Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Americas Idols

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of American Idol and the controversy that surrounds the broadcast. They conduct research using a variety of resources and write paragraphs that state opinions about the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How popular is your favorite site?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students gather data for the project for the entire year. They plot their data, try to fit a equation to their data, and speculate on why the data shows the pattern it does and project its future growth.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Timing the Tides

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students collect data and describe how and why the high and low tides change from day to day.  In exploring tides lesson students study tides by taking notes, recording data and analyzing their findings. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Develop a Bird Feeder Watch List

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore biology by identifying animals on their school ground. In this bird species lesson, students create and utilize a simple bird feeder to attract birds near their classroom at which point they observe the color, size and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Precalculus: Unit 3 Test 2

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this Pre-calculus worksheet, students solve advanced logarithmic and exponential equations. The seven page worksheet contains thirty-two problems. Answers are not provided.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is That Icebox Green?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a timeline of the development of electrical appliances. In this physics lesson, 7th graders explore energy consumption over the past 90 years. They create a poster about their chosen electrical device detailing its...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Integrated Pest Management

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the different methods used in integrated pest management. In this biology lesson, students evaluate experiments and case studies on IPM. They discuss the pros and cons of using this method.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biotechnology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students introduced to the genre of science fiction and the theme of biotechnology within that genre.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flame Test

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students conduct a flame test on different substances. For this chemistry lesson, students predict the element present based on the color emitted during the flame test. They explain how different elements produce different colors.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Periodic Trends

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorail students will use the Periodic Table to identify and explain periodic trends, including atomic and ionic radii, electronegativity,...
Handout
Web Elements

Web Elements Periodic Table: Electronegativity

For Students 9th - 10th
Chart of Pauling electronegativity values versus atomic number. Colorful, pictorial explanation of this periodic trend.
Interactive
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Periodic Trend Game: Learning to Predict Elements Using Periodic Trends

For Students 11th - 12th
An activity to introduce the periodic table and the trends. Students will understand the organization of the periodic table with this game.
PPT
Other

University of South Carolina: Periodic Trends

For Students 9th - 10th
PowerPoint presentation that describes sizes of atoms in terms of isoelectric series as well as periodic trends. Includes information about sizes of ions and allows you to practice some problems on your own. Go to the index to choose...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how the atomic radius changes over representative elements across rows and up and down columns on the periodic table. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Trends: Ionization Energy: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how the ionization energy changes over representative elements across rows and up and down columns on the periodic table. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Periodic Trends: Ionization Energy."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how the atomic radius changes over representative elements across rows and up and down columns on the periodic table. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius."
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines atomic radius and explains trends in atomic radius.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Periodic Trends: Ionization Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains ionization energy, trends in ionization energy, and electron shielding.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Periodic Trends: Electronegativity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines electronegativity and explains trends in electronegativity.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Periodic Trends: Atomic Radius

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines atomic radius and explains trends in atomic radius.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Periodic Trends: Electronegativity

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers electronegativity definition and trends in electronegativity.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Periodic Trends: Ionization Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains ionization energy, trends in ionization energy, and electron shielding.
Website
Frostburg State University

General Chemistry Online: The Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a teacher's companion guide with lesson plans for the periodic table. It includes learning objectives, lecture notes, links to related sites, answers to frequently asked questions, and a glossary of related terms.
Activity
Michael Blaber, PhD

Florida State Univ.: Periodic Properties of the Elements: Ionization Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
Exceptional article from the Florida State University that will take you from start to finish. This article will answer all your questions about ionization energy as both a concept and trend.

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