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  Intermolecular Forces | High School

  Lesson Plan: Intermolecular Forces Review Mark as Favorite (24 Favorites)

  In this lesson plan, students will review concepts of intermolecular forces.

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  Percent Composition, Law of Definite Proportions | High School

  Lab: Formula of an Unknown Hydrate Mark as Favorite (34 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will design a laboratory procedure in order to ultimately determine the formula of an unknown hydrated salt. Students must recognize what data points are necessary to collect during the process, as well as how to analyze the data appropriately.

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  Intermolecular Forces, Polarity, Molecular Geometry, Molecular Structure, Molecular Structure , Physical Properties, Chemical Properties, Physical Change | High School

  Lesson Plan: An Exploration of Intermolecular Forces Mark as Favorite (57 Favorites)

  In this lesson students will explore intermolecular forces, and their associated effect on physical and chemical properties. Students will experiment with volatile liquids to investigate their predictions about intermolecular strength.

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  Percent Composition, Identifying an Unknown, Net Ionic Equation, Stoichiometry, Error Analysis, Molar Mass | High School

  Lab: Analysis of Carbonate Compounds Mark as Favorite (58 Favorites)

  In this lab, students calculate the molar masses of three unknown carbonate compounds by measuring the amount of product (CO2) produced by a reaction with hydrochloric acid.

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  Intermolecular Forces, Intermolecular Forces, Polarity, Molecular Motion, Molecular Motion, Physical Properties | High School

  Activity: Simulation Activity: Comparing Attractive Forces Mark as Favorite (119 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will use a simulation to investigate different types of intermolecular forces (London dispersion, induced dipole, and hydrogen bonding). In the analysis that follows the activity, they will relate IMFs (also including dipole-dipole) to physical properties (boiling point, solubility, and vapor pressure). This activity and simulation are appropriate for students in any level chemistry course.

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  VSEPR Theory, Molecular Structure, Molecular Geometry | High School

  Activity: VSEPR Modeling Mark as Favorite (76 Favorites)

  In this activity, students construct physical models of molecular shapes. However, students are not told what the preferred arrangements of electron pair domains are. Instead, they derive the arrangements. Students are given the opportunity to conceptualize what is happening when one electron pair domain acts upon another, and to understand how those interactions result in the molecular geometries predicted by VSEPR theory.

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  VSEPR Theory, Molecular Geometry, Lewis Structures, Covalent Bonding | High School

  Activity: VSEPR with Balloons Mark as Favorite (61 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will explore Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory using balloon models. Since balloons tend to take up as much space as they can when tied together, they can look like models of central atoms in VSEPR theory, making a great metaphor for the model. This activity is an extension of the activity, Shapes of Molecules found on the AACT website.

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  Buffers, Solubility, Molecular Structure | High School

  Lab: Aspirin Tablets: Are they all the Same? Mark as Favorite (55 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will design an experiment to test the time and completeness of dissolution of various types of aspirin in different pH environments.

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  Ionic Bonding, Naming Compounds, Molecular Formula, Ions, Ionic Radius, Solubility, Melting Point, Physical Properties | High School

  Activity: Ionic Bonding Brackets Mark as Favorite (62 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will demonstrate their knowledge of ionic bond strength and its relationship to the properties of melting point and solubility using a “brackets” activity. After analyzing the ionic charge and radius to predict the strongest and weakest bond between four pairs of ionic substances, they will then determine which will be the least soluble.

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  Covalent Bonding, Lewis Structures, VSEPR Theory, Electronegativity, Polarity | High School

  Activity: Properties of Common Molecular Substances Mark as Favorite (60 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will apply their knowledge of molecular polarity, shape, and intermolecular forces to explain the differences in properties between different covalent substances.

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  Saturated vs. Unsaturated, Molecular Structure , Molecular Structure, Covalent Bonding, Lewis Structures, Interdisciplinary, Dimensional Analysis, Intermolecular Forces, Melting Point | High School

  Lesson Plan: Dietary Fats Mark as Favorite (11 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will learn about the chemistry of dietary fats in the food they eat. They will calculate the number of calories coming from fats, carbohydrates, and proteins based on a food label before completing a guided activity focused on investigating the chemical structures of different types of fats. Students will then engage in a literacy component where they will use an article about the biological role of various types of dietary fats and foods to answer a series of questions.

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  Radiation, Molecular Structure, Polarity, Heat | High School

  Lesson Plan: Why Does Carbon Get Such a Bad Rap? Mark as Favorite (4 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will use a climate change scenario to understand the role that polar bonds play in whether a molecule can be considered a greenhouse gas, while learning the particle nature of matter-energy interactions.

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  Law of Definite Proportions, Law of Multiple Proportions, Percent Composition, Molar Mass | High School

  Lesson Plan: Exploring the Laws of Definite and Multiple Proportions Mark as Favorite (9 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will review the concept of percent composition and then apply it to the laws of definite and multiple proportions.

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  Density, Physical Properties, Chemical Properties, Physical Change, Chemical Change, Graphing, Alloys | Middle School, High School

  Lesson Plan: The Captivating Chemistry of Coins Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will develop a better understanding of physical and chemical properties of matter by comparing the composition of different pennies. This is done by determining the density of different pennies which will be compared to the density of different metals.

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  Physical Properties, Molecular Structure, Intermolecular Forces | Middle School, High School

  Lesson Plan: Structure Matters Mark as Favorite (8 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will explore the atomic level structure of various elements and compounds to determine how arrangement of atoms at the microscopic level affects macroscopic material properties.

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  Matter, Physical Properties, Chemical Properties, Mixtures, Elements, Alloys | High School

  Lesson Plan: Observing Properties of Those Marvelous Metals Mark as Favorite (16 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will see how metals, both pure metals and alloys, may have different physical and chemical properties. They will investigate how these properties contribute to their usefulness in manufacturing and construction.

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  Naming Compounds, Covalent Bonding | High School

  Lesson Plan: Naming Covalent Compounds Mark as Favorite (88 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students engage their literacy skills to interpret tables and answer a series of guiding questions to discover the rules of naming and formula writing for simple covalent compounds.

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  Molecular Structure, Lab Safety, Identifying an Unknown, Interdisciplinary | High School

  Lesson Plan: How Modern Instrumentation Revolutionized the Poison Game Mark as Favorite (51 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students are introduced to the world of Forensic Chemistry using the prologue of Deborah Blum’s The Poisoner’s Handbook. Discussion revolves around why murder by poison was so prevalent during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and why it is so rare today.  Students create their own Safety Data Sheet on a poison of choice, and learn about how mass spectroscopy has helped revolutionize the modern analysis of toxins. 

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  Electromagnetic Spectrum, Redox Reaction, Molecular Structure, Law of Conservation of Energy, Half Reactions, Oxidation Number, Oxidation, Reduction, Intermolecular Forces | High School

  Lesson Plan: Fading Away Mark as Favorite (16 Favorites)

  In this lesson students will explore photodegradation of color. First, students will view how fading of paint has affected Van Gogh’s great works of art and the efforts that are being taken to conserve these works. While exploring, students will actively engage in research to relate the fading process to redox reactions, X-Ray diffraction, solute-solvent interactions, and light/energy calculations. Students will then act as an Engineering Task Force and brainstorm to identify how photodegradation affects modern day objects and plan how to address their fading in an effort to market to the airliner Jetstar

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  Ionic Bonding, Covalent Bonding, Physical Properties, Chemical Properties, Density, Inferences | High School

  Lesson Plan: Murder Mystery Mark as Favorite (12 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will use their knowledge of the properties of ionic and covalent compounds to examine the evidence from a crime scene. Students will conduct several tests, and compare their data with known data in a collection of SDS documents. Using the evidence from their investigation, students will write a claim, evidence and reasoning statement detailing whether the victim was murdered or died accidentally.

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  Molecular Geometry, Molecular Structure, Lewis Structures | High School

  Lesson Plan: Investigating Real-World Applications of Molecular Geometry Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students use tools to predict the shapes of simple molecules and discuss factors that cause molecules to adopt certain shapes. These concepts are then applied to real-world examples of how geometry impacts the functions of important molecules.

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  Covalent Bonding, Polarity, Electronegativity, Lewis Structures, VSEPR Theory | High School

  Activity: Modeling Molecular Polarity Mark as Favorite (72 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will use electronegativity values and their knowledge of covalent bonding to model the bonds in a molecule. Using this information they will learn how to determine the overall polarity of a molecule.

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  Covalent Bonding, Polarity, Electronegativity | High School

  Activity: Modeling Bond Polarity Mark as Favorite (77 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will model the pull of electrons in a bond between two elements, demonstrating covalent bonding. In particular differentiating between polar and nonpolar bonds.

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  Molecular Structure, Molecular Structure , Interdisciplinary, Chemical Change, Distillation, Renewable Energy, Enthalpy, Stoichiometry, Chemical Change, Combustion | High School

  Lesson Plan: Biofuels of the Future Mark as Favorite (11 Favorites)

  In this lesson students will explore the world of automobile alternative energy sources through the study of biofuels. They will design and create an e-book that illustrates and explains one of the provided topics or an original idea approved by the teacher.

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  Molecular Structure, Chemical Properties | High School

  Lesson Plan: The Chemistry of Vaccines Mark as Favorite (40 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will read the article, Can a Vaccine End the Pandemic? by Wynne Parry from the December 2020 edition of ChemMatters magazine. Students will answer questions based on the content of the article and also have the opportunity to do additional research. Finally, they will create a podcast discussing the chemistry of vaccines.