Classroom Resources: Chemistry Basics
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Model of the Atom, Subatomic Particles, Atomic Mass, Valence Electrons, Atoms, Periodic Table, Elements | Middle School, High School
Activity: Mystery Elements Mark as Favorite (25 Favorites)
The students will work in cooperative groups to construct Bohr models of "mystery" elements and record missing information about each element. Students will also create a new "mystery" element card for a classmate to analyze and determine its identity.
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Culminating Project | High School
Activity: Understanding Renewable Energy Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)
In this project, students will conduct research in order to become an “expert” on a specific type of renewable energy source. Students will produce a media presentation and a poster board as well as participate in a symposium focused on renewable energy sources.
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Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Aluminum Video Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about aluminum.
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Model of the Atom, Periodic Table | High School, Middle School
Lab: Sweet Model of the Atom Mark as Favorite (18 Favorites)
In this lesson, students will use different candies to represent electrons, protons, and neutrons to gain a better understanding of atoms, ions, and isotopes.
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Interdisciplinary | High School
Activity: Forensic Chemistry Crossword Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)
In this activity, students are challenged to solve forensic chemistry themed clues in order to complete a crossword puzzle.
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Activity Series, Chemical Change, Oxidation, Reduction, Net Ionic Equation, Redox Reaction, Observations | High School
Lab: Fine Art of Redox Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)
In this lab, students will use the activity series to verify the outcome of a chemical reaction.
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Periodic Table, Orbitals , Electrons, Electron Configuration, Atomic Radius, Ionic Bonding, Covalent Bonding | High School
Activity: Planet P-10 Mark as Favorite (13 Favorites)
In this activity, students will create a periodic table using orbital rules from a planet called P-10 and identify periodic trends and bonding rules.
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Physical Properties | High School
Lesson Plan: Not Breaking Up is Hard to Do: the Properties of Glass Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)
In this lesson students will learn about the properties of glass, and relate those properties to the new engineering design of glass in a car.
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Molecular Formula, History | High School
Activity: Molecule of the Week Mark as Favorite (18 Favorites)
In this activity, students research and present a molecule they find relevant to real life, either in the past or present. They must submit notes to the teacher the day before they present their findings in five to 10 minutes to their chemistry class.
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Temperature, History, Accuracy, Physical Properties | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: The Temperature Guys Video Mark as Favorite (32 Favorites)
This video tells the story of how temperature as we currently know it evolved. The first thermometers invented in the early 1600s are very different than ones we use today!
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Periodic Table, History, Physical Properties | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Silicon Video Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about silicon.
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Gas Laws, Pressure, Volume, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Robert Boyle Video Mark as Favorite (14 Favorites)
This video tells the story of Robert Boyle, a great chemist and discoverer of Boyle's Law, which describes the relationship between pressure and volume of a gas.
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Atomic Radius, Ionic Radius, Electrons, Model of the Atom, Subatomic Particles, Periodic Table | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Animation: Atomic & Ionic Radii Animation Mark as Favorite (26 Favorites)
In this animation, students will have an opportunity to visualize atomic and ionic radii. They will look at the different sizes of atoms in the third period and the atoms in the sixth group. They will also look at an atom and its cation as well as an atom and its anion. **This video has no audio**
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Molecular Structure, Molecular Geometry, History, Periodic Table, Molecular Structure | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Phosphorous Video Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells the story of how phosphorus was at the center of the race to discover the structure of DNA.
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Model of the Atom, Electrons, Electron Configuration, Quantum Numbers, Subatomic Particles, Periodic Table | High School
Animation: Orbitals Animation Mark as Favorite (45 Favorites)
In this animation, students will visualize how orbitals are superimposed upon one another within an atom, in three dimensions. The orbitals depicted in this animation are 1s, 2s, 2p, 3s, 3p, 4s, and 3d. **This video has no audio**
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Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Mercury Video Mark as Favorite (4 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about Mercury.
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Radioactive Isotopes, Radiation, Half Lives, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Marie Curie Video Mark as Favorite (7 Favorites)
This video tells the story about Marie Curie, including her Nobel Prizes, radiation experiments, and discovery of new elements. Irene Curie is also mentioned.
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Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Manganese Video Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about manganese.
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Periodic Table, History, Physical Properties | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Gallium Video Mark as Favorite (4 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about gallium.
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Radioactive Isotopes, History, Subatomic Particles, Model of the Atom, Atomic Theory | Middle School, High School
Video: Ernest Rutherford Video Mark as Favorite (28 Favorites)
Rutherford's initial research was studying alpha particles, which he hypothesized were helium nuclei. With the help of Hans Geiger, Rutherford conducted the gold foil experiment, which justifies that the nucleus of an atom is a dense collection of protons and contains the majority of an atom’s mass. It also inferred that most of the atom is empty space and electrons are not located in the nucleus. He won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1908 for his studies on radioactive substances.
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Atomic Mass, Atomic Theory, Model of the Atom, Subatomic Particles, Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Dimitri Mendeleev Video Mark as Favorite (21 Favorites)
This video tells the story of how Dimitri Mendeleev organized the periodic table, even leaving gaps to be filled in with elements that weren't yet discovered.
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Density, Matter, Physical Properties, Measurements | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Animation: Density Animation Mark as Favorite (18 Favorites)
"In this animation, students will visualize density on the particulate level. There are opportunities to make qualitative and quantitative comparisons between substances. **This video has no audio**"
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Periodic Table, History, Identifying an Unknown | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Cadmium Video Mark as Favorite (4 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about cadmium.
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Periodic Table, History | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Hydrogen Video Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about hydrogen.
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Periodic Table, History, Radioactive Isotopes | Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Video: Astatine Video Mark as Favorite (7 Favorites)
In this video, Sam Kean tells stories about astatine, the rarest element in the universe.