+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Free Radical Reactions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students look at the diagrams for the chemistry reaction. Then they write down the correct chemical reaction.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Free Radicals Attack!!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners review and practice soccer dribbling/ball handling skills while studying basic concepts of how free radicals and antioxidants affect the body. As the molecules move throughout the space with their electron, the free radicals...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Crystal Meth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and discuss an article on the devastating effects of crystal meth on a fetus development in mice. They relate this research to the possible causes of birth defects in babies whose mothers have used meth during pregnancy.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Influence of Initiator Concentration on the Molecular Weight of Polystyrene

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
This in-depth organic chemistry lab walks learners through an investigation of the effect of initiator concentration on the resulting molecular weight of polystyrene. It is important that you use this lesson with experienced chemistry...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eat Your Sprouts Part I

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will conduct a lab on the oxidation of an apple. The students will learn that the oxidation process can be halted when lemon juice is applied to the flesh of an apple because the lemon juice contains vitamin C, an antioxidant....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Addition Polymerization: Preparation of Polystyrene Using Two Types of Initiators

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Advanced chemistry classes compare the polymerization of styrene using two different initators: benzoyl peroxide and aluminum chloride. Once they synthesize polystyrene, they compare the two producet for melting point and density. There...
+
Organizer
Curated OER

Summary of Organic Reaction Mechanisms Needed for AS Chemistry

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Advanced chemistry courses typically cover organic reactions. On this reference sheet, the five types of organic reaction mechanisms are explained and an example is shown.  For each, there is also a diagram of the chemical reaction that...
+
Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Catapults

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Ready, aim, fire! Launch to a new level of understanding as scholars build and test their own catapults. Learners explore lever design and how adjusting the fulcrum changes the outcome. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Crocodiles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study crocodiles and how they have survived and adapted over time. In this crocodiles instructional activity students research information on crocodiles.
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
PBS

Making Change: Revolutionary Tactics of the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed Standards
The film American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs introduces viewers to the differing philosophies of and strategies employed by 1960s civil rights leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the debate over...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Questions for Physics

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students practice constructing and expressing logical, concrete arguments to support their selected position. They comprehend how others construct positions radically different from your own, and still requires the development and...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

WS 10.3 Isomers

For Students Higher Ed
In this isomer worksheet, students draw as many different isomers for thirty given molecules and indicate how many isomers are possible.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

WS 10.2 Chemical Bonding in Alkanes

For Students Higher Ed
In this bonding activity, students write the chemical formula, the name of the alkane, the structural formula and the condensed formula given the number of carbon atoms in each alkane.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Isomers

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this isomers worksheet, students define isomers and then draw the different isomers for the given chemical formulas. This worksheet has 30 problems to solve.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Electrical Conduction in Semiconductors

For Students Higher Ed
In this electronics worksheet, students explore the properties of semiconductors to complete 17 short answer and problem solving questions.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Phytochemicals

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study what phytochemicals are, how they work and where you can find them. In this food chemicals lesson students complete and activity and study products that contain phytochemicals. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thomas Jefferson: Philosopher of Freedom

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners view a documentary on Thomas Jefferson. Statesman, scientist, architect, president-he was America's dashing Renaissance man. After viewing, students discuss what they saw then write their own version of a biography of Thomas...