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Soda Sales
High schoolers are shown how to chart a supply demand curve, analyze information from a chart and send and receive information to participating schools by use of telecommunications (an added objective could be for fund-raising). They...
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Carbon Dioxide
Students conduct a series of experiments to explore carbon dioxide properties. In this chemistry lesson, students explain the production and uses of this gas. They measure its amount in soda and waste product of yeast.
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The Influence of Carbon Dioxide on the Chemistry of Soda
Students investigate the carbon dioxide content of different sodas. In this chemistry activity, students explain why PET containers are preferable than HDPE for soda bottles. They collect data and graph them.
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Sink or Swim
Students explore sinking and floating. In this buoyancy lesson, students conduct an investigation dealing with regular and diet soda. Students drop various soda cans into water and then discuss why some float and some sink.
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How Can You See Which Soda Has More Sugar?
Sixth graders weigh regular and diet soda to see which one is heavier and therefore which one contains more sugar. In this soda lesson plan, 6th graders discover that regular soda contains more sugar because it weighs more.
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Dancing Raisins
In this raisins instructional activity, students test what raisins do in soda. Students experiment with raisins and answer 5 questions on the experiment and on matter.