Classroom Resources: Chemistry Basics
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Culminating Project | High School
Activity: Video Project Mark as Favorite (4 Favorites)
In this activity, students will solve a multistep problem in a video so others can learn how to solve it.
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Culminating Project | High School
Activity: Second Semester Projects Mark as Favorite (9 Favorites)
In this project, students will choose a topic and express their knowledge using a medium that they feel suits their style.
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Culminating Project | High School, Middle School
Activity: 24-7 Lecture Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)
In this activity, students must demonstrate their understanding of a topic by making a 24 second video and summarizing the concept in seven words.
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Culminating Project, Interdisciplinary, History, Renewable Energy | High School
Project: Understanding Renewable Energy Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)
In this project, students will conduct research in order to become an “expert” on a specific type of renewable energy source. Students will produce a media presentation and a poster board as well as participate in a symposium focused on renewable energy sources.
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Culminating Project | High School
Activity: Stop-Motion Video Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)
In this activity, students will pick a concept to bring to life in a stop-motion video.
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Culminating Project, Review, Physical Properties, Chemical Properties, Periodic Table, History, Interdisciplinary, Electron Configuration, Subatomic Particles, Isotopes, Atomic Mass | High School, Middle School
Project: 21st Century Elements Mark as Favorite (42 Favorites)
In this project, students will learn the importance of the elements in our lives. The students will research one chosen element and create a website, a digital comic strip, or a video to explain the important properties of the element as well as why the element is so important to our lives.
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Identifying an Unknown, Culminating Project, Classification of Reactions, Experimental Design, Scientific Method, Interdisciplinary, Review, Balancing Equations, Stoichiometry, Concentration, Molarity | High School
Lab: The Culminating Unknown Mark as Favorite (35 Favorites)
In this lab, students identify an unknown from a list of 12 possible compounds by designing a procedure and using evidence to prove their claim. They must draw from knowledge gained throughout the year to properly develop a procedure to identify the unknown.
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History, Chemical Change, Interdisciplinary | High School, Middle School
Activity: Tie Dye Mark as Favorite (25 Favorites)
In this activity, students make tie-dye shirts and complete a worksheet about a reading from ChemMatters about how dyes work. It gives students the opportunity to apply chemistry to everyday life.
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History, Interdisciplinary | High School
Activity: Sustainability Mark as Favorite (14 Favorites)
In this activity, students are introduced to the idea of sustainability by building a vocabulary that they will use and develop through the unit. The subsequent unit focuses on water sustainability, specifically.
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Physical Change | High School
Activity: Magic Bubble (High School) Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)
In this lesson, students will create and interpret particle diagrams that represent elements and compounds at the molecular level. They will also describe the process of dissolving and create particle diagrams that represent mixtures at the molecular level.
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Physical Change, Physical Properties, Review, Mixtures, Separating Mixtures, Distillation, Sublimation, Phase Changes, Boiling Point, Gas Laws, Temperature, Volume, Pressure | High School
Activity: Physical Properties Mark as Favorite (10 Favorites)
In this activity, students will play a game to review topics relating to physical properties of matter, including mixtures, states of matter, and gas laws. They will be prompted with questions in a PowerPoint and they will use white boards to communicate their answers.
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Physical Change, Mixtures, Observations | High School, Middle School
Activity: Magic Bubble Mark as Favorite (7 Favorites)
In this lesson, students will create and interpret particle diagrams that represent elements and compounds at the molecular level. They will also describe the process of dissolving and create particle diagrams that represent mixtures at the molecular level.
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Physical Change, Distillation, Separating Mixtures, Mixtures, Conservation of Matter, Boiling Point, Phase Changes | High School
Lab: Distillation of Common Soft Drinks Mark as Favorite (58 Favorites)
In this lab, students will see the distillation procedure using a common soft drink and a simple equipment setup.
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Lab Safety | High School, Elementary School, Middle School
Activity: What Not to do in the Chemistry Lab Mark as Favorite (103 Favorites)
In this activity, students will examine a cartoon of a chaotic chemistry laboratory and note the specific behaviors that are dangerous and unsafe in a chemistry laboratory setting. This activity provides an opportunity for teachers to introduce laboratory safety and best laboratory practices and discuss them with their students.
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Lab Safety | High School, Middle School
Demonstration: Lab Safety Mark as Favorite (33 Favorites)
In this demonstration, students discuss laboratory safety and observe corn starch being ignited.
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Lab Safety, Culminating Project, Interdisciplinary | High School, Middle School
Activity: Dangerous Goods Specialist Mark as Favorite (39 Favorites)
In this activity, students will take on the role of a Dangerous Goods Specialist for a large chemical company. In this role, students will research a specific commercially available industrial chemical looking at both the properties of the compound as well as how can they safely ship the chemical to a buyer in a cost effective and timely manner.
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Review, Subatomic Particles, Ions, Isotopes, Electrons, Atomic Mass, Lewis Dot Diagrams, Model of the Atom, Balancing Equations | High School, Middle School
Activity: Tic-Tac-Toe Review Mark as Favorite (45 Favorites)
In this activity students collaborate to complete tic-tac-toe review questions to prepare for a test on the atomic structure unit. The idea behind the activity is to give students choice and you can read more about the inspiration for the activity in the May issue of Chemistry Solutions.
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Review, Density | High School, Middle School
Activity: Round Robin Mark as Favorite (15 Favorites)
In this activity, students solve problems on a series of sheets shared in a group.The activity can be extended beyond the topics of temperature and density. This lesson accompanies an article in Chemistry Solutions.
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Conservation of Mass, Measurements, Conservation of Mass, Chemical Change, Observations, Physical Change, Chemical Change | High School, Middle School
Lab: Mass & Change Mark as Favorite (17 Favorites)
In this lab, students will use unified particle pictures of solid, liquid, and gas to explain the law of conservation of mass after carrying out various experiments.
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Conservation of Mass, Chemical Change, Chemical Change, Observations | High School, Middle School
Lab: Conservation of Mass Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)
In this lab, students perform three simple experiments, recording the mass of a substance before and after a reaction. They then explain how the law of conservation of mass was not violated, even if the mass changed.
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Interdisciplinary | High School
Activity: Forensic Chemistry Crossword Mark as Favorite (7 Favorites)
In this activity, students are challenged to solve forensic chemistry themed clues in order to complete a crossword puzzle.
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Interdisciplinary, Culminating Project | High School
Activity: Chemistry Close Read Mark as Favorite (78 Favorites)
In this activity, students will learn through actively reading real-world chemistry articles. The close-read strategy is used as a way of enhancing student understanding and engagement by slowing down the reading process without detracting from the current curriculum.
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Interdisciplinary, Culminating Project | High School
Project: Chemistry and Art Exhibition Mark as Favorite (14 Favorites)
In this project, students will use chemistry techniques to construct a piece of artwork.
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Observations, Separating Mixtures, Mixtures, Interdisciplinary, Physical Properties, Scientific Method | High School, Middle School
Activity: How Do We Clean Up An Oil Spill Mark as Favorite (38 Favorites)
In this activity, students simulate an oil spill and test different materials’ ability to “clean” the oil spill.
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Observations, Scientific Method, Experimental Design, Error Analysis | High School
Lab: Airplanes Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)
In this lab, students will design a procedure to test for the intended outcome of a longest flight.