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NOAA

Please Pass the Salt

For Students 3rd - 5th
Salinity is the focus of two experimenters that work to answer the question, How does salt change the physical properties of water? Super scientists compare the freezing rate of salt and fresh water, combine the two waters to...
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Curated OER

Ocean Water

For Students 7th - 8th
Given data about the composition of ocean water, students complete 5 different questions using a provded table that relate to the ocean water (with elements Chloride, Sodium, Sulfate, and Magnesium). Some questions require calculation,...
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Composition of Ocean Water

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students experiment to determine the composition of ocean water. In this ocean water composition lesson, students color in a grid that shows the percentage of each of the components of ocean water which include chloride, sodium, sulfate,...
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American Chemical Society

Using Dissolving to Identify an Unknown

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
There is a solvent called aqua regis that can dissolve gold! After observing a solubility demonstration, groups receive four known crystals and one unknown. Based on the demo, they design an experiment to determine the identity of the...
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Chapter 13 Review, Section 1: Ions in Aqueous Solutions and Colligative Properties

For Students 7th - 12th
This is an apt assignment for chemistry takers that are studying ionic solutions. Eight questions require problem solving and critical thinking to answer. The first question instructs learners to use a table in the textbook, but you can...
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Theoretical Yield and Percent Yield in Chemical Reaction

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this stoichiometry worksheet, students solve several problems using the stoichiometric method. Students find the percent, theoretical, and actual yield for all problems presented.
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Stalactites And Stalagmites

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a scientific investigation about the formation of stalactites and stalagmites. They conduct an experiment to reproduce them in the lab environment. Students make observations over a period of time in order to see the...
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Pingry School

Qualitative Analysis of Eleven Household Chemicals

For Students 9th - 12th
Chemical and physical properties give compounds an identity. Learners use the identity of a compound to predict what it is. By performing different tests like solubility, flame, heat, and reactions, individuals attempt to identify an...
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Growing Crystals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils are introduction to the cause and effect of a chemical reaction between water, mucilage glue, and magnesium sulfate as they form crystals.
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Crystals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use mucilage glue and magnesium sulfate to make crystals. They mix the ingredients, place a drop on a glass slide and observe the forming crystals.
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Electrolytes and Colloids Worksheet

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrolytes learning exercise, students calculate percent composition, determine the electrical conduction of electrolytes, and explain the Tyndall effect. This learning exercise has 7 problems to solve.
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Displacement Reactions and Acid/Base Reactions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemical reactions learning exercise, students review the solubility rules for common salts. Students determine the molecular equation, ionic equation, and net ionic equation for specific reactions. Students calculate moles and...
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The Alkaline Earth Metals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the characteristics of alkaline earth metals. In this alkaline earth metals lesson plan, students experiment with a variety of alkaline earth metal compounds and perform tests to observe their properties. Students...
Lab Resource
Pingry School

Synthesis of an Insoluble Ionic Salt: A Stoichiometry Experiment

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Challenge young scientists to design their own experimental procedures. They write the procedure for properly preparing two grams of a water-insoluble ionic salt. To finish, they perform the experiment and collect data to prove their...
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Virginia Department of Education

Mystery Anions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Lost an electron? You should keep an ion them. Young chemists learn qualitative analysis in the second instructional activity of an 11-part chemistry series. After observing reactions of simple salts, the teacher provides pupils...
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Acid Rain Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners collect samples of rainfall, cloud condensation, and water that trickles through the soil. These samples are tested for pH, conductivity, and the presence of sulfates, nitrates, calcium, and magnesium.
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Microscopes and Crystals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe crystals under the microscope. In this science lesson, students compare how the crystal look like using their eyes, hand lens and microscope. They identify the type of crystal based on the amount of light they allow to...
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Red, White, and Blue

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the types of chemical reactions that can be made with household products. Through various inquires, students work to perform chemical reactions using common household substances and cleaners.
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Activity 1-Cold Water, Hot Water and Super-Heated Water!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars investigate hydrothermal vents by observing a simple model designed to show that hot water rises when it's heated. First, students listen as the teacher explains hydrothermal fluids and vents. Young scholars watch as the...
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Salty Solutions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils measure salt content in water. They determine salt content of four samples using a hydrometer.
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Stoichiometry

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this stoichiometry worksheet, learners practice calculating moles, molarity, and the concentration of a solution in molarity. This worksheet has 12 multiple choice questions and 3 problems to solve.
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Smithsonian Institution

Watching Crystals Grow

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Amazing science can sometimes happen right before your eyes! The class gets cozy as they watch crystals grow. They use Epsom salts, rocks, and food coloring to create crystals. They'll observe the entire process, documenting every step...
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Growing Crystals from Solutions

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students grow crystals in the lab using solutions. In this crystals lesson plan, students set up a crystal growing apparatus using a sugar solution with a thread attached to a piece of copper wire that is inserted in the solution....
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Solubility Lab

For Students 8th - 10th
In this solubility worksheet, students test a variety of polar and non polar substances to determine which ones will dissolve in vegetable oil and which ones will dissolve in water. Students collect data and answer 2 questions about...