Classroom Resources: Chemistry Basics
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Acid, Mixtures, Acid Rain, Interdisciplinary, Chemical Properties | Elementary School
Lesson Plan: Environmental Problems
In this lesson, students are presented with an environmental problem to solve using important concepts of chemistry, which involves a lake with deteriorating water quality.
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Introduction, Observations, Interdisciplinary, Scientific Method | Middle School, High School
Activity: Engineering Project
In this activity, students work together in a small team in order to solve a problem and achieve a common goal. Students will need to work collaboratively in order to be successful. They will be required to communicate their ideas both verbally and in written form, assign duties, design and carry out a procedure in this activity. They will also be challenged with problem solving when/if their original plan fails.
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Elements, Periodic Table, Interdisciplinary, History, Atoms, Model of the Atom | Middle School, High School
Project: Element Baby Book
In this activity, students will “adopt” an element and create a baby book about their “new baby” while they research and learn about the element.
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Electricity, Atoms, Electrons, Electrons, Culminating Project, Interdisciplinary | Elementary School, Middle School
Activity: Electrical Circuit Quiz Box
In this activity, students will learn that the flow of electrons within a closed circuit make our lives easier. Students will construct a circuit quiz box that lights up when the correct question and answer are chosen.
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Conservation of Matter, Chemical Change, Photosynthesis, Balancing Equations, Reversible Reactions, Molecular Formula, Molecular Structure, Conservation of Mass, Interdisciplinary, Matter, Elements, Monomer | Elementary School
Lesson Plan: Plant Chemistry
In this lesson, students will explore a simple, but key, biochemical reaction: photosynthesis.
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Chemical Change, Observations, Inferences, Chemical Change, Interdisciplinary | Elementary School
Lesson Plan: Strawberry DNA & CSI
In this lesson, students will extract DNA from strawberries and analyze evidence to figure out who perpetrated a petty crime.
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Density, Observations, Interdisciplinary, Scientific Method | Middle School, Elementary School
Lab: Crush's Dilemma
In this lab, students explore the concept of density. They will examine the density of a plastic sandwich bag compared to water. Students will create their own experiment and investigate factors that affect floating and sinking.
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Interdisciplinary, Culminating Project | High School
Project: Chemistry and Art Exhibition
In this project, students will use chemistry techniques to construct a piece of artwork.
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Interdisciplinary, Culminating Project | High School
Activity: Chemistry Close Read
In this activity, students will learn through actively reading real-world chemistry articles. The close-read strategy is used as a way of enhancing student understanding and engagement by slowing down the reading process without detracting from the current curriculum.
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Chemical Change, Observations, Chemical Change, Reaction Rate, Interdisciplinary, Physical Change, Reaction Rate | Middle School
Lab: Chemical Weathering in Geology
In this lab, students will explore the differences between erosion, weathering and chemical weathering. They will complete a lab experiment that simulates chemical weathering on 4 different types of rocks. They will also learn how to use the Mohs Hardness Test to analyze the results.
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Chemical Change, Chemical Change, Observations, Interdisciplinary, Acid, Acid Rain | Elementary School
Lab: Chemical Weathering of Rocks
In this lab, students will explore simulated reactions that contribute to chemical weathering of certain rocks as it appears in nature. They will compare the effects of two different chemicals as it contacts various rock and mineral samples.
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Separating Mixtures, Interdisciplinary, Separating Mixtures, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Mixture | Middle School
Lab: Candy and Leaf Chromatography
In this lab, students will learn that mixtures are created by the combination of two or more substances. Many colors are actually mixtures of several different pigments. Mixtures can be separated, and in this lab students will perform chromatography to separate mixtures found in candy and in leaves.
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Atomic Spectra, Emission Spectrum, Emission Spectrum, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Interdisciplinary, Identifying an Unknown | Middle School, High School
Lab: Build a Spectroscope
In this lab, the students will make and use a spectroscope to identify the spectra within various types of light bulbs. The students will then develop an improved design for the spectroscope.
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Chemical Change, Physical Change, Observations, Chemical Change, Interdisciplinary, Acid, Chemical Change | Middle School
Lab: Break It Down!
In this lab, students will examine the physical and chemical changes that take place within a landfill by composting leftover fruits and vegetables from their lunches. They will also record pH and temperature measurements during the process.
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Mixtures, Physical Change, Physical Change, Solute & Solvent, Phase Changes, Distillation, Introduction, Mixture, Separating Mixtures, Interdisciplinary, Mixture | Elementary School
Lesson Plan: Now I Can Drink the Water!
In this lesson, students review important concepts of the water cycle and then design, test, and evaluate a working model of a desalination plant (a distiller).
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Chemical Bond, Molecular Structure, Atoms, Elements, Matter, Interdisciplinary, Naming Compounds | Elementary School
Lesson Plan: Modeling Molecules
In this lesson, students explore the structure of matter by designing, building, comparing, and evaluating models of a variety of simple molecules.
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Physical Properties, Interdisciplinary, Introduction | Elementary School
Activity: Magnificent Magnets
In this activity, students will investigate the physical properties of magnetism.