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Stiochiometry: Quantifying Changes in the Environment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine stoichiometry. In this chemical reaction and mole lesson, students complete an experiment based on readiness levels to explore that changes are quantified in chemical reactions.
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The Many Faces of Energy

For Students 8th - 10th
In this energy worksheet, learners are given a table of the many measurements of energy. They solve 6 problems converting from one measurement of energy to another using the conversion factors given.
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Chemicals, Chemicals, Everywhere

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students divide substances into categories: made of chemicals/not made of chemicals, synthetic/naturally occurring, and toxic/nontoxic. They observe a mystery chemical and determine what precautions they need to take when handling an...
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Chemical Equations and Symbols

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemical equations and symbols worksheet, students are given two written equations and they translate each into chemical symbols. They are given two equations with chemical symbols and they translate them into written equations.
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Snow Science

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate how efficient different substances are at melting snow. Students collect and analysis data.
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Moles Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry instructional activity, students examine the energy rule of moles and answer the essay questions. The answers are include with the instructional activity.
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Formulas and Mole Conversions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this formulas and mole conversion worksheet, students answer 22 graphic organizer, multiple choice, and short answer questions pertaining to formulas and mole conversion.
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Structural Changes in a Protein

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars observe and manipulate the structure of a protein. They form an alpha helix, a beta sheet, and add disulfide bonds. They create a multimeric protein and compare their location with other students.
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Chemical Bonding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
For this chemical compounds worksheet, pupils review the different types of bonding, define the octet rule, and draw Lewis structures (electron-dot diagrams) for given compounds. This worksheet has 7 fill in the blank, 5 short answer...
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EGG-cellent POLYMER PACKAGING DESIGN

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners investigate the concept of a polymer using an experimental design of protecting an egg in a bookbag. They test the properties of polymers and form an educated solution to the proposed problem. Then they describe the steps used...
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The Genetic Basis of Neurological Disorders

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils explore neurological disorders. They examine the presence and absence of discernible genes. Students describe neruological diseases and draw faces of affected persons. They play a human neurology disorders learning game.
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Air and Water in the Environment

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a three part lesson in which they identify and describe forms of moisture in the environment. Part one of the lesson involves the three stages of the water cycle, part two focuses on creating humidity by...
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Elements and Compounds Vocabulary List and Definitions

For Students 6th - 7th
In this chemistry worksheet, students read ten vocabulary words and definitions pertaining to elements and compounds. There are no questions to answer.
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Chem Word Search Puzzle

For Students 8th - 11th
In this chemistry terminology worksheet, students review and discuss nineteen terms associated with chemistry and then locate and circle each term in a word search puzzle.
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Stoichiometry

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this stoichiometry instructional activity, learners identify types of reactions, show the products, and balance the equations. Students determine the limiting reagent, theoretical yield, and percent yield for given reactions. This...
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Elements and Compounds Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
For this science vocabulary worksheet, students draw lines to match 9 words pertaining to elements and compounds to their definitions.
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Gravity - The Glue of the Universe

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students explore physics by conducting a class experiment. For this gravitational force lesson, students define several scientific terms associated with force. Students utilize a styrofoam cup and marbles to simulate a satellite crashing...
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The Air Up There!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a model of a column of air and discover one of the reasons why low and high pressure systems exist and why low pressure is often associated with bad weather.
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Putting on Mass: Just how do Trees grow?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students articulate an explanation of photosynthesis. They identify problems they have with comprehension of how a plant gains mass. Students describe a historical experiment.
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Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a polymer to demonstrate its properties and develop an awareness of the wide variety of uses for polymers.
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Nutrient Biochemistry

For Students Higher Ed
In this lipids worksheet, students review the different types of lipids and how lipids are used by the body. This worksheet has 3 drawings and 27 fill in the blank statements.
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The Genetic Basis of Neurological Disorders

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers describe some aspects of known genetic defects on the human neurological condition. They participate in a variety of exercises including drawings, games, and analogies.
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Extraction of DNA from White Onion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers conduct lab test with minced onion to determine where chromosonal DNA is located within the cell, and whether or not it can be extracted.
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Khan Academy: Molecules and Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
Article defines and explains compounds which are either ionic or covalent and molecules which are the simplest unit of a covalent compound. Molecules can be represented in many different ways.