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Equilibrium
In this equilibrium activity, students determine the effect of adding or subtracting items from a reaction. Students determine the equilibrium constant for given reactions. This activity has 13 problems to solve.
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Hot Rocks
Students demonstrate that setting of plaster and cement is a change, which involves a release of heat energy, use data collected experimentally to construct comparison graphs and analyze the graphs to make predictions about future...
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Equilibrium Practice
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students determine solubility product expressions, equilibrium constants, and equilibrium concentrations. This worksheet has 15 multiple choice questions and 3 problems to solve.
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Chemistry Lab: Chemical Equilibrium
Students investigate the effects of adding or removing a reactant or a product on chemical equilibrium. In this equilibrium lesson plan, students add or remove ions to solutions to determine the effects on equilibrium. They make...
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Photosynthesis
Students conduct a variety of experiments on photosynthesis. In this biology lesson, students identify the factors required for the process to occur. They perform computerized experiments to test the amount of oxygen produced when plants...
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Science Lessons
Tenth graders research about the different cell organelles. In this series of biology lessons, 10th graders compare two allotropes of carbon. They investigate how the rate of reaction is affected by concentration.
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Reflexes
Students experiment to explain how reflexes, nerve impulses travel to the brain.
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Enzyme Action
Students work with models of substrates and of enzymes and test the digestion of lactose with lactase. They determine if digestion of lactose has or has not occurred.
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Physical and Chemical Changes
Young scholars examine the different changes in matter. In this chemical change lesson students determine the amount of reactant made in a reaction using the law of conservation.
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Observing Atherosclerosis
Students develop a model to visually observe the change in blood flow rates between healthy and unhealthy arteries. They calculate data that they have collected and graph their results. They determine the relationships the flow of...
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Equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s Principle
The best part of learning about equilibrium is that nothing changes. Young chemists observe four demonstrations during this lesson: equilibrium in a saturated solution, equilibrium with an acid-base indicator, equilibrium with cobalt...
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Soap, Slime, and Creative Chromatography
Do you think chromatography paper suffers from separation anxiety? Young chemists make soap, slime, silly putty, and experiment with chromatography in this lesson. The material includes clear instructions for each experiment along with...
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Newton's Three Laws of Motion Lesson Plan
Students explore Newton's three laws of motion using a variety of activities. In this physics lesson, students calculate the average speed of a vehicle they constructed using distance and time information. They identify and draw the...
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Urban Impact on Chollas Creek (California): A Field Study
Students, in groups, take samples from a creek and keep a field journal on their samples. They also perform tests on their samples.
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Revised “Understanding Nutrition” Activity
Students evaluate their current food choices. In this health science lesson, students test different drinks to rate the amount of Vitamin C content. They discuss results in class.
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Determining Absolute Age
How can radioactive decay help date old objects? Learners explore half-life and radioactive decay by conducting an experiment using pennies to represent atoms. Young scientists graph data from the experiment to identify radioactive decay...
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Photosynthesis
Students conduct experiments with plants. In this photosynthesis instructional activity, students examine plants under different types of lights. They calculate the amount of dissolved ocygen concentration and compare it to the formula...
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Lead and Mercury Ion Catalase Inhibition
Students participate in a laboratory investigation in which they observe the effect of temperature and pH on enzyme activity. Students also examine exposure to heavy metal ions and the effect that may have on enzyme activity.
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PhysioEx: Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion
In this anatomy worksheet, pupils complete 22 review questions in the format of short answer, table completion, and fill in the blank after finishing an online virtual experiment about the chemical and physical processes of digestion.
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WATER QUALITY FOR FRESHWATER ORGANISMS
Students use determination of dissolved oxygen and water temperature changes to determine the environmental impact from thermal pollution.
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Chemistry & The Community
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...
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What's Cooking
Learners complete a solar radiation activity. For this solar radiation lesson, students complete an experiment to learn about solar radiation. Learners make solar tea by using the energy of the Sun to brew tea.
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Bubonic Plague
Students study the history of the causes and spread of the Bubonic Plague. They determine what groups of people were affected by the disease and locate the geographic areas they resided in. Working in small groups they conduct a an...