Pupils explain the importance of the five main biogeochemical cycles. In this chemistry lesson plan, students discuss how ions are transported in the environment. They design an experiment to collect data on eutrophication.

Using simple materials, an informative lesson demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Matter and explains how to balance chemical equations. Young chemists perform experiments, analyze reactions, and balance chemical equations...

High schoolers create a foldable to help them remember topics on chemical compounds. In this physical science lesson, students differentiate ionic and covalent compounds. Given certain compounds, they identify whether it's ionic or...

High schoolers will draw Lewis structures of common covalent compounds using a Chem 3D computer program. They will predict the shapes of the molecules, complete a data table, and formulate rules for predicting shapes of molecules. In the...

In this chemical formulas worksheet, students determine the number and type of each atom and the total number of atoms for the given formulas. Students complete 10 problems.

Lost an electron? You should keep an ion them. Young chemists learn qualitative analysis in the second lesson of an 11-part chemistry series. After observing reactions of simple salts, the teacher provides pupils with unknown...

Here is a chemistry worksheet that was designed for a specific textbook section dealing with oxidation-reduction reactions, but it can be used in conjunction with any general chemistry curriculum. To complete the page, learners must...

High schoolers explore the concept of molecular modeling and differentiate between saturated and unsaturated compounds. In small groups, they identify molecular formulas, complete a chart comparing alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes, and...

In this chemistry activity, students draw the Lewis structures of 9 compounds and polyatomic ions, identify their molecular shapes and polarity.

In this chemistry worksheet, students draw the Lewis structures of 11 compounds and polyatomic ions. They calculate the formal charge of each atom.

In this oxidation state worksheet, students are given rules for assigning oxidation numbers and a chart showing the oxidation states of the elements of a given compound. Students use the rules and the example to find the oxidation states...

In this Lewis structures worksheet, students read about drawing Lewis structures and how to identify valence electrons. They draw Lewis structures for eight given compounds.

In this oxidation numbers worksheet, students compare metals and nonmetals, draw Lewis Dot Diagrams, and determine the oxidation number for the given elements. This worksheet has 1 multiple choice, 5 short answer, and 12 fill in the...

Scratch and sniff an introduction to organic chemical reactions. A creative lesson has individuals study the esters commonly used in scratch-and-sniff stickers and advertisements. Following the lab procedure, scholars create the organic...

In this science worksheet, students explore the learning outcomes for a unit on chemical reactions. Students define 60 vocabulary words and answer a list of questions for each topic.

In this elements worksheet, students learn the rules for assigning oxidation numbers and then practice using these rules. Students use oxidation number to determine if a substance has been oxidized or reduced. This worksheet has 14...

In this chemistry calculations review worksheet, students solve 33 review problems about titrations, precipitates, pressure and volume of gases, combustion reactions, heat of combustion, molar concentrations and molecular formulas.

Students predict the product of chemical reaction using the solubility rules. For this chemistry lesson, students balance ionic equation. They perform a lab to check if their predicted products are correct.

Students write the electron configuration of elements using the Aufbau principle. In this chemistry lesson, students build their own key that demonstrates the principle.

A good reference page for anyone studying polyatomic ions. Tables included on this page organize polyatomic ions by family and by charge. Information on naming compounds with polyatomic ions is also provided. There is a link to an online...

How to name ionic compounds containing common polyatomic ions.

This lesson will provide naming rules for ionic compounds containing polyatomic ions and give examples. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Ionic Compounds: Naming Compounds with Polyatomic Ions in Formula."

This lesson will demonstrate how to write the formula for an ionic compound containing polyatomic ions given the systemic name.

Discussion of ionic compounds includes monatomic and polyatomic ions, lattice energy calculations, and practice questions.