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Photosynthesis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students assess and experiment with the role of plant pigments in photosynthesis. They relate the basic principles of photosynthesis utilizing paper chromatography to evaluate a hypothesis regarding plant pigments as well as the role of...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Human Skin Color: Evidence for Selection

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Skin color is controlled by at least six genes. Young scientists learn about skin colors through a documentary. They discuss the topics of pigment, natural selection, and vitamin D absorption. They apply their knowledge to higher order...
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Curated OER

Are You What You Eat?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars observe what happens to the pigment of the Manduca when food coloring is added to their diet. They discuss how coloration affects their lifestyle. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Curated OER

Synthesizing Pigment and Dyeing Cloth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a synthetic dye and oxidize the dye and record the effects.
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Curated OER

The Connection Between Pigment and Light Colors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain the mole concept and use this concept to prepare chemical solutions of particular molarities.
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Olomana School

Mixtures and Solutions: Paper Chromatography Experiment

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Why does some ink bleed through paper, and other ink doesn't? Practice some paper chromatography to separate the colors from a pen with an interactive experiment for middle and high schoolers. Learners use a variety of solutions to track...
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Urbana School District

Light

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
You matter, unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light ... then you energy. Presentation covers the behavior of light as both a wave and a particle, light versus sound, space travel, why objects have colors, depth perception,...
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Curated OER

Lipstick Chromatography/Ink Chromatography

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Junior crime scene investigators are instructed in two different chromatography exercises. For female suspects, they separate and compare lipstick pigments. For male suspects, they separate and compare ink samples. A data sheet is...
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Study Jams! Light

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Let there be light in your classroom with a video that explains that light travels in waves, the electromagnetic spectrum contains seven colors, and the color of an object depends on which light waves it reflects and absorbs. With...
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Physics Classroom

Color Filters

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Filters provide amusing changes to images in applications other than just Instagram! High school pupils apply their knowledge of colored filters to three different interactive sets of puzzles. They identify light colors that pass through...
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Curated OER

Leaf Chromatography

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
You can bring science alive for students with these lessons on leaf pigments.
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Curated OER

An Approach to Chemistry via the Analysis of Art Objects: The Scientific Method, Laboratory Safety, Light and Color Theory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a painting that clearly exemplifies the use of primary pigments to make secondary pigments. They demonstrate the distinction between value and saturation. They explain the affect of adjacent colors on each other and...
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Curated OER

Rainbow Electrophoresis Lab

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the principles of gel electrophoresis. They practice loading gels and pipetting. In this laboratory activity, food color is separated into constituent pigments. The lab can be run with standard electrophoresis...
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Curated OER

Photosynthesis

For Teachers 7th - 10th
This relatively short PowerPoint contains all of the information necessary to give a clear summary of Photosynthesis. There are a few illustrations and clear descriptions of each stage of the main reactions.
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Teach Engineering

Restriction Enzymes and DNA Fingerprinting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Show your class why restrictions aren't always a bad thing. In the third segment of a four-part series, the instructor develops the idea of restriction enzymes. Pupils learn how scientists use restriction enzymes in DNA analysis and DNA...
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Biology Junction

Photosynthesis: Energy and Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
All life requires energy ... and the connection between energy and plant life typically requires photosynthesis. Scholars explore photosynthesis in depth from ATP/ADP through the Calvin cycle. A helpful presentation highlights concepts...
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American Chemical Society

Chromatography - Color Clues

For Students K - 5th Standards
Here's an activity that will change how one sees color. Pupils try out an experiment on chromatography where they place a drop of food coloring on a coffee filter, add several drops of water, and watch the colors spread and separate....
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Curated OER

The Effects of Light and Temperature on the Growth and Development of Plants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the effects of light and temperature on plant growth and development. In this plant growth lesson plan, students use radish plants and cover them with different shades of green and red transparencies and...
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Curated OER

Spectrophotometry Lab

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use a machine called a spectrophotometer to determine how much light is absorbed by certain substances. Students record the absorbance and the % of light transmitted for different color solutions, graph their results, and then...
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Curated OER

Chlorophyll And The Color Of Light

For Students 5th - 8th
In this biology and math worksheet, students view a graph of percentage of light reflected by chlorophyll and compose answers to questions on a separate piece of paper. This worksheet would be a fine homework assignment.
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Curated OER

Chlorophyll

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use thin layer chromatography, TLC, to separate various pigments found in plants.
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Curated OER

Chromatography

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the separation of mixtures using plant pigments. Using everyday items, they demonstrate the separation of pigments in plants through the process of chromatography.
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Curated OER

Rainbow Electrophoresis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the principles of gel electrophoresis and also provides an opportunity for students to practice loading gels and prpetting. In this laboratory activity, food color is used to separate into constituent pigments.
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Curated OER

Cave Painting

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate ancient man in the use of cave art. Using pastel chalks (similar to earth pigments--earth tones only) the students were to draw an image/ or images onto their rock. Afterward we "framed" these with intertwined vine...

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