chemistry. Your class will learn about the trends down the groups, such as...
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# 21 Measuring Nitrate by Cadmium Reduction
Students design an experiment to evaluate the effects of various treatments on the nitrogen cycle in a freshwater aquarium. They are required to maintain a laboratory notebook of all work, measure the key analytes of the biosystem at...
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Naming Binary Molecular Compounds
She has been reading that book about helium all day; she just can't put it down! Presentation begins with the rules for naming binary molecular compounds using prefixes and suffixes. After a list of prefixes for review, it offers guided...
Chemistry Teacher
Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids Lab
What an exciting way to introduce your blossoming chemists to the world of metals, nonmetals, metalloids, and polymers! Here is a lab activity that is designed to allow pupils the opportunity to visualize the reaction of metals,...
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Hydrophobic Surfaces—Deposition and Analysis
Couches, carpets, and even computer keyboards now advertise they are spill-resistant, but what does that mean? Scholars use physical and chemical methods to coat surfaces with thin films to test their hydrophobic properties. Then they...
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What is Everything Made of?
Learners observe a demonstration on how we see space between water molecules. In this experimental lesson students discover what elements make up the things around them and discuss what they learned.
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Formulas and Mole Conversions
In this formulas and mole conversion instructional activity, students answer 22 graphic organizer, multiple choice, and short answer questions pertaining to formulas and mole conversion.
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Mass/Mass Problems
In this mass activity, students calculate how much of any product will form from a given amount of reactant. This activity has 7 problems to solve.
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Identifying Ionic and Covalent Bonds
In this bonds worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by determining if the compounds given are metals or non-metals and if it has a covalent or ionic bond.
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Naming Ionic Compounds with Complex Ions
In this naming compounds worksheet, students name 20 given ionic compounds using complex ions. They use the periodic table and an ion chart to help name the compounds.
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Do the Research! Elements - Little Known Facts
For this research worksheet, 10th graders locate the answers to 3 questions about elements, compounds, and the half-life of elements. They write short answers on the chart.
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Element Names
For this chemistry worksheet, 10th graders write the names for 12 element symbols. They complete a chart by writing the element names next their symbols.
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Element Names
In this chemistry worksheet, 10th graders write the name for each of the 12 chemical element symbols that are shown in the chart.
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Element Symbols
In this elements learning exercise, learners complete a graphic organizer by writing in the correct symbol for the 12 elements given.
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Science 9 Unit 3 Worksheet
In this chapters 2 and 3 science guided reading worksheet, students read corresponding material pertaining chemical reactions and the periodic chart answering 40 fill in the blank questions.
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Physical and Chemical Trends in the Group 7 Elements
In this elements worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by comparing the melting point, boiling point, density, and electronic configuration of given elements. Students determine the characteristics of Group 7 elements. This...