Lesson Plan
Beyond Benign

Reactions Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
You're bound to get a reaction from your classes with this experiment! Scholars perform several chemical reactions, make observations, and classify the reactions as single replacement, double replacement, composition, or decomposition...
Worksheet
Curated OER

It's Freezing!

For Students 5th
Here is a good learning exercise for 5th grade scientists. In it, they look at a bar graph that shows the freezing point for a variety of liquids. Then, they are given a scenario of a certain liquid melting and freezing, and must...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Vapor Pressure and Colligative Properties

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Hate to vacuum, but enjoy using a vacuum pump? Explore a instructional activity that starts with a demonstration of boiling water at various temperatures by using a vacuum pump. Then scholars design their own experiments to measure vapor...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Transport

For Students 9th - 12th
A multiple-choice quiz about the transport of substances between cells, this would work well as a pretest and/or post-test. It refers to chapter seven of an unnamed textbook, but it is a Word document, so it can easily be edited.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sugar Solutions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study biological systems and how they reach equilibrium.  In this system balance lesson students divide into groups and complete an osmosis lab activity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Homeostasis and the Plasma Membrane

For Students 9th
For this homeostasis and plasma membrane worksheet, 9th graders identify and solve 11 different vocabulary terms and definitions. They review the definitions of the words listed and then use the clues to complete the puzzle shown....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Acids and Bases Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
In this acids and bases worksheet, students determine the pH and pOH for a given solution. Students determine the conjugate acids for the given species. Students calculate which solution will have a higher pH. This worksheet has 16...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Acids and Bases

For Students 5th - 12th
In this acids and bases worksheet, students will identify the molecules represented in a diagram equation and determine if an acidic or basic solution has been produced. Students will list the properties of acidic and basic solutions....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Solubility Homework Problem Set

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, learners write the balanced equation for the reaction and rearrange the potassium expression to solve for x. Then they determine how many grams of silver chromatic can dissolve in a specified amount of sodium...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chemistry 130

For Students Higher Ed
In this chemical compounds learning exercise, students calculate moles, molar concentration, and volume of given compounds. Students balance equations, give the formula and charge of polyatomic ions, and draw Lewis electron dot...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ka and Kb Calculations

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this solutions worksheet, learners calculate the pH of given solutions or calculate the Ka or Kb for chemical compounds. This worksheet has 11 problems to solve.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water and the Fitness of the Environment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
For this environment worksheet, students answer 6 different questions. The questions are really an activity for each one. This requires extra space to complete them on separate worksheets.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

One in a Million

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars participate in an experiment to demonstrate how a substance can have different concentrations in a solution. Students record observations on a dilution chart and determine the concentations of various parts per million.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Parts Per Million

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils perform serial dilution of food coloring experiment with partner, examine concentration levels, and differentiate parts per million (PPM) and parts per billion (PPB). Students complete pre-lab and post-lab questions and data table.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science: Quick Freeze

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students observe an experiment of freezing point depression using club soda. Through observation, they note that the carbon dioxide molecules disrupt the capacity of the water molecules to solidify. Precautions must be taken to assure...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Experiment in Alchemy: Copper to Silver to Gold

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How exciting would it be for your chemistry class to produce their own "gold"? This experiment allows pupils to witness the chemical reaction of copper pennies as they react with zinc and sodium hydroxide to produce "gold" tokens. It is...
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Chymist

An Experiment in Alchemy: Copper to Silver to Gold

For Students 9th - 12th
Use chemistry to change pennies into gold coins! The experimental procedure leads learners through the process of changing copper pennies to silver and then to gold. They record the mass of each coin through every step of the experiment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Toxic Is It?

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students participate in an activity in which they investigate the scientific method and seed germination as well as practice graphing and metric measuring skills. Students examine toxicity by exposing Wisconsin Fast Plants seeds to toxic...
PPT
Curated OER

Regulating the Internal Environment

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This presentation begins with the many problems multicellular organisms which rely on diffusion encounter. There are many diagrams of mammalian organ structures, and they are labelled with their relevant functions. This an excellent...
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Origami Stars

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
This one problem concentrates on the important concept of dividing a whole number by a unit fraction. Here, young mathematicians use pictures they draw to help answer this problem. Insight into the connection between multiplication and...
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NOAA

Ocean Acidification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
If tap water is more acidic than ocean water, why are we so concerned about ocean acidification? The third installment of a 23-part NOAA Enrichment in Marine sciences and Oceanography (NEMO) program focuses on carbon dioxide levels in...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Painting a Room

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
This real-life math problem concentrates on developing the understanding of dividing a unit fraction by a whole number. It allows young scholars to draw out a solution to aid their thinking. The well-written answer sheet describes common...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 14 Review/Acids and Bases

For Students 9th - 12th
Two pages take chemistry learners on a survey of acids and bases. High schoolers write formulas and name compounds. They identify conjugate bases and acids with the aid of a table (not provided). On the second page, two different acids...
Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Exponentials and Logarithms I

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
This task focuses on using the verbal definition of the logarithm to understand that a logarithm is an exponent. Learners complete six computational exercises using the inverse properties of logs and exponents and answer two...