Virginia Department of Education
Equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s Principle
The best part of learning about equilibrium is that nothing changes. Young chemists observe four demonstrations during this lesson: equilibrium in a saturated solution, equilibrium with an acid-base indicator, equilibrium with cobalt...
Perkins School for the Blind
Mixtures and Solutions
Mixtures and solutions are different; one can be separated fairly easily and the other cannot. This hands-on experiment was written specifically for learners with visual impairments or blindness. They will use lemonade and trail mix to...
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Aqueous Solutions
In this aqueous solutions learning exercise, students will explore the characteristics of solutions, including the ability of different compounds to dissolve in the solutions. This learning exercise has 10 true or false statements and 8...
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Concentration of Solutions
For this solutions worksheet, students determine how the amount of solute in a given amount of solvent effects the concentration of the solution. Students calculate the molarity of solutions. This worksheet has 7 fill in the blank, 3...
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Solutions and Solubility
In this solutions worksheet, students determine concentrations of reactants at equilibrium. Students describe the effects of adding reactants have on the solubility of a compound. This worksheet has 5 problems to solve.
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Solutions
In this solutions worksheet, students determine at what pH aspartic acid would be protonated. Students create buffer solutions with a certain pH and determine the solubility in certain solutions. This worksheet has 8 problems to solve.
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Unsaturated, Saturated and Supersaturated
Students investigate unsaturated, saturated and supersaturated solutions. In this solutions lesson plan, students experiment with sodium acetate and produce three different types of solutions including a saturated solution of sodium...
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Solutions Test Review
In this solutions worksheet, students review the most commonly used solvent, give examples of an emulsifying agents and alloys, and use solubility curves to answer questions. This worksheet has 11 fill in the blank, 6 short answer, and...
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Solubility of Ionic Substances
In this solubility worksheet, students identify substances as either ionic or molecular, define saturated solution and solubility, and calculate concentration of solutions. This worksheet has 7 short answer, 5 fill in the blank, and 27...
PhET
Concentration
When no more solute can be dissolved into a solvent, the solution has reached saturation. The interactive simulation allows learners to manipulate a solution in order to measure its concentration. The amount of solvent, the amount and...
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Solution Shapes
In this solutions worksheet, students soak a pipe cleaner in hot water and a supersaturated solution of 20 Mule Team Borax. Students leave their pipe cleaner in the solution for 30 minutes and then observe. They put it back in over night...
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Solutions
In this solutions learning exercise, students read about solutions, solutes, and solvents. Students compare solutions with mixtures that are not solutions. Then students complete 10 fill in the blank, 12 matching questions, and 10 terms...
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Solutions
In this solutions worksheet, students read about the characteristics that define a solution such as the solvent and the solute and the homogeneous mixture. They are given a chart with the differences between solution, colloids and...
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Solutions
In this solutions learning exercise, students answer 18 questions about solutions, saturation of solutions, solvents and solubility.
Teach Engineering
Rock Candy Your Body
Candy rocks! A sweet lesson offers a different take on the rock candy experiment. Groups use a supersaturated sugar solution to create rock candy. Pupils then add other ingredients to the solution to test their effect on the...
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WS 8.9 Review Worksheet-Solutions
In this solubility worksheet, students answer eighteen questions including reading a graph to indicate solubility of three different compounds at particular temperatures, calculating percent of solutes in a solution, determining molarity...
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The Formation of Solutions
In this solutions worksheet, students compare situations that increase or decrease the solubility of a solute. Students describe how surface area, stirring, and temperature can increase the rate of dissolving a solute. This worksheet has...
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Solution Shapes
Eighth graders examine different solutions. In this solution material lesson students complete a lab activity and several worksheets.
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Matter in Solution
In this solutions instructional activity, students review types of solutions, concentration and saturation of solutions, and suspensions and colloids. This instructional activity has 10 fill in the blank, 7 multiple choice, and 6 short...
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Comparing the Degree of Unsaturation of Margarine with that of Butter
Is butter better? In terms of saturation, young chemists find out! Using titration methods, they will compare the degree of unsaturation of butter with that of margarine. Knowing the unsaturation, they can make conclusions about the...
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Solutions Quiz Review Sheet
In this solutions learning exercise, students use a phase diagram to determine the boiling point and molality of the solution. Students determine the electrical conductivity of a saturated solution. This learning exercise has nine...
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A Saturating Exponential
Your learners analyze the familiar model of a cold beverage warming when it is taken out of the refrigerator. The general form of the equation and its graph are presented. Learners learn about the specific pieces of the function by...
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Solutions Review
In this solutions worksheet, students review the properties of solutions, the polarity of molecules, molarity, and solubility curves. This worksheet has 8 short answer questions and 15 problems to solve.
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What Goes Down Must Come Up
Third graders explore the capillary action of plants. They discover what makes paper "grow" when water is dropped on it. Pupils observe how paper reacts as it absorbs water. Students use a variety of saturate solutions to grow crystals,...