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  Interdisciplinary | High School

  Activity: Forensic Chemistry Crossword Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this activity, students are challenged to solve forensic chemistry themed clues in order to complete a crossword puzzle.

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  Indicators, Chemical Properties, Observations, Acid Base Reactions | Elementary School

  Lab: Can a Cabbage Distinguish an Acid from a Base? Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will first determine what colors the cabbage indicator turns in acidic, neutral, and basic solutions.

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  Solubility, Solute & Solvent, Physical Change | Elementary School

  Demonstration: Crystallization of Sugar Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this demonstration, students will observe how to make rock candy in order to understand how sugar crystals form. They will be able to explain what a supersaturated solution is and how it is relevant to sugar crystallization.

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  Chemical Change, Scientific Method, Experimental Design, Observations, Inferences | Middle School, High School

  Demonstration: What Causes Yeast to Ferment? Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will observe and verify molasses sugar content as a result of its ability to ferment yeast. They will compare how molasses allows yeast to ferment with other sugar solutions as well as a sugar-free solution.

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  Separating Mixtures, Identifying an Unknown, Functional Groups, Molecular Structure | High School

  Lesson Plan: Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will learn about the development of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and how it used today. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. Through these activities students will learn how to interpret a skeletal structure, as well as the names and structures of several organic functional groups. Additionally, they will examine and evaluate a mass spectrum. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher, as most of the activities are self-guided.

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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.

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  Pharmaceuticals, Molecular Structure , History | High School

  Lesson Plan: Discovery of Ivermectin: Preventing Blindness and Heartworm Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will learn about the drug ivermectin by reading about the chemistry behind its discovery and applications. There are a series of activities to help promote literacy in the science classroom related to the reading. This lesson could be easily used as plans for a substitute teacher since most of the activities are self-guided.

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  Physical Properties, Chemical Properties | High School

  Lesson Plan: Engineering a Vehicle Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lesson students will take on the role of a Ford Motor Company engineer and evaluate the potential use of carbon fiber technology for use in the automotive industry.

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  History, Interdisciplinary, Chemical Change | Middle School, High School

  Video: Spellbound Episode 1—A Sign on the Door: Ahmed Zewail, Ph.D. Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  Produced for the 2011 International Year of Chemistry, the video series Spellbound, tells the story of scientists whose childhood curiosity about everyday things helped them launch careers in the lab, win Nobel Prizes and make other achievements. Their early childhood experiences may encourage young people into careers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. This episode features Ahmed Zewail, Ph.D.

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  Density, Density, Observations, Inferences | High School, Middle School

  Demonstration: Qualitative Look at Gas Density Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this demo, students witness three types of gases and observe their relative densities to air.

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  Polarity, Intermolecular Forces, Intermolecular Forces, Physical Change, Matter | Middle School

  Lesson Plan: Sandy Beaches—A Foray into ‘Magic’ Sand Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will investigate the properties of magic sand and learn about the concept of hydrophobic and hydrophilic molecules. It also introduced students to the field of nanotechnology.

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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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  Electron Transfer, Electrons, Electricity, Model of the Atom, Atoms, Subatomic Particles, Electrons, Observations | Middle School, High School

  Lesson Plan: Understanding Static Electricity Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will complete a series of activities to explore how the imbalance of charges in materials creates static electricity and how those materials interact with others around them. They will describe the relationship between atomic structure, specifically the role of protons and electrons, and static electricity.

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  Gas Laws, Pressure, Ideal Gas, Volume, Graphing, Physical Properties, Error Analysis | High School

  Lab: Boyle's Law Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lab, students stack books on top of a closed syringe and use the volume change to determine the mass of the books.

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  Elements, Periodic Table | Middle School, High School

  Activity: Chemistry Kakuro Puzzle Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will use both math and logic to solve a chemistry themed kakuro puzzle. This puzzle differs slightly from a traditional kakuro by first requiring students to use a periodic table to find the atomic number for each element symbol appearing in the puzzle. Using the atomic numbers as starting clues, students then fill-in the empty squares with numbers 1-9 that sum to the value of the clue, but without reusing any digits. This activity is a fun challenge for students, and provides the opportunity to strengthen logic and reasoning skills.

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  Density, Identifying an Unknown, Measurements | Elementary School, Middle School

  Demonstration: Household Densities Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this demonstration, students will make predictions about various household materials and whether or not each will sink or float when placed in water. Data will be collected and then used to calculate the density value of each item. Finally students will analyze the relationship between the density value and the observed outcome, and use their knowledge to identify unknown materials.

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  Chemical Change, Chemical Change, Observations | High School, Middle School

  Lab: Corrosion in Motion Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will expose metal samples to various solutions and observe the amount of corrosion of a period of time.

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  Solute & Solvent, Chemical Change, Solubility, Chemical Bond | Middle School

  Lab: A Sticky Situation Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will try to separate plastic spoons that have been attached together with different adhesive materials using a variety of solvents.

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  Periodic Table, History, Identifying an Unknown | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Cadmium Video Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about cadmium.

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  Polarity, Polymers, Molecular Structure, Monomer, Intermolecular Forces, Scientific Method, Chemical Change, Intermolecular Forces | Middle School

  Lesson Plan: Watch the Baby! Superabsorbent Polymer Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will learn about how polymers, specifically superabsorbent polymers, work. Through lab activities, students will investigate polymer properties.

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  Review | Middle School, High School

  Activity: Vocabulary Learning Made Simple Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this activity, students write definitions for vocabulary words using only the 1000 most common English words. Then students interact with the simplified definitions in order to try to guess the vocabulary words correctly.

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  Density, Observations, Chemical Change, Combustion | High School

  Demonstration: Fish Tank Carbon Dioxide Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this demonstration, students watch as a reaction between baking soda and vinegar produces carbon dioxide, which then causes lit candles to extinguish.

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  Physical Properties, Observations, Mixtures, Solute & Solvent, Mixtures | Middle School

  Lesson Plan: How Fast Does it Flow? Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)

  In this lesson students explore the viscosity of different mixtures. They measure viscosity of different mixtures and then have the opportunity to design a mixture to attain a particular viscosity. Students will relate their lab experience to the application of viscosity in the real-world as they consider the differences in viscosity between different types of paints.

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  Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Manganese Video Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)

  In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about manganese.

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  Lab Safety | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Video: Video 6: RAMP (For Teachers) Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)

  As a teacher, there are steps you can take to make sure your students are as safe as possible while exploring and experimenting in the lab. In this video, we discuss some ideas to help you to set up a safe lab experiment. We use RAMP, the acronym for lab safety. RAMP stands for Recognize hazards; Assess risks; Minimize risks and Prepare for emergencies. RAMP is a simple yet powerful tool to help you prepare for and safely carry out any lab activity with your students.