Chymist
An Experiment in Alchemy: Copper to Silver to Gold
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.
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Organic Chemistry II Exam 4
In this chemistry worksheet, learners write the structures for the compounds listed at the top of the sheet. Then they name the compounds whose structures are illustrated. Students also write the mechanism for the reaction of methyl...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Extraction of Copper
Is copper found as a raw material? Science sleuths manipulate the reactants and products found in the copper extraction process in a series of fun puzzles. The interactive engages learners in pairing formulas with their names while using...
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Limiting Reagent Practice Problems
In this limiting reagents learning exercise, students solve 10 problems. They calculate limiting reagents, they calculate percent yield of particular compounds and they determine how much of products can be produced based on the limiting...
Creative Chemistry
Finding the Percent of Iron in Lawnsand
For this percent of iron in lawnsand worksheet, learners perform a titration of lawnsand using potassium manganate(VII) solution and determine the number of moles of iron in the sample. Students use the number of moles to find the mass...
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Final Worksheet
Students will review a semesters worth of material on this final chemistry review. Information ranges from naming isotopes to pH and molarity.
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2008 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Part I
For this chemistry Olympiad worksheet, students solve sixty multiple choice questions on a variety of chemistry topics from finding molarity of solutions to calculating products of reactions. Students are given graphs, equations,...
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The Effects of Photosynthesis on Plant Growth
Students are able to draw a diagram of the light reactions and briefly describe what is occurring throughout the process. They are able to explain where each reactant/product in the photosynthesis equation comes from/goes during the...
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Acid-Base Chemistry
In this acid-base worksheet, students write balanced chemical equations given the reactants for 18 reactions. If no reaction occurs, they write N.R. They also rank acids and bases in increasing order.
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Rate Law Problems
If you need a variety of questions for reactions and rate calculations, this resource is for you. Inspire your high schoolers to manipulate values and equations to fit the questions. The word problems are quite involved and require young...
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Chemical Equilibrium
We know about the light spectrum, the age spectrum, and sound spectrum, but do chemical reactions also occur on a spectrum? Young scientists experiment with partial reactions on a spectrum and observe the color changes. Then, they...
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Making Electricity
Starting with definitions and terms related to how electricity flows, these slides assist in understanding of displacement reactions. Some typical displacement reactions that occur with a flow of electricity through a solution are...
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Electrochemistry Test Review
This review sheet will be very useful to test your pupils' understanding of battery structure and redox reactions. The questions ask for equations to be balanced and for the traditional equipment setups to be drawn and labeled....
Creative Chemistry
Oxidation of Ethanol to Ethanal
Here is a laboratory exercise in which chemistry masters conduct an oxidation reaction to change ethanol into ethanal. They compare the original alcohol to the resulting aldehyde by forming a precipitate. This activity is aimed at...
Teach Engineering
Equal and Opposite Thrust in Aircraft: You're a Pushover!
It's the law—every action requires a reaction, no matter how small. Pupils experience two demonstrations of Newton's third law of motion as it relates to thrust in the 10th segment of a 22-part unit on flight. Using their mathematical...
National Institute of Open Schooling
Ionic Equilibrium
Scientific studies show the older we get, the more acidic we become. The activity extensively teaches high schoolers about acids and bases. By the end of the 14th installment of 36, they can define and explain three concepts of...
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Bases
These summary slides will be helpful to your class while studying the reactions of bases. The basic reasons for writing the equations of ionization are explained, and some details about the formulas used to balance equations are given.
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Classification of Matter
Thirty-seven slides thoroughly shed light upon the four classes of matter: elements, compounds, mixtures, and solutions. Also covered are chemical symbols, molecules, and chemical equations. The colors and fonts chosen for the...
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Predicting the pH of Salt Solutions
A single page provides you with lecture notes for your lesson plan on hydrolysis. Introduce your chemistry class to Bronsted-Lowry theory by explaining the hydrolysis of acidic cations and basic anions. Show them how the resulting pH can...
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Avoiding Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Burning Fossil Fuels
Chemistry and earth science meet in a lesson on carbon dioxide emissions. After reading about atmospheric problems caused by using fossil fuels, science stars balance equations for the burning of different alkanes. They compute the...
It's About Time
Circular Motion
Lead your class in this exciting activity to learn more about motion and its importance. Pupils learn about a centripetal and why it is required to maintain a constant speed in a circulating moving mass. They apply the equation for...
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WS 4.4 Stoichiometry Part 2
Four balanced chemical equations are presented for your pupils to analyze. They identify limiting reagents and use dimensional analysis to compute products. This practical worksheet is one that you will want to keep in your repertoire to...
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Determination of a Rate Law
Students determine the rate law for a chemical reaction. They use graphical techniques in the analysis of experimental data.
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Demonstrate Your Chemistry
Learners research and evaluate chemical reaction demonstrations that are found on the web. they work in small groups to choose a demonstration that fits a particular category of reaction and then perform the demonstration for the class.