Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Your Body's Building Blocks

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the elements of the Periodic Table as they relate to the building blocks of the body. They experiment to measure the amount of iron in the body.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Average Atomic Mass

For Students 9th - 12th
Using a chart of student test grades as an example, curious chemists learn how to calculate weighted averages. They apply this knowledge to elements on the periodic table. As practice in calculating average atomic masses, learners...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Ionic Nomenclature

For Students 9th - 12th
One document contains five different worksheets for practice naming and writing formulas for ionic compounds. The first is particularly notable, as it systematically walks beginning chemists through the process of using the periodic...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Atoms, Ions and Formula Basics Make-up Test

For Students 7th - 12th
Using a copy of the periodic table, chemistry test takers fill in a chart with element name, chemical symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and numbers of subatomic particles. They define subatomic particles, draw atom models, explain...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Solution Concentrations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What happens when you combine 6.022 times 10 to the 23 piles of dirt into one? You make a mountain out of a mole hill. Scholars use dehydration to obtain percent composition and then calculate the molarity of the original...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting Animated

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students create a simple animation illustrating a chemical element in the periodic table. In this chemistry lesson plan, students create a new way to describe elements by using them in an artistic form.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Isotopes of Pennies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate that isotopes of an element have different masses. They illustrate atomic mass and neutrons. The periodic table is examined in length. Display of a collection of atoms is surveyed.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Periodic Table

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students 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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Structure of the Atom

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students practice drawing the atomic structure of several different elements. They complete critical thinking questions about atomic structure and compare the atomic mass units for different ions and isotopes of an element.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Memorization Tips: Elements/Symbols

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students identify ways to memorize the elements and symbols of the periodic table for chemistry. They identify phrases that use each element in a unique way.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Elementary Particle Masses

For Students 9th - 12th
For this elementary particle mass worksheet, students calculate the mass of elementary particles in kilograms and million electron Volts. Students solve 4 problems finding Top Quark mass, total quark mass of a proton and Strange Quark mass.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ART- LANGUAGE OF SYMBOLS

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss how color construct meaning in art. They will demonstrate a technical knowledge and creative use of formal elements and principals of design. Students then discuss the way their selection of color contributed to their work.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matter

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the nature of matter and of the scientific processes associated with them in this series of lessons.
Organizer
Curated OER

Periodic Table Families

For Students 9th - 12th
In this periodic table worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by listing the elements in each of the periodic table families.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Elements Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this word search puzzle worksheet, students will find and circle forty-five different names of elements from the periodic table.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Changes in Nature

For Teachers 5th
The goal of this science activity is to have youngsters be able to identify the physical and chemical changes in the carbon cycle, and water cycle due to weathering. The in-class inquiry/experiment is quite interesting and easy to...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Periods and Groups; Valence Electrons; Masses

For Students 9th - 12th
In this periods, groups, valence electrons and masses activity, students are given information about all these components of the periodic table. Students identify 4 elements in specific periods and groups, they find the valence electrons...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transition Metals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and describe transition metals. They discuss alloys and their benefits. Students research one common, alloy, its composition, properties, and uses. They are asked for some common properties of most transition metals....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Bohr Energy Level Diagrams for Atoms

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Bohr model worksheet, students draw 16 diagrams given atoms in the periodic table and must show the energy level diagrams indicating the electrons in each energy level.
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Reading in the Science Content Area

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Help your students internalize scientific ideas by teaching strategies for reading in the content area.
Assessment
Curated OER

2004 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad - Local Section Exam

For Students 9th - 12th
In this National Olympiad exam worksheet, chemistry apprentices answer sixty multiple choice questions including general chemistry topics such as atomic structure, gases, problem solving, writing and balancing equations and solutions....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oh - The Bonds of Matter!

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the types of bonds elements form. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders represent valence electrons with dot structures. They draw and label different atoms.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Matter: All That "Stuff"

For Students 6th - 10th
In this chemistry worksheet, students learn about matter, including atoms, electrons, protons, neutrons, compounds and chemical properties. They use this information to answer the 10 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Average Atom - Isotopes

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, in groups, complete an Isotopes model and notice that atomic masses are decimal numbers. These masses are an average of all the isotopes of that element.

Other popular searches