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Physics Skill and Practice Worksheets

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Stop wasting energy searching for physics resources, this comprehensive collection of worksheets has you covered. Starting with introductions to the scientific method, dimensional analysis, and graphing data, these skills practice...
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Curated OER

Equilibrium Practice

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students determine solubility product expressions, equilibrium constants, and equilibrium concentrations. This worksheet has 15 multiple choice questions and 3 problems to solve.
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National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

Lab 1: Nanocatalysts Clean Your Car Emissions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What a big job for such a small particle. Young scientists learn about the role of nanoparticles in catalytic converters for cars. They conduct an experiment to create alginate-MnO2 catalytic spheres. 
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Curated OER

Physical vs. Chemical Changes and "The Code"

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemical and physical change worksheet, students read about the differences between substances going through physical changes vs. chemical changes. They are given examples of each and evidence to look for in chemical changes....
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Curated OER

Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine the different changes in matter.  In this chemical change lesson students determine the amount of reactant made in a reaction using the law of conservation. 
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Curated OER

Observing Atherosclerosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a model to visually observe the change in blood flow rates between healthy and unhealthy arteries. They calculate data that they have collected and graph their results. They determine the relationships the flow of...
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Curated OER

Jury Duty: Honor or Burden

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers come up with a synopsis of whether they feel jury duty is necessary or not and how people rate their experience. They research state jury duty websites and express their ideas. They can propose changes that they feel may...
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Kenan Fellows

Absorbance Curves: Using Spectrophotometers to Quantize the Effects of a Strong Acid on a Buffer

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation combined logarithmic terms with the application of carbonic acid as a buffer solution. Scholars learn investigate equation and its applications through hands-on experiments. They collect data and...
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Curated OER

Chemical Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science worksheet, students fill in the blank for 15 sentences about chemical energy. For example, "Chemical bonds hold_."
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Curated OER

Re-Examining Brown

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and describe the impact of segregation on African Americans and other non-white minorities.  For this segregation lesson students identify, research and report on the legal cases that led to the Brown vs. Board of...
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Curated OER

Synthesizing Pigment and Dyeing Cloth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a synthetic dye and oxidize the dye and record the effects.
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Curated OER

Looking After Pets

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students work in groups to compose their own "Duty of Care" for pets and make their own individual list from this discussion and illustrate it with drawing or images taken from magazines, websites or newspapers.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Rate Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students use a rate law to describe the concentration dependence of a reaction rate, and then determine the rate law for a reaction by analysis of experimental data....
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Davidson College

Davidson College: Chemical Kinetics: Integrated Rate Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the integrated rate laws for zero-, first-, and second-order reactions. Students then try a virtual stopped-flow experiment to find the rate law and the rate constant for a chemical reaction. Requires Java.
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Frostburg State University

General Chemistry Online: Reaction Rates

For Students 9th - 10th
Find answers to questions often asked about reaction rates. Recognize rate laws and the relationship between temperature and reaction rates.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Reaction Mechanisms

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students describe how the elementary steps of a chemical reaction combine to produce the overall reaction mechanism, and identify intermediates and catalysts when...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Reaction Mechanisms

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete definition of reaction mechanism, intermediates, and rate limiting step can be found here. Understand how to evaluate a proposed reaction mechanism using the rate law. Find practice questions and check comprehension.
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Chem Lab: Chemical Kinetics 1

For Students 9th - 10th
In this experiment, you will determine the rate law and confirm the mechanism of the reaction between cyclohexanone and iodine. Requires Java and QuickTime plug-ins to access some features.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Think Fast!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Are you a piano player or a video gamer? Then you might have a quick reaction time that can come in handy while playing sports. Find out how to measure your reaction time and compare it to your friends and family with this fun experiment.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Chemistry: Kinetics and Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
Through interactive activities in a module format, students learn about kinetics, collision theory, reaction rates, and rate laws. They will calculate rate laws from experimental data, concentration and time, and half-life of a reaction....
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Chem Lab: Chemical Kinetics 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab further analyzes the results of the experiments carried out in Chemical Kinetics 1. In addition, you will carry out experiments to determine the temperature dependence of the reaction rate constant. Requires Java plug-in.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Fuel Mystery Dis Solved!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students investigate the simulated use of solid rocket fuel by using an antacid tablet. Students observe the effect that surface area and temperature has on chemical reactions. Also, students compare the reaction time...
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NASA

Nasa: Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes exhaustive information and a wealth of activities pertaining to aerodynamics and the physics of flight.