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Relationships and Biodiversity Lab Practice

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biodiversity worksheet, students determine the relationship and complete the evolutionary tree for the plants listed. Students review genetic code and DNA sequencing. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer, 8 multiple choice, and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Test Prep: Mcat: Chemical Processes: Separations and Purifications: Principles of Chromatography

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what chromatography is and how its principles are applied when separating mixtures.
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Other

Cal State Stanislaus: Paper Chromatography

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent discussion of color mixtures, and how they can be separated by paper chromatography.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Chromatography Lab

For Teachers 7th - 9th
To increase students' awareness of possible invisible pollutants in drinking water sources, students perform an exciting lab requiring them to think about how solutions and mixtures exist even in unsuspecting places such as ink. They use...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Paper Chromatography: Basic Version

For Students 3rd - 8th
Many substances are actually mixtures of different things. For example, milk, which looks like it is one substance, is actually a mixture of many different solids and liquids. Chromatography is a technique that is used to separate...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: The Different Purposes and Types of Chromatography

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the distinction between the two main types of chromatography - analytical and preparative - and describes eleven chromatography techniques.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Candy and Chromatography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow these illustrated, step-by-step instructions to use chromatography as a tool in identifying a mystery candy.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Paper Chromatography: Advanced Version 2

For Students 6th - 8th
Chromatography is a method used to separate mixtures of compounds and to identify each compound in the mixture. You may have separated the different inks in a black marker by using a strip of paper and water. There are many different...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Paper Chromatography: Advanced Version 1

For Students 6th - 8th
This project will teach you the basics of analytical chemistry, which is a must for students who want to go into chemistry or materials science. The molecules in objects we see all around us are constantly attracting each other....
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Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Candy Chromatography

For Students 4th - 8th
In this experiment, you learn about chromatography when you separate the dyes in candies like M & M's and Skittles to see how many dyes are in each color.
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NC State University

The Science House: Chromatography of Foods [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will practice the technique of chromatography by separating a mixture of FD&C dyes. Questions related to the experiment along with the answers are available for use by the teacher.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Chromatography: Separating Pigments

For Teachers K - 1st
For this chromatography experiment, students will investigate pigments used to create a black, water soluble marker. An extension can be done using primary and secondary colored water soluble markers as well as spinach leaves.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Compositions: Using Chromatography to Explain Color Patterns

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this experiment, students will explore the properties of color using chromatography then observe and compare color patterns to differentiate compositions of various colors.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is Chromatography?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why leaves change color in the fall, and learn how to do paper chromatography to separate the pigments found in a leaf. [4:24]
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State University of New York

State University of New York: Chromatography and Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
The following simulation explores the process of of chromatography and equilibrium.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Paper Chromatography: These Colors Do Run

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An lab experiment where students see how molecules move by doing paper chromatography. Site includes student handout and teacher presentation.
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Other

Sheffield Hallam University: Gas Chromatography

For Students 9th - 10th
This page uses diagrams and charts along with written text to explain gas chromatography.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Chromatography: Who Wrote the Note?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars investigate who stole the class pet by testing the chromatograph of different markers as a way to find the evidence that points to the perpetrator.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Candy Chromatography: What Makes Those Colors?

For Students 6th - 8th
One of the characteristics that makes M&Ms so popular is dye that colors the hard shell, and of course the chocolate. But, many are unaware of what dyes are used to make those colors. This day long lab uses paper chromatography to...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Paper Chromatography Uses

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what chromatography is, some of its applications, and how it works.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Spotting Chromatography

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab activity that introduces chromatography using markers, plus water and acetone as the solvents. Students will take measurements to compare the mobile and stationary phases of the inks, and find the polarity of the inks and solvents....
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Science is Fun

Fun Science: Candy Chromatography

For Students 9th - 10th
Using simple household items like M&Ms and coffee filters, you can demonstrate paper chromatography. This simple lab will show you the dyes that make up the different color coatings on M&Ms.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Analysis of Organic Materials Analysis of Organic Materialsv

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive interactive tutorial continues to explore the forensic science field. Learn how organic materials of evidence are analyzed and what the various types of chromatography are, especially why they are so important to this...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Scientists Separate Proteins

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this biotechnology science fair project, determine the relative size of green fluorescent protein, using size-exclusion chromatography. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective,...

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