Classroom Resources: Chemistry Basics
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Observations, Scientific Method, Experimental design, Error analysis | High School
Lab: Airplanes
In this lab, students will design a procedure to test for the intended outcome of a longest flight.
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Culminating Project | High School, Middle School
Activity: 24-7 Lecture
In this activity, students must demonstrate their understanding of a topic by making a 24 second video and summarizing the concept in seven words.
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Chemical Change, Observations, Exothermic & Endothermic, Temperature, Chemical Change | High School
Lab: Observing a Chemical Reaction
In this lab, students will practice making careful observations and measurements while witnessing a chemical change.
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Observations, Combustion, Phase Changes | High School
Lab: Observing a Candle
In this lab, students accumulate observations of a candle including a look at the combustion reaction's reactants and products.
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Observations, Inferences, Scientific Method | High School
Demonstration: Observations vs. Inferences
In this demonstration, students will learn the the difference between observation and inferences.
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Redox Reaction, History, Oxidation, Reduction, Chemical Change, Observations | High School
Demonstration: Nitric Acid Acts Upon Copper
In this demonstration, students will hear a story about Ira Remsen and watch a demonstration that recreates her first experiment reacting nitric acid with a copper penny.
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Molecular Formula, History, Functional Groups | High School
Activity: Napoleon's Buttons Writing Assignment
In this activity, students read Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson’s book Napoleon’s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History. They discuss the book in class and complete a written assignment based on the chemistry and history highlighted in the book.
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Periodic Table, Physical Properties | High School
Lab: Metal, Non-Metal, or Metalloid
In this lab, students will classify several samples of elements as metals, nonmetals, or metalloid based on their physical and chemical properties.
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Periodic Table | High School
Activity: Mendeleev's Periodic Table
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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Periodic Table | High School
Activity: Mendeleev's Cards
In this activity, students learn about periodic trends by organizing cards and then determining the information on a missing card.
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Conservation of Mass, Matter | High School
Lab: Matter Matters
In this lesson, students will investigate the Law of Conservation of Mass.
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Measurements, Introduction | High School
Lab: Math and Measurement
In this lab, students will practice introductory math skills that will be used in chemistry all year. This includes metric conversion, significant figures, scientific notation, dimensional analysis, density, percent error, accuracy and precision, as well as using lab equipment.
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Conservation of Mass, Measurements, Conservation of Mass | High School, Middle School
Lab: Mass & Change
In this lab, students will use unified particle pictures of solid, liquid, and gas to explain the law of conservation of mass after carrying out various experiments.
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Periodic Table, Introduction, Elements, Identifying an Unknown | High School
Activity: Make a Periodic Table
In this activity students use imaginary elements to create a periodic table based on the known properties of those elements.
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Physical Change | High School, Middle School
Activity: Magic Bubble
In this lesson, students will create and interpret particle diagrams that represent elements and compounds at the molecular level. They will also describe the process of dissolving and create particle diagrams that represent mixtures at the molecular level.
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Chemical Change, Observations, Mixture, Acids & Bases, Chemical Change | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Demonstration: Inflating a Balloon with Chemistry
In this demonstration, the teacher will perform a reaction between acetic acid (vinegar) and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) in order to inflate a balloon and to introduce the concept of a chemical reaction to students. Students will observe the reaction, and identify indicators of chemical change as well as discuss the different types of matter that are involved.
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Density | Middle School, High School
Demonstration: Density Tubes
In this demonstration, students will have the opportunity to observe and analyze the density of a solution. Students will interpret their observations as they compare the density of the solution with plastic components.
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Trends of the Periodic Table, Atomic Radius, Ionic Radius, Ionization Energy, Valence Electrons | Middle School, High School
Simulation: Periodic Trends: Ionization Energy, Atomic Radius & Ionic Radius
In this simulation for the March 2016 issue, students can investigate the periodic trends of atomic radius, ionization energy, and ionic radius. By choosing elements from the periodic table, atoms can be selected for a side by side comparison and analysis. Students can also attempt to ionize an atom by removing its valence electrons. Quantitative data is available for each periodic trend, and can be further examined in a graph.
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Culminating Project, Review | High School, Middle School
Project: 21st Century Elements
In this project, students will learn the importance of the elements in our lives. The students will research one chosen element and create a website, a digital comic strip, or a video to explain the important properties of the element as well as why the element is so important to our lives.
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Density, Molecular Motion | Middle School, High School
Activity: Simulation Activity: Density Simulation
In this simulation, students will investigate the effect of changing variables on both the volume and the density of a solid, a liquid and a gas sample. Students will analyze the different states of matter at the particle level as well as quantitatively. This lesson accompanies the simulation from the September 2015 issue of Chemistry Solutions.