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The Ghost Particle
Students collect evidence to make inferences about a object hidden inside a sealed box. They think critically and logically to raise questions. Students identify questions that can be answered through investigation. They formulate and...
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Electron Arrangement First Ionisation Energies in Group II and Period 3
Students complete two graphic organizers in this ionization instructional activity by filling in the proton number for given elements. Then, they create two graphs plotting the first ionization energy against the proton number.
Creative Chemistry
Electron Arrangement Ionization Energies in Group I and Period 2
In this electron arrangement activity, students complete two graphic organizers by determining the proton number of given elements from their first ionization energy. Then, they plot graphs of the first ionization energy against the...
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Physical Science Project-Atom
Fifth graders investigate atoms. For this atom lesson, 5th graders investigate the parts of an atom. Students explore atom numbers and determine the number of electrons is in each atom.
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Losing and Gaining Electrons
In this electron worksheet, learners read about how atoms lose and gain electrons and how they become ions. They are given a table with nine elements and they give the electron configuration, the number of electrons, the number of...
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Average Atomic Mass
In this average atomic mass instructional activity, high schoolers read about how the protons and neutrons make up the atomic mass of an element. They find the average atomic mass given four problems.
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Electricity
In this electricity worksheet, high schoolers answer 17 questions about charges on atoms, their number of protons and electrons, the attraction of atoms or objects when charged, the electricity between two objects, grounding and insulating.
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Static Electricity and Lightning
Students study concepts related to static electricity, based on a single example: lightning. They explain how static electricity, lightning, and sparks are all related phenomena. They draw a diagram illustrating the negative and positive...
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Matter, Matter
Young scholars define vocabulary related to the parts of the atom. For this matter lesson, students navigate the web to find the structure and the forces that affect atoms. Young scholars complete an experiment with...
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Electron Configuration Worksheet
In this chemistry worksheet, students complete the table for each element by writing the electron configuration of the element and giving the values of the four quantum numbers. They also create an energy level diagram for their element...
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Thermochemistry
For this thermochemistry worksheet, learners indicate whether the given processes are endothermic or exothermic reactions. Students complete the phase change diagram as well as define a given set of vocabulary words. Learners calculate...
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Chemistry: elements
In this chemistry worksheet students complete a set of multiple choice and short answer questions on protons, electrons, ionization and chemical equations.
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Chemistry quiz
In this chemistry worksheet, students answer short answer and true and false questions about acids, bases, atoms, elements, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
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Get the Big Picture
In this atom, element, and atom worksheet, students will read descriptions of each and then use this information to fill in the blanks of 4 questions.
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Final Worksheet
Students will review a semesters worth of material on this final chemistry review. Information ranges from naming isotopes to pH and molarity.
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Matter and Energy
Students explore energy by completing a science worksheet in class. In this principles of matter lesson, students define the vocabulary terms force, gravity, nuclear, and electromagnetic before reading assigned text about energy....
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Teaching Atomic Structure Using Cooperative Learning
Individuals in a group of four each take on a different role: atomic number expert, mass number expert, isotope expert, and nuclear atom expert. They teach each other about their area of expertise. As an assessment, a short quiz is...
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Jeopardy 8th Grade (Science)
There are so many topics touched upon in this Jeopardy-style science game, that it is difficult to classify! The categories include electricity, matter, ecology, earth and space, and scientific investigation. This would best be used at...
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The Physical Setting
Pupils study atoms and their protons and neutrons. In this physical setting lesson students work together to complete a lab activity.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Atomic Structure
Changing the number of neutrons in an atom makes it an isotope, but it does not change the element. Pupils complete logic puzzles, matching isotopes with their unique number of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Either on paper or timed...
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Atom Review
In this atom worksheet, students review the subatomic particles, the scientists associated with the atomic theory, and the periodic table. This worksheet has 15 matching, 24 fill in the blank, and 11 short answer questions.
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Atomic Structure
Students list the names and symbols of common elements. They describe the present model of the atom. Students describe how electrons are arranged in an atom. They identify quarks as particles of matter that make up protons and...
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Groups, Clusters and Individuals
In this galaxies, clusters and planets activity, students solve 5 problems including determining sunspot groups on the sun in a particular day, finding the number of individual galaxies present, determining the number of stars in...
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Naming and Covalent Compounds
In this naming and covalent compounds worksheet, students answer 6 questions about ion notation, they make 6 ionic compounds, they make 6 covalent compounds and they name 10 compounds which are ionic, covalent or polyatomic.