Classroom Resources: Chemistry Basics
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Review, Physical Properties, Density, Periodic Table, Mixtures | Middle School, High School
Activity: Chemistry Basics: Advanced Crossword Puzzle Mark as Favorite (19 Favorites)
In this activity, students will complete a crossword puzzle by solving each clue that is related to a fundamental chemistry topic.
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Measurements, Dimensional Analysis, Physical Change, Matter, Mixtures | Middle School, High School
Activity: Cooking with Conversions Mark as Favorite (49 Favorites)
In this activity, students will be given a common homemade recipe for German chocolate cake with measurements in English units. They will be asked to convert the English ingredients list to metric units through scientific calculations. Students will also be asked to identify the ingredients as solid, liquid or gas. While reviewing the cooking procedures, students will classify certain steps as containing compounds or mixtures as well as identify whether chemical or physical changes are taking place. The culinary chemistry involved in this lesson should be introduced throughout the activity.
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Graphing, Scientific Method, Experimental Design | Elementary School, Middle School
Activity: Graphing Glow-in-the-Dark Paint Mark as Favorite (18 Favorites)
In this activity, students will have the opportunity to review the scientific method, and analyze data from a scenario about glow-in-the-dark paint. Additionally, students with create a graph to help them to interpret data.
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Density, Interdisciplinary, Elements | High School
Activity: Applying Density to Earth Mark as Favorite (10 Favorites)
In this activity, students will analyze data related to elevation and rock composition, in order to better understand the impact that density has on earth chemistry.
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Density, Separating Mixtures, Polymers, Polymers | High School
Activity: Identifying Plastics with Density Data Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)
In this activity, students will familiarize themselves with different types of plastics. Using data analysis, students will determine how to use the density values of a variety of plastic samples in order to separate a specific sample from a mixture.
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Atomic Mass, Subatomic Particles, Law of Conservation of Energy, Conservation of Mass | High School
Activity: Building a Nuclide Mark as Favorite (7 Favorites)
In this activity, students will construct a model of a nuclide and use this model to investigate why the mass of the nuclide is less than the summative mass of the individual nucleons (protons and neutrons). Additionally, the constructed nuclide will be used to help students conceptualize and differentiate between key lesson terminology (mass defect, strong nuclear force, and nuclear binding energy).
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Periodic Table, Physical Properties, Identifying an Unknown, Ionization Energy, Atomic Radius, Electronegativity | High School
Activity: Mendeleev's Periodic Table Mark as Favorite (56 Favorites)
In this activity, students will use their knowledge of Periodic Trends to analyze and identify unknown elements and organize them correctly in the Periodic Table.
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Percent Composition, Intermolecular Forces, Interdisciplinary, Elements | High School
Activity: Investigating how the Chemistry of Plate Tectonics Affects Volcanoes Mark as Favorite (15 Favorites)
In this activity, students will learn about the impact chemistry has on plate tectonics and volcanoes. Students will analyze graphs and charts in order to better understand these topics during this investigation.
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Periodic Table, Elements, Introduction, Temperature | High School
Activity: An Element Fill-In Puzzle Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)
In this activity, students will solve a puzzle by using element symbols from the periodic table to fill-in missing letters in familiar chemistry terms related to energy and thermodynamics.
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Gas Laws, Kinetic Molecular Theory, Ideal Gas, Temperature, Volume, Pressure, Density, Density, Experimental Design, Scientific Method | High School, Middle School
Activity: Hot Air Balloon Mark as Favorite (44 Favorites)
In this activity, students use their knowledge of Charles’ law to build a hot air balloon and evaluate its design.
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Review, Density | High School, Middle School
Activity: Round Robin Mark as Favorite (14 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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Concentration, Physical Properties, Chemical Properties, pH | Middle School
Activity: Would You Drink it? Mark as Favorite (26 Favorites)
In this activity, students are provided with data regarding the water quality at multiple locations throughout a city. Students will determine which location should be prioritized for cleaning of contaminates. Students will utilize Claim Evidence and Reasoning (CER) to develop a claim that is supported by the data provided.
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Physical Properties, Chemical Properties | Elementary School
Activity: Solving Problems like a Scientist Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)
In this activity, students will analyze several scenarios in order to better understand and apply their knowledge of physical and chemical properties.
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Periodic Table, History, Elements | High School
Activity: Periodic Table Trivia Crossword Puzzle Mark as Favorite (21 Favorites)
In this activity, students will be presented with trivia questions related to the periodic table of elements. Many of the questions can be answered by examining a periodic table, while others are related to specific elements and may require additional research. Students will complete a crossword puzzle as they answer each of the questions.
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Mole Concept, History, Periodic Table | High School
Activity: The Mole Crossword Puzzle Mark as Favorite (32 Favorites)
In this activity, students will be challenged with clues that are related to the concept of the mole in order to complete a crossword puzzle.
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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 (41 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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Periodic Table, Elements | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Activity: The Periodic Table: Put Your Love to the Test! Mark as Favorite (27 Favorites)
In this activity, students will be challenged to see how familiar they are will the element names on the periodic table. Students will examine a heart-shaped word search, following the rules of the assigned difficulty level (beginner, intermediate, or advanced) in order to identify as many element names as possible.
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Review, Physical Properties, Elements | High School
Activity: Family Reunion Puzzle Mark as Favorite (1 Favorite)
In this activity, students will be challenged to solve a collection of anagrams—but with a twist! Given 27 ordinary words, students must remove one letter and then rearrange the remaining letters to form a chemical term. Additionally, the anagrams are grouped into 3 families, with all of the chemical terms in each family sharing a common property or theme.
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Review, Periodic Table | High School
Activity: Sudoku by the (Chemical) Numbers Mark as Favorite (10 Favorites)
In this activity, students will first answer clues about fundamental chemistry concepts in order to determine the missing digits from a sudoku puzzle. After solving the clues, students must then use both logic and reasoning while following the rules of sudoku to solve the 9x9 puzzle.
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Periodic Table, Elements | Middle School, High School
Activity: Lucky Seven Mark as Favorite (27 Favorites)
In this activity, students will use the periodic table and the clues provided to identify element names. Students will then attempt to find the element names that are hidden n the puzzle.
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Periodic Table, Elements, History | Middle School, High School
Activity: The Disappearing Spoon Reading Questions Mark as Favorite (49 Favorites)
In this activity, students will read a series of passages from the young readers edition of The Disappearing Spoon that are related to the elements in the AACT video series
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Review, Matter, Density, Physical Change, Chemical Change, Periodic Table, Elements, Mixtures | Elementary School, Middle School
Activity: Chemistry Basics: Crossword Puzzle Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)
In this activity, students will complete a crossword puzzle by solving each clue that is related to a basic, yet fundamental chemistry topic.
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Physical Properties, Physical Change, Chemical Change, Matter, Phase Changes | Elementary School
Activity: Analyzing Root Beer Floats Mark as Favorite (1 Favorite)
In this activity students will observe the states of matter while making a root beer float. They will also discover the differences between a solid, a liquid and a gas.
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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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Lab Safety | Middle School, High School
Activity: Race to Safe Mark as Favorite (26 Favorites)
In this activity, students will be engaged in a kinesthetic activity to teach laboratory safety. They will be prompted with different laboratory safety and equipment scenarios and asked to demonstrate the correct safety protocols to follow.