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  Separating Mixtures, Separating Mixtures | Elementary School

  Lab: Investigating Black Ink Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will discover that black ink is a mixture composed of a several different pigments through a chromatography investigation.

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  History, Chemical Change | High School, Middle School

  Activity: Tie Dye Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)

  In this activity, students make tie-dye shirts and complete a worksheet about a reading from ChemMatters about how dyes work. It gives students the opportunity to apply chemistry to everyday life.

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  Review | High School, Middle School

  Activity: Tic-Tac-Toe Review Mark as Favorite (4 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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  Phase Changes, Physical Properties, Molecular Motion, Introduction, Matter | Elementary School

  Lesson Plan: Introducing States of Matter Mark as Favorite (1 Favorite)

  In this lesson, students will investigate particle behavior in different forms of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Students will have an opportunity to examine a model of the particles in the different states of matter and will also participate in a kinesthetic demonstration of matter. They will also learn what makes the states of matter different from one another when changing from one form to another.

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  Periodic Table | High School

  Lesson Plan: The Periodic Table Unit Plan Mark as Favorite (48 Favorites)

  The AACT high school classroom resource library and multimedia collection has everything you need to put together a unit plan for your classroom: lessons, activities, labs, projects, videos, simulations, and animations. We constructed a unit plan using AACT resources that is designed to teach the Periodic Table to your students.

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  Intermolecular Forces, Physical Change, Intermolecular Forces, Polarity | High School

  Activity: Intermolecular Forces Activity Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will represent molecules and energy to investigate the different types of intermolecular forces.

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  Density, Observations, Chemical Change, Physical Change, Balancing Equations | High School

  Lab: The Lovely Lava Lamp Mark as Favorite (12 Favorites)

  In this lab, students add food coloring to a mixture of oil and water and record their observations. They then add an Alka-Seltzer tablet, record their observations and answer a series of questions about the chemical and physical changes that took place.

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  Intermolecular Forces, Intermolecular Forces, Physical Change | High School

  Activity: Simulation Activity: Intermolecular Forces Mark as Favorite (48 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will use a simulation to investigate different types of intermolecular forces (London dispersion and dipole-dipole). In the analysis that follows the activity, they will relate IMFs (including hydrogen bonding) to physical properties (boiling point and solubility).

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  Chemical Change, Phase Changes, Combustion, Observations | Elementary School, Middle School

  Demonstration: The Jumping Flame Mark as Favorite (1 Favorite)

  In this demonstration, students will observe that the vapor of an extinguished candle flame is ignitable.

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  Physical Properties, Intermolecular Forces | High School

  Lesson Plan: The Importance of Motor Oil Viscosity in Optimal Car Functioning Mark as Favorite (9 Favorites)

  In this lesson students will determine how temperature affects viscosity and relate the data to the structure of motor oil and the optimal functioning of a car.

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  Molecular Structure, Interdisciplinary, Scientific Method | Middle School

  Lesson Plan: The Effect of Different Foods on Mealworms Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will look at the chemistry of the molecules of carbohydrates, fats, and lipids, and they will use this information to determine a diet for their mealworm and will collect information about the mealworm to test a hypothesis.

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  Identifying an Unknown, Culminating Project, Classification of Reactions | High School

  Lab: The Culminating Unknown Mark as Favorite (8 Favorites)

  In this lab, students identify an unknown from a list of 12 possible compounds by designing a procedure and using evidence to prove their claim. They must draw from knowledge gained throughout the year to properly develop a procedure to identify the unknown.

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  Phase Changes, Physical Properties, Melting Point, Observations, Scientific Method | Elementary School

  Lab: Ice Cube Race Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will investigate what factors can influence the change in state of matter from a solid to a liquid. They will have the opportunity to make a hypothesis and participate in the design and completion of an experiment.

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  Photosynthesis, Conservation of Mass, Balancing Equations, Chemical Change, Reversible Reactions, Molecular Formula, Interdisciplinary, Chemical Change, Conservation of Mass | Middle School

  Lesson Plan: The Building Blocks of Photosynthesis Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will use colored blocks to represent the elements in photosynthesis and illustrate how they are broken down and reassembled to create glucose.

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  Chemical Change, Physical Change, Separating Mixtures, Observations, Mixture | High School

  Lab: Test Tube Separation Mark as Favorite (8 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will mix four substances in a test tube and recreate the original four layers through chemical and physical means.

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  Redox Reaction, Electron Transfer, Chemical Change, Observations | High School

  Lab: Test Tube Geology Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)

  In this lab, students are introduced to experimental design and focus on collecting qualitative data.

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  Introduction | High School

  Lesson Plan: How To Write a Formal Lab Mark as Favorite (10 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students learn how to put the parts of a formal lab write up together.

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  History | High School

  Activity: Sustainablility Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)

  In this activity, students are introduced to the idea of sustainability by building a vocabulary that they will use and develop through the unit. The subsequent unit focuses on water sustainability, specifically.

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  Observations, Separating Mixtures, Mixtures, Interdisciplinary, Physical Properties, Scientific Method | High School, Middle School

  Activity: How Do We Clean Up An Oil Spill Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)

  In this activity, students simulate an oil spill and test different materials’ ability to “clean” the oil spill.

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  Physical Change, Intermolecular Forces, Heating Curve, Phase Changes, Graphing, Heat, Exothermic & Endothermic, Temperature, Freezing Point, Melting Point | High School

  Lab: Heating & Cooling Curve Mark as Favorite (15 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will create a phase change graph by adding and removing heat to observe and record data during actual phase changes.

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  Culminating Project | High School

  Activity: Stop-Motion Video Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)

  In this activity, students will pick a concept to bring to life in a stop-motion video.

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

  Lab: A Sticky Situation Mark as Favorite (0 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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  Temperature, History, Interdisciplinary, Chemical Change, Temperature, Heat | Middle School, High School

  Lab: Greenhouse Gas Simulation Mark as Favorite (14 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will create two simulations of the Earth’s atmosphere. They will compare a control model with a one that has an increased presence of carbon dioxide gas in order to analyze how this effects temperature. They will also complete research in order to learn more about the makeup of the Earth’s atmosphere.

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  Freezing Point, Melting Point, Phase Changes, Acids & Bases, Physical Change | Middle School

  Lesson Plan: Stearic Acid Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students investigate how stearic acid undergoes a phase change from solid to liquid and back from liquid to solid. Temperature readings will be collected at one-minute intervals once the acid melts, the heat escapes, and the acid cools. Students are introduced to the idea that energy loss does not always result in a continuous temperature drop.

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  Density, Physical Properties | High School

  Lab: Graphing Density Mark as Favorite (11 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will collect data and then use graphing to determine the density values of unknown metal samples.