National Institute of Open Schooling
Nomenclature and General Principles
Carbon, the base for all organic compounds, exists in nature in its purest form as graphite or diamonds. The 25th lesson in a series of 36 teaches pupils the nomenclature of organic compounds. Learners read about how to use the IUPAC...
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Classification of Matter
Thirty-seven slides thoroughly shed light upon the four classes of matter: elements, compounds, mixtures, and solutions. Also covered are chemical symbols, molecules, and chemical equations. The colors and fonts chosen for the...
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Summary of Organic Reaction Mechanisms Needed for AS Chemistry
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...
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Naming Inorganic Compounds
In this inorganic compounds worksheet, students complete 2 charts by writing the names or chemical formulas of given ionic and covalent compounds.
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Formula Mass
In this formula mass worksheet, learners read about molecular substances and their formula masses. They find the formula masses for six compounds using the atomic masses of its elements.
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Chemical Bonding and Shapes of Molecules
In this chemical bonds learning exercise, students review the different types of bonds, Lewis dot structures, ions, and molecule shapes. This learning exercise has 10 matching, 17 multiple choice, and 3 drawing questions.
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Comparing Covalent and Ionic Substances
In this covalent and ionic substances activity, students use the internet to find information about the characteristics of covalent and ionic substance and explain what causes the differences in these types of substances.
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How Do Atoms Stick Together?
In this chemical bonding worksheet, students answer 76 questions about compounds, Lewis dot structures, intermolecular forces between atoms, electronegativity and bonding and types of bonds.
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The Ties that Bind
In this bonding worksheet, students read about the types of bonds that hold compounds together. They are given fifteen common materials and they identify the types of bonds that hold each together.
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Chemistry Midterm Topic Review
In this chemistry review worksheet, students answer and solve 95 questions about chemical reactions, hydrocarbons, functional groups, moles, acids and bases and solutions.
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Balancing Equations Practice
In this balancing equations worksheet, students identify subscripts and coefficients in compounds, they identify the total number of each type of atom in compounds and they practice balancing equations.
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Boot Reer Root Beer
Fifth graders investigate chemical reactions. In this physical science activity, 5th graders make dry ice root beer and identify the type of change that occurs to the root beer mixture.
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Earth Structure and Processes
Students classify different rocks according to their types. In this earth science lesson, students explain how plate tectonics created Earth's landforms. They explain the continental drift theory and sea floor spreading in their own words.
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Article - "Designer Catalysts"
In this catalyst learning exercise, students define catalyst and enzyme and explain how these work in a chemical reaction. Students calculate molar mass of a compound. This learning exercise has 7 short answer questions and 2 problems to...
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Finding the Formula and Percent Composition
Do you have mole problems? If so, call Avogadro at 602-2140. The lesson plan starts with pupils working independently to solve for molar mass of ionic compounds. Then they learn to solve for percent composition and later perform an...
National Institute of Open Schooling
Hydrocarbons
The vast majority of hydrocarbons humans use help fuel cars, homes, and provide energy. A comprehensive lesson teaches pupils all about hydrocarbons. From alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes to benzene, classes study the preparation of these...
University of Georgia
Would Your Cat Eat This Stuff?
Processed foods use inorganic compounds for flavoring and preservation. This take-home laboratory challenges scholars to find 20 different compounds identified on the labels of foods to list on their data collection sheet. The activity...
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Classifying Chemical Reactions
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students follow a flow chart to determine what type of reaction is occurring. Students then classify reactions and balance the equations. This worksheet has 2 short answer and 10 fill in the blank.
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Ionic Chemical Formulas Days 1 & 2
Students study polyatomic ions and write binary and ternary ionic chemical formulas. They explore putting together different monatomic ions and coming up with as many chemical formulas as possible. They play a game similar to memory...
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Identifying Reaction Types
In this reactions worksheet, students are given nine chemical reactions to identify as single replacement, double replacement, synthesis or decomposition reactions.
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Identifying Types of Acids and Bases
In this acid and base learning exercise, students fill in a table that gives the molecular name or formula of a compound. They must determine what type of acid or base it is and what the symbol used in the chemical calculations will be.
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Physical and Chemical Properties
In this length worksheet, students read about the properties of carbon. Students also decide which of the given phrases go with which compound.
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The Chemicals of Living Cells
Designed to be a study guide or self assessment for high school biologists, the worksheet has good questions about cell chemistry, but would need to be reformatted if you want your kids to write their answers on the paper. There are also...
Virginia Department of Education
A Crystal Lab
Young chemists grow ionic crystals, metallic crystals, and supersaturated crystals in three different lab experiments. Observing these under a microscope allows pupils to compare the various structures.