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Lesson Plan
Nuffield Foundation

Making a Calibration Curve for Starch Concentration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How well can your class concentrate on solutions? Scholars use colorimeter absorption to explore a starch concentration calibration curve. They add iodine to different starch solutions to see how the concentration of the solution changes.
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Activity
Royal Society of Chemistry

Some Reactions of Carbon Dioxide—Microscale Chemistry

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Precipitation reactions are always interesting. How about one that forms a precipitate using a gas? Chemists of any age will enjoy this twist on a standard solubility lab. Partners observe the lack of interaction between sodium hydroxide...
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Lab Resource
Royal Society of Chemistry

Lead Compounds: Precipitation Reactions and Pigments—Microscale Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Colorful lead compounds never fail to impress! Solubility scholars examine a series of double replacement reactions involving lead nitrate and record their observations. The second part of the experiment illustrates the differences...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solubility

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine the difference between a soluble and an insoluble solution and how to increase solubility. They make a saturated solution using solvents at different temperatures.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solubility

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this solubility worksheet, students calculate the final concentrations of the ions involved in a chemical mixture. Students calculate the solubility of different compounds. This worksheet has 13 problems to solve.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

More on Temperature and Solubility

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how temperature effects the solubility of solutes by experimenting with a range of temperatures. They develop skills for observing, inferring, measuring, comparing and contrasting.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Temperature Effects on Solubility

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students determine the solubility of salt in water at three different temperatures and graph the results. They use the following skills: observing, inferring, and graphing.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A “Salting” Solution

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the factors affecting solubility. In this chemistry lesson, 9th graders differentiate solvent and solute. They give examples of real world application of solutions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solutions and Solubility

For Students Higher Ed
In this solutions worksheet, students determine concentrations of reactants at equilibrium. Students describe the effects of adding reactants have on the solubility of a compound. This worksheet has 5 problems to solve.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Matter in Solution

For Students 7th - 12th
In this solutions instructional activity, students review types of solutions, concentration and saturation of solutions, and suspensions and colloids. This instructional activity has 10 fill in the blank, 7 multiple choice, and 6 short...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's the Difference Between Concentration and Solubility?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the difference between concentration and solubility as well as examine the difference in a hands-on activity. Using water and table salt, they experiment with solubility. They create different concentrations using water...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Formation of Solutions

For Students 7th - 12th
In this solutions worksheet, learners compare situations that increase or decrease the solubility of a solute. Students describe how surface area, stirring, and temperature can increase the rate of dissolving a solute. This worksheet has...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solutions

For Students Higher Ed
In this solutions worksheet, students calculate molality and mole fraction. Students define colligative property and determine what affects the solubility of gas in solvents. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions and 9 problems to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Are Mixtures And Solutions?

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students explore mixtures and solutions. In this chemistry lesson plan, students will add different ingredients to jars in order to classify them as mixtures or solutions. There is also a nail balancing activity that can be done at home.
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Organizer
Curated OER

What Are Solutions?

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this solutions worksheet, students brainstorm different types of solutions and an example of each type of solution. This worksheet is a graphic organizer.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Moles

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this moles worksheet, students review solubility, moles of solute, molar mass, and colligative properties. This worksheet has 10multiple choice questions and 11 problems to solve.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Equilibria 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this equilibria worksheet, high schoolers answer 6 multi-step questions which pertain to molar solubility and equilibrium expressions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

IB Chemistry 1-2 Fourth Quarter Practice Test

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this chemistry practice test worksheet, students review their knowledge of oxidation numbers, chemical reactions, and solubility as they answer 15 multiple choice questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solutions, Electrolytes and Concentration

For Students 11th - 12th
For this chemistry worksheet, students categorize certain compounds as acids, bases or salt to complete 1 table. They solve 5 problems on molarity.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Water the Universal Solvent

For Students 9th - 12th
In this water and solvent worksheet, students answer 20 questions about solutes, solvents, polarity in molecules, and the characteristics of water as a solvent. Students answer 3 questions about the lab they completed using temperature...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

What is in the Water?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this mixtures worksheet, learners read about mixture and what determines if a solute dissolves in a solvent. They answer three questions about solutions and determine from a list of compounds which are soluble in water.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solutions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this solutions learning exercise, students answer 18 questions about solutions, saturation of solutions, solvents and solubility.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Periodic Behavior of Oxides

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the properties of oxides and observe their periodic trends. In this behavior of oxides lesson plan, students experiment with metallic oxides and non-metallic oxides to determine if they are acid, basic or amphoteric...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Condensation Polymerization: Preparation of Thiokoll® (Polysulfide Rubber)

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
This lab activity is geared toward experienced chemistry learners, in particular, those who are familiar with organic chemistry. They will create a synthetic elastomer  and then make observations and measurements of its different...