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- 10th
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Students explore the importance of pesticides as chemical tools. The chemistry of a pesticide is important for understanding the composition of the product, the classification of pesticides according to their use and the classification of insecticides. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students observe beakers of water that contain different amounts of a mystery chemical. They discuss how each amount of the chemical might affect them if the chemical was beneficial or harmful to their bodies. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students divide substances into categories: made of chemicals/not made of chemicals, synthetic/naturally occurring, and toxic/nontoxic. They observe a mystery chemical and determine what precautions they need to take when handling an unknown substance. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify toxic chemicals that are used in the home and understand how toxic chemicals can get into the body. They discover how to reduce exposures to toxic chemicals and identify nontoxic alternatives to hazardous household chemicals. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students work in groups of two or three, groups are given four unidentified bottled waters in unmarked containers and the chemical characteristics taken from the label on the bottled waters. They devise and carry out a plan to match the water in the unmarked containers with the appropriate labels. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students identify how factors such as temperature, concentration, and surface area can affect the rate of a chemical reaction. They use the collision model to explain changes in chemical reaction rates. Students discuss how a catalyst is a substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction but is not changed in the reaction. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students make observations of the reactions that happens between calcium carbonate and various liquids. During the experiment the students determine if there is a chemical change, a physical reaction, or no reaction when they mix the calcium carbonate with oil. Finally, record and analyze their observations. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students predict what happens in a teacher demonstration of a chemical change, before watching it. They observe the demonstration and list what the see on the board before determining which represent chemical change. Working at stations they complete simple inquiry based activities that show a chemical reaction such as rusting, chemical cold packs, Alka-seltzer melting, oxidation, and exothermic reactions. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore physical and chemical changes by looking at how different powders react to a variety of substances. They observe and identify the difference between physical and chemical change using a mystery powder. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the field of chemical engineering and identify the contributions of chemical engineers to society. They explore how chemical engineering is like and different from the other engineering professions. They study the biographies of chemical engineers. Full Review »
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