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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the origins and chemistry of soap. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the molecular structure of matter and how it can affect the physical characteristics of a specific material. They investigate the role carbon plays in the chemistry of life. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete a unit on spectroscopy of stars and supernova remnants. They read background information, answer discussion questions, convert energies to wavelengths and frequencies, conduct a flame test experiment, and design a poster. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in a discussion of recent environmental issues affecting their own community or ones nearby. In groups, they research the role of food additives and the purpose of adding them to foods. They also determine their threshold limit for salt by participating in a salt test to end the lesson. They may use this lesson for a science fair project. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the characteristics of living organisms. They examine the chemical context of life. They describe the importance of scientific research and communication. They discuss the role of models and theories in explaining scientific phenomenon. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students apply the scientific process and scientific tools to better examine how these are used by scientists to comprehend scientific phenomenon. They identify the characteristics of living things. Students become familiar with the properties of water that help sustain life. They identify organic compounds and chemical reactions important to life. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students investigate properties and common uses of some synthetic organic compounds as well as learn basic structures and properties. The culminating activity includes creating a time line of the discoveries or inventions of synthetic organic compound. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students use a series of hands-on labs and activities, practice problems, discussions and writing assignments, students investigate about fertilizer chemistry as they break compounds into ions, make a fertilizer and test various fertilizers for phosphate content. They answer the questions of what nutrients are required by plants, how these nutrients are obtained and the issues related to fertilizers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study atoms and chemical compounds. They identify certain elements essential to human health, describe physical and chemical properties of water, and name four types of polymers unique to all life forms. They explain how each of the polymers is formed. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students are given a brief definition of the terms found in the section. They write down as many different kinds of energy that they can think of and students give an example of each. Students are asked what do they think of when the teacher says the word atom. They listen to a lecture of atoms, elements, compounds, molecules, H-bonds, Ionic bonds, and Acids and Bases. Full Review »

