Lab Resource
Royal Society of Chemistry

Lead Compounds: Precipitation Reactions and Pigments—Microscale Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Colorful lead compounds never fail to impress! Solubility scholars examine a series of double replacement reactions involving lead nitrate and record their observations. The second part of the experiment illustrates the differences...
Lesson Plan
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

Synthesis and Characterization of CdSe Quantum Dots

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Does the size of a sample change the physical properties of that substance? It turns out it can! Young scientists combine physics and chemistry to synthesize CdSe quantum dots and record their color properties. Learners should...
Lesson Plan
Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Eyes on Dissolved Oxygen

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learn about the factors that affect the way oxygen dissolves in salt water with a chemistry lab. After studying the molecular structure of water, young scientists figure out how aeration, temperature, and organic waste affect...
Activity
Royal Society of Chemistry

A Giant Silver Mirror Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Mirror, mirror, on the wall ... who's the best chemistry teacher of them all? You'll get the vote for certain after your class completes the Silver Mirror experiment! Partnered pupils use Tollen's reagent and glucose to silverplate a...
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

Physical and Chemical Trends in the Group 7 Elements

For Students 9th - 12th
In this elements worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by comparing the elements' melting point, boiling point, density, and electronic configuration. Students determine the characteristics of Group 7 elements. This worksheet...
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

Physical Properties of Group 1 Elements

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this elements worksheet, learners complete a graphic organizer by filling in the symbol and atomic number for the given elements. Students plot a graph of melting point against atomic number. Learners write the electron arrangements...
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

Salts

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this salts worksheet, students read how salts are created and how different acids make different salts. This worksheet has one graphic organizer and seven short answer questions.
Lab Resource
Creative Chemistry

Reactions of Group 1 Metals With Water

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this elements learning exercise, students complete a graphic organizer comparing lithium, sodium, and potassium observations. Then, they determine how these elements react with water. Students complete three fill-in-the-blank questions.