Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mechanically Inclined

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane through experimentation.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chemistry Review

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry overview worksheet, students review stoichiometry, states of matter, thermochemistry, gas laws, chemical bonding, molarity, chemical equilibria, and kinetics. This worksheet has 41 problems to solve.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students will discuss the de Brogile Hypothesis and state the circumstances under which the wave nature of matter is observed. They will also calculate the wavelengths of matter waves.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Chemistry of Killer Coal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research chemical components of coal, as well as environmental health impacts of mining and burning coal. They discuss conservation of mass as it relates to combustion of organic compounds.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Synthesizing Pigment and Dyeing Cloth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a synthetic dye and oxidize the dye and record the effects.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Micro-Magic With Sticky Ions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video about the formation of precipitates. They complete a worksheet that asks them to identify what makes a compound form and what holds it together.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

The Nucleus / Nuclear Reactions and Elementary Particles

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students describe how radioactivity relates to alpha and beta particles. Using their properties, they write a descriptive paper about the gamma rays and alpha and beta particles. They calculate q-values and the half-life of a given...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Types of Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct labs to gain an overview of chemical reactions. They observe examples of synthesis, decomposition, single displacement and double displacement reactions. They identify certain products by the use of litmus and splint tests.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Map Me a Paragraph

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
There are so many great reading strategies. In this instructional activity, learners practice decoding. They break down two paragraphs to analyze and determine main ideas and details. They each observes ways to model as they map their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Can you Find the Expression

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students collect data from measurements and weights for this experiment. In this algebra lesson, students analyze graphs they create form their data to find the expression representing the data. They label which graph provided the best...
Interactive
Other

Widener University: Balancing Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice your balancing chemical equations skills with this interactive exercise. Students are given equations that need to be balanced. Tutorial gives immediate feedback by telling the students they are correct or incorrect. After...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Balancing Chemical Equations

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to balance a chemical equation and using coefficients.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Chemistry: Chemical Formulas and Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive module, students are introduced to the most fundamental part of chemistry: chemical reactions and the formulas that accompany them.
eBook
Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: Balancing Chemical Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the basics of writing and balancing the chemical equations of chemical reactions.
Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Introduction to Balancing Redox Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
The objective of this article is to introduce how to balance redox reaction chemical equations in neutral solution.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Chemical Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of chemical equations.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Conservation of Mass in Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains Law of conservation of mass and why chemical equations must be balanced.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Chemistry: Stoichiometry

For Students 9th - 10th
Students apply new knowledge of the elements to name and write chemical formulas, write and balance chemical equations, and perform mathematical calculations about the relationships between those chemicals, using a fundamental unit in...
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Types of Chemical Reactions Jigsaw

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will perform chemical reactions for the class to observe evidence of reactions and write equations to describe the reaction.
Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Balancing Chemical Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
Match the balanced chemical equations with the appropriate compound abbreviations.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Beta Decay

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How and why beta decay occurs, its dangers, beta-minus and beta-plus decay and how to write a balanced nuclear equation for beta decay.
Handout
Wyzant

Wyzant: Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
A good resource on chemical reactions, organized by topic: "Examples of chemical changes," "Chemical equations of chemical reactions," "Balancing equations," "Synthesis reactions," "Decomposition reactions," "Single replacement...
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Chemistry: Stoichiometry

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, interactive practice problems, video clips, and real-world application, students are introduced to the science of Stoichiometry.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Alpha Decay

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How and why alpha decay occurs, its dangers and how to write a balanced nuclear equation for alpha decay.