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- Grade Range
- 5th - 6th
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Students see that chemistry is the study of matter, how matter reacts and combines to create new chemicals, the changes that take place in matter and what makes up matter. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study chemistry. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students perform a review assignment in 3 portions to review chemistry compounds, formulas, and equations. The assignment consists of several different portions that can be used as assessments. The majority of the lesson plan is composed of examples of worksheets that can be borrowed or recreated. 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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- Higher Ed
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Students are introduced to the analysis of health risks in the laboratory, particularly from vapors from organic solvents. They consider quantitative measure of risk such as threshold limit values (TLVs), the amount of the compound that is used in a laboratory experiment, and the volume and ventilation rate of the laboratory under consideration. 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 »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students distinguish between chemical and physical properties and changes in matter when given specific examples. They view a video of sports activities. Students chose their favorite sport and design an experiment to improve sports performance by changing the materials in the equipment associated with the sport. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the concept of organic chemistry and biochemistry. In groups, they develop a lab to test their hypotheses they developed in an earlier lesson. As the experiment is occuring, they must identify all chemical reaction. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students calculate the amount of pesticide residue in selected foods for two pesticides and determine if these levels are safe. They read an article about a research study looking for metabolites of these pesticides in children. Finally, they use this information to determine if organic food is worth the extra cost. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students complete a Webquest which investigates the chemistry in items such as shampoo. They research the Internet, perform a lab experiment, and write a scientific lab report with their findings. Upon completion of the activities, the students are accessed based on a four point rubric heavily weighted on the lab write up. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students explore careers related to environmental education by developing a lesson plan for a science or environmental topic recently covered in their class. They develop and demonstrate understanding of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), the process by which they travel through the environment, and their effect on the environment and people of the Arctic and in general through lecture and class discussion. Full Review »

