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Igniting Chemistry in Fireworks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a video segment and read text about the color of fireworks. Students watch a video segment and do an interactive activity on the mechanics of a firework.
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Igniting Chemistry in Fireworks

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners watch a video segment and read text about the color of fireworks. Students watch a video segment and do an interactive activity on the mechanics of a firework.
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The Drug Connection: Design-O-Synapse

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study cholinergic neuromuscular pathway of acetylcholine release and develop a model for drug interaction at one specific neurological site. Working in teams, students can also research different drugs or poisons and produce a...
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Rock Creek Water Quality

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders test water in a local creek using chemical kits and probes. They take GPS readings and digital photos. They calculate the Water Quality Index and create a spreadsheet of the test data.
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Rock Creek Water Quality

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders test water in a local creek using chemical kits and probes. They take GPS readings and digital photographs. They calculate the Water Quality Index and create a spreadsheet.
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Knee Joint

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils examine human anatomy with a focus on the knee joint. In groups, they research the chemical makeup of human bones and explain the different types of joints found in the body. To end the lesson, they identify the other structures...
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Does Size Matter?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils explore the surface area to volume ratio in cellular respiration. While participating in an interactive lab experiment, they examine proportional surface area and discuss nanotechnology. Students observe the effectiveness of...
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Explorit's Coffee, Tea or Chocolate Quiz

For Students 6th - 7th
In this coffee and tea worksheet, students complete a six question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the cultivation and chemistry of coffee, tea and chocolate.
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Science: Water Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science:  water quiz instructional activity, students answer twenty questions, not interactively about the properties of water, then scroll down to check their answers.
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Shake, Rattle and Roll

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare the weathering of materials. in this weathering lesson, students experiment with the chemical and physical weathering of different materials. Students use salt and water as an example of how weathering occurs.
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The Flame and the Atom:

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the structure of atoms. Students read information about the Rutherford model, the Bohr model, and the Quantum Mechanical model examining each for its scientific validity. They watch a PowerPoint presentation of alpha...
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What Color is Chlorophyll?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students observe the interactions of chlorophyll and light. They develop and form their own testable hypotheses. Students predict the color of chlorophyll in various types of plants.
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Acid Rain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use real-time weather maps to determine the likelihood of acid rainfall in a region. Students apply their understanding of interaction between weather systems, land and air pollution, to address acid rain and the effects on...
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Animals of the Fire Ice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study ice worms  and describe how they interact with other species.  In this methane hydrate lesson students study ice worms and hydrate shrimp to learn their behavior and can participate in an optional activity.
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Fighting Infection

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners study immune responses and the structures that are related to immune cells functions.  In this fighting infection lesson students construct antibody complexes and model the interaction of the immune system when it is...
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Why Could the Hindenburg Float?

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders experiment with floating and sinking objects and heavy and light liquids, using correct terms, like density, to explain what happens.  In this Hindenburg lesson, 10th graders watch a demonstration called the invisible...
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Science: Food Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
For this science:  food quiz worksheet, students answer 20 questions, not interactively, about food, then scroll down to check their answers.
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Archaeology For Kids Quiz 13

For Students 4th - 6th
In this archaeology for kids quiz 13 worksheet, students interactively answer 5 multiple choice questions about ancient / old things as part of an online magazine.
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Acid Rain: Where Have All the Rainbows Gone?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the pH scale and sources of acid precipitation.  In this acid rain lesson students complete a lab on acid rain then complete a handout.
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The Good, the Bad and the Nasty Tasting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the effect of chemicals from marine plants or animals on predator's preferences. In this ecology lesson, students conduct taste tests and collect necessary data. They write their conclusion after...
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Exploring With Photograms

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students observe the interaction between energy absorbed, reflected or transmitted through an object in a photochemical process with a classroom demonstration.
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Explorit's Chemistry Quiz

For Students 6th - 7th
In this chemistry worksheet, learners complete a six question multiple choice quiz about chemistry. This is an on-line interactive worksheet.
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Einstein's BIg Idea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss what the m in E=mc2 represent. They relate that mass in a chemical reaction is always conserved. Students convey that atoms rearrange themselves in chemical reactions to form different molecules and compounds.
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Periodic Table

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Pupils identify the periodic table trends and predict material properties. They also design and conduct simple experiments and test material properties. Finally, students compare and contrast material properties and that chemical...