Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dialogue: Languagae Learning

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this dialogue about language learning worksheet, students read questions and answers concerning learning various languages.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Making Atoms

For Students 10th - 12th
In this atoms worksheet, students determine an atoms based on its protons, and neutrons. Students determine the electron levels for the oxygen atom. This worksheet has 1 multiple choice, 4 fill in the blank, and 13 short answer questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Oxidation Numbers

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this oxidation numbers worksheet, students determine the oxidation number for given elements and draw Lewis Dot Diagrams. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 11 short answer questions.
Activity
American Chemical Society

Inquiry in Action: Neutralizing Acids and Bases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab activity where students will neutralize and acidic solution with a base and a basic solution with an acid by using their knowledge of a red cabbage indicator. This site includes teacher and student instruction for the lab activity...
Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Neutralizing Acids and Bases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use citric acid and sodium carbonate solutions to see that adding a base to an acidic solution makes the solution less acidic. Students will then use a base to help them identify which of two acidic solutions is more...
Unit Plan
University of Alberta

The University of Alberta: Separation of Acids, Bases and Neutral Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
As a chemist, you will learn to deal with complex mixtures of many compounds. In this interactive activity, you will learn the basis of separations using acid-base extraction. In the virtual lab you will simulate an actual experiment and...
Handout
Other

Jerz's Literacy Weblog: Gender Neutral Language

For Students 9th - 10th
This very readable piece uses charts, examples and brief discussions to explain ways to create gender-neutral writing and speech.
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Peek Inside the World's First Carbon Neutral City

For Students 3rd - 8th
A new kind of city is being built in the Arab desert. Read about the unique engineering that is creating Masdar, a "city of the future" which doesn't use fossil fuels.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Not So Neutral Views

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are introduced to acids and bases, and the environmental problem of acid rain. They explore ways to use indicators to distinguish between acids and bases. Students also conduct a simple experiment to model and discuss the...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Salt Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students begin by predicting whether a salt solution is acidic, basic, or neutral, and then practice writing balanced equations for hydrolysis reactions. They also...
Activity
Other

Western Michigan University: Writing Positive Messages

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent and in-depth site on how to write short, positive messages. Gives information on structure, pace, positive replies, announcements, and apologies (used as positives).
Lesson Plan
Social Science Education Consortium

Ssec: Fiscal Policy: Can Congress Diagnose and Treat an Ailing Economy? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This investigation examines the use of fiscal policy by the President and Congress in regulating the performance of the national economy. It begins with a brief reading that discusses the nature, objectives, and the tools of fiscal...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating P H of Common Household Substances

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the pH level of household substances by testing a variety of common compounds. Substances are tested with pH strips and placed on the continuum of the pH scale range of 1 to 14. After testing a solution, the student...
Handout
City University of New York

P H and Indicators: Interactive Investigation

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of the dye industry is used to introduce pH and how it is measured and calculated.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Kitchen Chemistry

For Students 3rd - 8th
Conduct a series of virtual experiments using basic, acidic and neutral household liquids. Draw a conclusion from the results collected in an online lab journal.
Activity
Center of Science and Industry

Cosi Columbus: Cabbage Patch Chemistry [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Make your own indicator by using red cabbage leaves and common household items. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of how to determine if a substance is acidic, basic, or neutral based on the colors...
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Types of Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Bases are substances that can react with acids and neutralize them. Alkalis are bases that are soluble in water. The pH scale measures how acidic or alkaline a substance is. Substances with a pH lower than 7 are acidic, those with a pH...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Want to Be an Activist? Start With Your Toys

For Students 9th - 10th
McKenna Pope's younger brother loved to cook, but he worried about using an Easy-Bake Oven- because it was a toy for girls. So at age 13, Pope started an online petition for the American toy company Hasbro to change the pink-and-purple...
Activity
Other

Virtual Chembook: Characteristics and Properties of Amino Acids

For Students 9th - 10th
Each amino acid has at least one amine and one acid functional group as the name implies. The different properties result from variations in the structures of different R groups. The R group is often referred to as the amino acid side...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano: The History Behind the Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
The effort to coin a term to describe a wildly diverse group of Americans has long stirred controversy. The terms Latino, Hispanic and Latinx are often used interchangeably to describe a group that makes up about 19 percent of the U.S....
Activity
Other

Clemson University: Soil Acidity and Liming

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers the composition and uses of liming materials in agriculture, as well as the lime codes of several states. Good definitions of terms: lime, calcitic limestone, calcite, dolomite, dolomitic limestone, aragonite, hi-cal lime, and more.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Greenewables

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students 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...
Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Acids & Bases

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Chem4Kids site provides a general overview of acids and bases, and their use in chemistry. Content focuses on "names to know" and how acids and bases work.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Panama Canal Treaty Signed

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Panama Canal was a short-cut through the tip of South America. Use this site to find out who built it and why.