Classroom Resources: Quantitative Chemistry

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  History, Periodic Table, Mole Concept | High School

  Activity: The Mole Crossword Puzzle

  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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  Gas Laws, Stoichiometry, Mole Concept | High School

  Lab: Investigating the Self-Inflating Balloon

  In this lab, students will investigate the chemical reaction used in the self-inflating balloon. They will apply their knowledge of gas laws and stoichiometry in order to determine the quantities of reactants used to inflate the balloon.

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  Stoichiometry, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis | High School

  Activity: A Stoichiometry Puzzle

  In this activity, students will develop a better understanding of how to set up a stoichiometry problem using dimensional analysis (factor label method). Students will be able to use their prior knowledge of mole conversions and chemical reactions.

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  Percent Composition, Molecular Formula, Percent Composition, Mole Concept | High School

  Activity: Mystery Gang Empirical Formulae

  In this activity, students will determine empirical formulas for samples of trace evidence collected from various crime scene scenarios. They will use the information to link a criminal to a particular crime scene.

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  Identifying an Unknown, Mole Concept, Percent Composition, Emission Spectrum | High School

  Lesson Plan: Chemical Analysis of Martian Rocks

  In this lesson, students are challenged to analyze the spectral graphs obtained by the Curiosity Mars Rover. Based on their examination students will determine the component elements of each sample, as well as the relative abundance of each element. With this information the student will complete calculations to find the empirical formula and identify the composition of the unknown rock. Finally students will complete research to see if these rocks are actually like those on Earth.

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  Molecular Formula, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Molar Mass | High School

  Activity: Calculating Moles in Daily Life

  In this activity, students will use dimensional analysis to complete calculations and conversions for the number of moles, atoms, and molecules in several everyday household items using collected data.

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  History, Mole Concept, Measurements | High School

  Activity: Avogadro Video Questions

  In this activity, students will watch a video about Amedeo Avogadro and answer related questions. They will learn that he is the scientist given credit for the mole concept and that he also made several other discoveries in chemistry.

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  Density, Identifying an Unknown, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Measurements, Molar Mass | High School

  Lab: Chemistry Composition Challenge

  In this inquiry based lab, students will design a method to solve three chemistry problems involving moles, molecules, and density.

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  Stoichiometry, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis | High School

  Lesson Plan: Map It Out!

  In this lesson, students should be able to use a graphic organizer to help them solve stoichiometry problems. This lesson utilizes the Cornell note format.

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  Stoichiometry, Conservation of Mass, Limiting Reactant, Mole Concept | High School

  Animation: Limiting Reactant Animation

  In this animation, students will visualize on the particulate level what happens in a limiting reactant problem. A number of limiting reactant scenarios are animated, including a simple example of how to build a bike to introduce the concept of limiting reactant. Conservation of mass is also demonstrated by calculating masses from the mole quantities of the reactants and products. **This video has no audio**

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  Gas Laws, History, Mole Concept, Measurements, Ideal Gas | High School

  Video: Amedeo Avogadro Video

  This video tells the story of Amedeo Avogadro, the scientist given credit for the mole concept, but who discovered other things in chemistry too.

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  Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Measurements, Molar Mass | High School

  Lab: Calculating Moles

  In this lab, students will have the opportunity to practice conducting the chemist’s way of counting atoms and molecules by using the mole. They will determine the mass of various common elements and compounds and convert this data into values of moles, atoms and molecules. This will allow students to realize the connection between commonly used laboratory chemicals and the quantitative data and calculations that are such a fundamental part of chemistry.

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  Molecular Formula, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Measurements, Scientific Notation, Molar Mass, Significant Figures | High School

  Activity: Can You Color A Mole?

  In this activity, students determine how many moles of paraffin are used when they color a piece of paper as well as how many molecules and moles of wax are in one crayon.

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  Density, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis | High School

  Lab: Moles of Food

  In this lab, students will analyze the nutrition label of a variety of foods to find the amount of specific elements in each serving. Students are asked to evaluate and compare the data in a series of questions, in order to convert the values to moles. This lab gives students the opportunity to see the connection between the chemistry mole concept and everyday foods.

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  Mole Concept | High School

  Activity: Popcorn Counting Unit

  In this activity, students develop a new method of counting objects, called the PCU, and compare this method to the concept of the mole.

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  Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Measurements | High School

  Lesson Plan: Molar Marks

  In this lesson, students will better understand the mole concept by using chalk to write their name on a sidewalk and finding out the composition of chalk through research.

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  Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Measurements | High School

  Activity: Bring Me A Mole

  In this lab, students take an abstract concept, the mole, and turn it into a real measurable concept.

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  Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Measurements, Molar Mass | High School

  Lab: It's Mole Time!

  In this lab, students determine the number of moles of chalk used to write their name, the moles of sucrose ingested while chewing gum, and the moles of alcohol evaporated when using hand sanitizer.

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  Acid Base Reactions, Molarity, Net Ionic Equation, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Measurements, Heat of Neutralization, Calorimetry, Specific Heat, Temperature, Exothermic & Endothermic, Bond Energy | High School

  Lab: Heat of Neutralization

  In this lab, students carry out an acid base reaction to calculate the heat of neutralization.

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  Density, Temperature, Sublimation, Gas Laws, Density, Pressure, Phase Changes, Interdisciplinary, Physical Change, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Measurements, Ideal Gas, Volume | High School

  Demonstration: Ideal Gas Law using Carbon Dioxide

  In this demonstration, students observe dry ice sublime while the CO2 gas fills a balloon. They then calculate the moles and volume of CO2 produced.

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  Concentration, Molarity, Percent Yield, Stoichiometry, Classification of Reactions, Limiting Reactant, Mole Concept, Chemical Change, Dimensional Analysis | High School

  Demonstration: First Day Review

  In this demonstration, students see evidence of a chemical reaction.

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  Gas Laws, Balancing Equations, Stoichiometry, Mole Concept, Chemical Change, Dimensional Analysis, Volume | High School

  Project: Air Bag Stoichiometry

  In this lab, students make real-world connections of stoichiometry with the design of car air bags.

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  Observations, Separating Mixtures, Solubility, Concentration, Precipitate, Identifying an Unknown, Molarity, Net Ionic Equation, Balancing Equations, Percent Yield, Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactant, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Graphing | High School

  Lab: White Lab

  In this lab, students use molarity concepts to review limiting reactant concepts mathematically, conceptually, and graphically. They can then carry out a follow up investigation to identify an unknown using concepts learned in the first investigation.

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  Observations, Separating Mixtures, Balancing Equations, Percent Yield, Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactant, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Measurements, Error Analysis, Error Analysis | High School

  Lab: Limiting Reactant Lab

  In this lab, students react copper(II) chloride with aluminum to determine the limiting reactant. They then isolate one product to determine their percent yield.

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  Concentration, Precipitate, Net Ionic Equation, Balancing Equations, Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactant, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis | High School

  Lab: Finding CO₂ Mass in your Breath

  In this lab, students will measure how much carbon dioxide they exhale by reacting their exhaled breath with lime water (calcium hydroxide).