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  Chemical Change, Pressure, Reaction Rate, Acid Base Reactions, Chemical Change, Conservation of Matter | Elementary School, Middle School

  Lab: Rocket Challenge Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will have the opportunity to construct a rocket, with the challenges of both designing it and preparing a chemical reaction for its “fuel” in order to propel the rocket over the furthest distance. Students will investigate available materials, quantities and ratios during allotted planning and testing phases. Student will record their plans, modifications and designs during the process. The lab will culminate with a competition amongst students to see whose rocket will travel the longest distance.

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  Chemical Change, Density, Chemical Change, Density | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

  Demonstration: Fire Extinguisher Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  In this demonstration, students will observe a chemical reaction, and see how the product can be used to extinguish a fire.

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  Chemical Change, Chemical Change, Observations, Acid, Chemical Change | Elementary School

  Lab: My Pennies Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will investigate how an acidic, vinegar based solution can help to get “dirty” pennies clean. Students will observe chemical change and investigate real-world connections to this lab.

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  Chemical Change, Chemical Change, Observations, Interdisciplinary, Acid, Acid Rain | Elementary School

  Lab: Chemical Weathering of Rocks Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)

  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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  Conservation of Matter, Pressure | Elementary School

  Lab: Alka-Seltzer Rockets Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will conduct a chemical reaction that will be used to launch a rocket.

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  Chemical Change, Physical Change, Physical Properties | Elementary School

  Lab: What's the Fizz? Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will make a lemon fizzy drink. Students will discuss what happens when things are mixed together.

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  Polymers, Chemical Change, Conservation of Matter, Phase Changes | Elementary School

  Lesson Plan: Making Slime Mark as Favorite (1 Favorite)

  In this lesson, students explore the science behind chemical reactions as well as the processes used by chemical engineering principles to develop new materials. The idea that mixing two substances can result in an explosion, the release of gas, and the formation of an entirely new substance is both fascinating and mysterious to most young students.

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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 Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)

  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 Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students will extract DNA from strawberries and analyze evidence to figure out who perpetrated a petty crime.

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  Solubility, Solute & Solvent, Reaction Rate, Physical Change | Elementary School

  Lab: M&M's Solution Mark as Favorite (1 Favorite)

  In this lab, students will investigate dissolving using M&M’s and will determine whether dissolving happens faster without assistance, or with the assistance of the tongue and teeth.

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  Balancing Equations, Limiting Reactant | High School

  Activity: S'more Stoichiometry Mark as Favorite (13 Favorites)

  In this activity, students determine the number of graham crackers and chocolate pieces required to complete a “reaction” with a given quantity of marshmallows (the limiting reactant). They then use the same thought process with a problem involving a real chemical reaction.

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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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  Chemical Change, Chemical Change, Physical Change, Observations, Indicators | Elementary School

  Lesson Plan: Explorations of Baking Soda and Vinegar Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)

  In this lesson, students complete a series of simple lab experiments to better understand chemical reactions as well as differentiate between chemical change and physical change. Students will also be introduced to the pH scale, and have the opportunity to understand how chemical reactions can be used in real-world scenarios.

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  Chemical Change, Gas Laws | High School

  Project: Air Bag Stoichiometry Mark as Favorite (34 Favorites)

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

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  Conservation of Mass, Measurements | Middle School, High School

  Lab: Mass of a Gas Mark as Favorite (9 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will perform a simple chemical reaction in a closed system to produce a small amount of gas. They will collect mass measurements for the reactants and the products in order to demonstrate the conservation of mass during the reaction. They will also release the produced gas from the closed system in order to verify that gasses have mass.

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  Classification of Reactions, Chemical Change, Solubility Rules, Net Ionic Equation | High School

  Demonstration: Precipitation Reaction Mark as Favorite (12 Favorites)

  In this demonstration, students will observe a precipitation reaction. Students will create several particle diagrams in order to describe and fully understand what is occurring on the atomic level during the chemical reaction.

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  Reaction Rate, Activation Energy, Catalysts, Combustion, Reaction Rate | High School

  Demonstration: Rates of Reactions Mark as Favorite (7 Favorites)

  In this series of demonstrations, students will be introduced to factors that affect the rates of chemical reactions. They will observe and record their observations, while also describing the rate-influencing factor for each demonstration as well as evidence supporting whether or not the reaction rate was increased or decreased by the factor.

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  Combustion, Chemical Change | High School

  Demonstration: Liquid and Gas Burning Comparison Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)

  In this demo, students will witness the burning of a substance in its gas and in its liquid states. They will carry out the demonstrations themselves, and compare the results of the two reactions.

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  Separating Mixtures, Observations, Physical Properties, Conservation of Matter | Elementary School

  Activity: How is Chemistry Used in Your Everyday Life? Mark as Favorite (1 Favorite)

  In this lesson the students will become familiar with some ways that chemistry is present in their everyday lives. The teacher will read a book and show a short video about how a plastic bottle is made. Following these activities, students will interact with a variety of materials made of plastic, ultimately organizing them according to the recycling code printed on the bottom of each or by physical properties. Finally students will collect data and have an opportunity to construct a graph based on their data.

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  Classification of Reactions, Oxidation, Reduction | High School

  Lab: Extracting Copper From Ore Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)

  In this lab, students extract copper from copper carbonate using two different methods, and then determine which industrial method is most effective.

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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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  Classification of Reactions, Chemical Change, Catalysts, Observations | Middle School, High School

  Demonstration: Catalyst in Motion Mark as Favorite (6 Favorites)

  This demonstration allows students to visualize how a catalyst can impact a chemical reaction. Students will also identify the products of a decomposition reaction, as well as determine if the reaction was endothermic or exothermic based on their observations.

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  Conservation of Mass, Chemical Change | High School, Middle School

  Lab: Conservation of Mass Mark as Favorite (2 Favorites)

  In this lab, students perform three simple experiments, recording the mass of a substance before and after a reaction. They then explain how the law of conservation of mass was not violated, even if the mass changed.

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  Chemical Change, Physical Change, Observations, Chemical Change, Interdisciplinary, Acid, Chemical Change | Middle School

  Lab: Break It Down! Mark as Favorite (4 Favorites)

  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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  Condensation, Chemical Change | High School

  Lab: Condensation Reaction Mark as Favorite (0 Favorites)

  In this lab, students will use Lewis structures to explain the mechanism of an organic condensation reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol, also known as an esterification reaction.