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Serc: The Mole in Chemistry: Determining the Number of Atoms in Everyday Items Lesson Plan

Serc: The Mole in Chemistry: Determining the Number of Atoms in Everyday Items Lesson Plan

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Serc: The Mole in Chemistry: Determining the Number of Atoms in Everyday Items

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Students explore the concept of the mole as a measure of quantity. They build spreadsheets that allow them to convert between moles, grams, and atomic mass units for given quantities of everyday items, elements, and simple chemical compounds.

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9th - 10th

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