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- 8th
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Students demonstrate an understanding of rapid chemical reactions used in modern explosives. They examine how patents were used to protect Alfred Nobel's invention and profits were used to create Nobel Prizes. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students examine the activity of an enzyme in living tissues. Through experimentation, students iidentify and describe factors that effect the rate of chemical reactions. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students define and identify endothermic/exothermic reactions. Using a series of experiments, they construct and interpret potential energy diagrams for their reactions. 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students research the type of chemical reaction that occurs when metal rusts. They conduct an experiment looking at the rate of corrosion in steel wool. This is lesson three in a three lesson unit on the transfer of energy. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discuss the invention of Alfred Nobel. They explain how patents were used to protect Novel's invention and profits used to create Nobel Prizes. Students explore rapid chemical reactions used in modern explosives. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore to comprehend Newton's 3rd law. They observe the link between the flight of a blown-up balloon let loose in the classroom and the flight of the space shuttle. Students demonstrate comprehension of the importance of a patent to protect the space shuttle propulsion system. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students provide evidence that a chemical reaction occurs between acetic acid and sodium bicarbonate. They also create a mock air bag and test their mock air bag during an egg-drop crash test and determine the maximum height that their protected egg can be dropped without the egg cracking. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the types of chemical reactions that can be made with household products. Through various inquires, students work to perform chemical reactions using common household substances and cleaners. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students demonstrate the Law of Conservation of Matter. They analyze data that has been collected using laboratory equipment (balances). Students dispel common misconceptions about combustion reactions. They burn steel wool in both an open and closed environment to comprehend what happens to matter during a chemical reaction. Full Review »

