PBS
Soul Food Junkies: Portions
Serve up a rate of percents. The Math at the Core resource investigates the percent of daily value of sodium and saturated fats in different foods. Pupils determine the number of serving sizes they eat of popular snack foods and...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Sodium Halide Reactions with Conc. H2SO4
What do you get when you combine precipitate reactions with puzzles? Maximize the engagement in a single replacement reactions lesson by incorporating fun puzzles. Chemistry scholars observe the reaction between several sodium halides...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Electronegativity Values
Finally, an electronegativity resource your class will be strangely drawn to! Skilled scientists manipulate interactive puzzles to gain an understanding of common electronegativity values. The great thing? You can conduct the lesson...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Common Compounds
Can your young chemists identify the most commonly used chemicals in the lab? Introduce the class to the go-to substances in most middle and high school chemistry experiments with an interactive. The resource offers timely feedback as...
PhET
Neuron
Neurons send electrical signals throughout a body based on chemical communication. Individuals stimulate a neuron to see the effects. They notice the sodium-potassium channels along with ions, concentrations, and a membrane potential...
Curated OER
The Ionic Bond
An introduction to the noble gases shows how full electron shells on an atom makes an element unreactive. Your class will then develop an understanding of how sodium and chlorine react ideally because of their electron arrangement....
Mr. Roughton
Pawn Stars: Africa
What element was worth more during the growth of empires in West Africa: gold or halite? After examining various pieces of evidence of primary and secondary source documents placed around the room, your class members will each make a...
Curated OER
Reactions of Benzene Derivatives
In this chemistry worksheet, students complete each of the problems by completing the circle for each reactant with the correct benzene derivative. There are three problems to solve and complete on the sheet.
Curated OER
The Periodic Table of the Elements
Students research the elements used to create fireworks. In this periodic table instructional activity, students discuss common metals, their characteristics, and their places on the periodic table. They work in small groups to research...
Curated OER
Minerals
Students compare the two main groups of minerals. In this nutritional lesson, students learn which foods contain the best source of minerals needed to maintain good health. They study the minerals that are required to be on the...
Curated OER
Balancing Chemical Equations
In this chemistry worksheet, students balance each of the equations listed on the sheet. There are twenty-one equations to solve and complete.
Curated OER
Bonding Basics - Ionic Bonds
In this chemistry learning exercise, students complete the chart for each of the listed elements, including the number of protons, electrons, and valence electrons. Then they complete each of the ionic bonds that follows.
Curated OER
Limiting Reactant Exercise
For this chemistry worksheet, students write the balanced equation for the problem at the top of the sheet. Then they determine which reactant is the limiting reactant and which one is in excess. Students also explain the procedures for...
Curated OER
Protons, Neutrons and Electrons
In this chemistry worksheet, students use the periodic table to complete the chart shown, filling in all of the missing information in the blank spaces. They identify and describe various elements found in the periodic table.
Curated OER
Understanding Salinity
Middle schoolers discuss why the ocean is salty. They discuss what salinity is. Students are told that is they want to know how much salt is in a body or water, they would use a special scientific tool. They complete an Estuarine Layers...
Curated OER
Supermarket Science: The King Sooper Lab
Students read product labels, compare fat, sodium, and sugar contents of various food items. They work with a partner and often employ the assistance of the deli and bakery managers in a supermarket.