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  Molecular Structure, Molecular Formula, Measurements, Significant Figures, Molecular Structure , Saturated vs. Unsaturated | Middle School, High School

  Project: Discovering Chemical Elements in Food Mark as Favorite (26 Favorites)

  In this project, students will analyze nutrition labels of some of the foods and drinks that they recently consumed. They will identify which type of macromolecule (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins) is mainly supplied by the item and they will compare their consumption with the daily recommended intake for that type of macromolecule. Students will also investigate salt and added sugar as well as vitamins and minerals in the item. Finally, students will present their findings through short, spoken messages that are recorded and presented through a QR code. These can become a source of information for the school community at large upon completion of the project.

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  Physical Properties, Chemical Properties, Elements, Matter, Covalent Bonding, Ionic Bonding, Intermolecular Forces, Polymers | Middle School, High School

  Project: The Chemistry of Toys Mark as Favorite (23 Favorites)

  In this project, students will study the chemistry behind a toy or novelty item of their choosing. They will look at the parts that make up their item and determine what materials each part is made of; the types of atoms, molecules, and bonds present in those materials; and their physical and chemical properties.

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  Molecular Structure, Introduction, Matter | High School

  Activity: Real World Particle Diagramming Mark as Favorite (76 Favorites)

  In this activity, students illustrate everyday objects on the particulate level. To do this, students pick an object around the school (or their home) and then take a picture of the object, research its composition, and draw a particle diagram representation of the object. This helps students to gain confidence in representing matter at a particulate level by starting with familiar objects.

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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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  Review, Culminating Project, Mixtures, Separating Mixtures, Beer's Law, Concentration, Redox Reaction, Half Reactions, pH, Titrations, Buffers, Indicators, Ionic Bonding, Covalent Bonding, Alloys, Percent Composition, Le Châtelier's Principle, Enthalpy, Calorimetry, Conductivity | High School

  Lesson Plan: AP Chemistry Experimental Evidence Review Mark as Favorite (43 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will evaluate data from 16 simulated lab experiments that were designed to mirror the Recommended Labs from the College Board. Corresponding lab experiments and demonstration options have also been included for teacher reference.

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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.

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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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  Partial Pressure, Gas Laws, Ideal Gas, Pressure, Molar Mass, Measurements, Error Analysis | High School

  Lab: Molar Mass of Butane Mark as Favorite (17 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will experimentally determine the molar mass of butane using Dalton’s law and the ideal gas law. They will also calculate the percent error and explain possible sources of error.

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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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  Intermolecular Forces, Polarity | High School

  Lesson Plan: Potential Energy Introduction Mark as Favorite (10 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will follow a guided inquiry introduction to potential energy. Students begin by investigating a video model of magnetic water molecules and review their ideas about charge, and attraction or repulsion due to charge. Then, using a Google Drawing manipulative box, students place their digital water molecules into attraction and repulsion orientations. Next, they indicate the direction of force and show how potential energy is increasing when the molecules are moved in a direction opposite to the force.

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  Polyatomic Ions, Ionic Bonding | High School

  Activity: Common Ion Memory Game Mark as Favorite (20 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will play a modified version of the classic Memory Game in order to help identify common ions by name and symbol. This activity provides an opportunity for students to increase their familiarity with the names and formulas of common ions that they will be expected to properly use when they begin writing chemical formulas and reactions.

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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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  Density, Separating Mixtures, Polymers, Polymers | High School

  Activity: Identifying Plastics with Density Data Mark as Favorite (4 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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  Density, Chemical Properties, Polymers, Polymers | High School

  Lab: The Big Six Plastics Mark as Favorite (28 Favorites)

  In this lab students will use data and chemical tests to better understand different types of plastics and their properties. Ultimately, students can choose the best plastic material to construct a compost bin.

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  Intermolecular Forces, Polarity, Molecular Structure, Functional Groups, Molecular Structure | High School

  Lab: The Chemistry of Hand Sanitizer and Soap Mark as Favorite (141 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will model the interaction between hand sanitizer particles and virus particles, as well as between soap particles and virus particles. They will apply their understanding of molecular structure and intermolecular forces to analyze their observations and behavior of the particles, in order to gain a better understanding of how soaps and sanitizers work.

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  Molecular Structure, Intermolecular Forces, Measurements, SI Units | High School

  Activity: Designing an Effective Respiratory Cloth Mask Mark as Favorite (61 Favorites)

  In this activity students will use unit conversion to help compare sizes of molecules, viruses, and droplets and then use them to interpret graphical data. They will then use their findings to design a cloth mask that helps protect its wearer against infection by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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  Molecular Motion, Temperature, Observations, Inferences | Elementary School

  Demonstration: How Does Temperature Affect Water Molecules? Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)

  In this demonstration, students will observe models to better understand that temperature affects molecular movements.

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  Intermolecular Forces, Ionic Bonding, Covalent Bonding, Lewis Structures, Polarity | High School

  Demonstration: Interactions Between Particles Mark as Favorite (20 Favorites)

  In groups of six to eight, students will observe the behavior of substances and mixtures to determine the relative strength of intermolecular forces between the particles in each substance or mixture. They will then arrange different cards representing ions and molecules based on intermolecular forces to determine the best molecular level representation of the physical samples they observed.

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  Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactant, Percent Composition, Lewis Structures, Percent Composition | High School

  Lab: Untouchable Key Escape Room Mark as Favorite (112 Favorites)

  In this lab, students are presented with a key wrapped in aluminum foil a quantity of solid copper (II) chloride, a balance, distilled water and a selection of standard laboratory glassware and equipment. Without using their hands to touch the key, students must react the key with a copper (II) chloride solution in order to free the key and use it to escape from the chemistry classroom!

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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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  Intermolecular Forces, Polarity, Covalent Bonding, Lewis Structures, Molecular Geometry, Physical Properties | High School

  Simulation: Intermolecular Forces Mark as Favorite (159 Favorites)

  In this simulation, students will review the three major types of intermolecular forces and answer quiz questions using the relative strengths of these forces to compare different substances given their name, formula, and Lewis structure.

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  Periodic Table, Atomic Radius, Ionization Energy, Electronegativity | High School

  Activity: Periodic War Mark as Favorite (116 Favorites)

  In this activity, students play a card game to apply their knowledge of the periodic trends of the main group elements.

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  Intermolecular Forces, Polarity, Covalent Bonding, Lewis Structures, Molecular Geometry, Physical Properties | High School

  Activity: Simulation Activity: Intermolecular Forces Mark as Favorite (61 Favorites)

  In this simulation, students will review the three major types of intermolecular forces – London dispersion forces, dipole-dipole interactions, and hydrogen bonding – through short video clips and accompanying text. They will then answer quiz questions using the relative strengths of these forces to compare different substances given their name, formula, and Lewis structure, and put them in order based on the strength of their intermolecular forces, their boiling point, or their vapor pressure. The simulation is designed as a five question quiz for students to use multiple times.

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  Physical Properties, Covalent Bonding, Electronegativity, Polarity, Molecular Geometry, Intermolecular Forces, Solubility | Middle School, High School

  Activity: The Chemistry of Water Video Questions Mark as Favorite (48 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will watch a video and answer questions about how the molecular geometry and polarity of water give rise to many of its unusual physical properties, including its relatively high boiling point and its ability to dissolve some substances but not others.

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

  Activity: My Name is Bond, Ionic Bond Mark as Favorite (73 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will demonstrate their knowledge of ionic bond strength using a “brackets” activity. Pairs of students start the activity playing a game of “Ionic Compound War” to build eight compounds. Then then transfer the compounds to a “bracket” and use their knowledge of ionic bonding, along with a solubility chart, to predict the strongest and weakest bond between four pairs of ionic substances.