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Thermochemistry

For Students 8th - 10th
For this thermochemistry worksheet, learners indicate whether the given processes are endothermic or exothermic reactions. Students complete the phase change diagram as well as define a given set of vocabulary words. Learners calculate...
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IPC Chemistry Review

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry review worksheet, students classify and name compounds, calculate atomic mass, draw Lewis Dot Diagrams, and determine number of protons for atoms. This worksheet has 37 fill in the blank, 38 matching, and 3 short answer...
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Introduction to the Periodic Table

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the different elements of the Periodic Table. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders pick an element to research, then present to the class using a powerpoint presentation or a poster.
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The Effects of Temperature on Chemical Mixtures

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore chemical cahnges and the effect of temperature on chemical mixturees, They make observations of the behavior and appearance of certain chemical mixtures and reactions.
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Mineral Identification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What's the difference between a rock and a mineral? And what properties are used to identify minerals? The first installment of a five-part series on earth materials and processes prompts young scientists to identify a set of...
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Virginia Department of Education

Molar Volume of a Gas

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What is a chemist's favorite plant? Stoichiome Tree! Scholars produce hydrogen gas by reacting magnesium with hydrochloric acid. Then they calculate the molar volume of the gas produced before answering assessment questions. 
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Robert Boyle and the Mechanical Philosophy

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read and discuss Boyle's Mechanical Philosophy and his rejection of Aristotle's theory of "Forms and Qualities." They answer a given set of questions and discuss these with the class.
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Atomic Models

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain scientists' ideas about the structure of the atom over the last century. They develop a pictorial history of the changing ideas about the atom and write a caption describing the scientific thinking behind the model.
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Chemistry & The Community

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students complete a Webquest which investigates the chemistry in items such as shampoo. They research the Internet, perform a lab experiment, and write a scientific lab report with their findings. Upon completion of the activities, the...
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Chemistry

For Teachers 5th - 9th
As the title implies, this PowerPoint defines and illustrates the basic terms involved with describing matter. Phases of matter, atomic structure, and the different categories of compounds are included. Slides are simple and uncluttered....
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Toothpick Sculpture

For Teachers K - 5th
You'll be surprized at how much engineering, design, and creativity can go into a toothpick and a marshmallow. Learners make toothpick sculptures where they construct three-dimentional models by sticking marshmallows and toothpicks...
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Chemistry Comes to Life

For Students 9th - 12th
Although biochemistry of the human body is a vital topic, it doesn't have a chapter dedicated to it in many biology textbooks. If that's the case with your text, you can use this resource as a guide for designing your own lecture and as...
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Using several learning modalities to teach about the Periodic Table.

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Pupils identify how to relate the position of an element in the periodic table to its atomic number and atomic mass. They identify how to use the periodic table to identify metals, semimetals, nonmetals, and halogens, and also, alkaline...
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Science of Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Water is crucial to survival. Scholars gain an appreciation for water by reading about it, learning about its atomic properties, and investigating its properties through six stations in a lab activity.
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Shrink Me!

For Teachers K - 12th
The incredibly shrinking meter—decimeters to centimeters, to millimeters, and now to nanometers! Learners may have a difficult time visualizing particles on a nanoscale. Help them see a little clearer using a well-designed lesson...
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Flambe Elements

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss atoms and electrons as well as atoic structure. They view atomic structure via the computer. Students watch a demonstration in which the teacher demonstrates glass tubing turning yellow in a Bunsen Burner flame....
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Periodic Table Basics 2

For Students 7th - 10th
For this periodic table worksheet, students create cards for a annotated periodic table then use it to answer 16 short answer and fill in the blank questions.
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Chemistry 151 - Final Review

For Students Higher Ed
In this chemistry review worksheet, students give atomic symbols for given atoms, calculate moles, determine empirical formulas, and balance chemical equations. This worksheet has 1 drawing, 9 fill in the blank, and 12 word problems.
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Atoms-How Sweet They Are!

For Students 8th - 10th
In this atoms and sugar molecules worksheet, students are given the structural composition of the sugar molecule maltose. They determine the number of each type of atom in the molecule, they find the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen atoms and...
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Complex Ion Shapes

For Students 6th - 12th
Things are really shaping up! Provide young chemists with polyatomic ion practice using an interesting interactive. Individuals complete puzzles focused on molecular geometry and complex ions.
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A Model of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explain how a scanning tunneling microscope works. In this chemistry lesson plan, 9th graders construct atomic models and simulate how their images appear under the STM. They discuss the limitations of their atomic model.
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Chemistry Scavenger Hunt

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, learners identify the three main phases of matter. Then they search for information about each element on a Chem Time Clock. Students use the chemical symbol to identify each element.
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Biochemistry Assignment

For Students 9th - 11th
In this biochemistry instructional activity, students complete a table by filling in the missing information about different elements. Students draw the Bohr diagram and the Lewis dot diagram for several atoms.
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Atoms

For Students 10th - 11th
In this atoms worksheet, students use their knowledge of the periodic table and of atomic structure to complete the table on atoms. They identify the notation for each and then the atomic number, mass number, the number of protons,...