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Breathing Victory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students know that participation in sports requires energy. They comprehend that we get energy form the foods that we eat and the air thta we breathe. Converting food and air into usable energy is defined as celluar respiration. Students...
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Light and Elements

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Here is a full-fledged investigation of light waves, the electromagnetic spectrum, and element spectra. Physicists research a scientist that contributed to our understanding of the behavior of light. They take notes on your lecture, and...
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Leaves: All-Natural Solar Collectors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Take a good look at tree leaves and notice the adaptations for collecting solar energy. Pupils trace the margins of five different leaves onto graph paper and count the number of squares covered. They then relate this infomation to the...
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Back Titrations

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students calculate the titrations of various types of chemistry problems. The questions include background information.
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Properties of a Good Graph

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, learners examine the common characteristics of an acceptable graph that is meant to be used to display data.
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Determining the Molar Mass of a Gas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars determine the molar mass of a gas. In this molar mass of a gas lesson plan, students use the vapor density of an organic solvent to determine its molar mass. They vaporize the solvent and collect the vapor. Once it is...
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Module 5 Revision Guide - Chemistry

For Students 9th - 12th
If you use this as an outline for your chemistry lecture on metals, your young chemists will absorb a well-rounded overview. This is not a worksheet per se, but a useful summary of the behavior of metals. Save yourself some planning and...
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BioFuels: The Chemistry and Economics of Alternative Fuels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Junior chemists manufacture biodiesel in the lab. In this exercise, they check the purity of the biodiesel using thin layer chromatography. They also calculate its density and heat of combustion. They are sure to rise to the...
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Observations of Properties of Matter

For Students 8th - 11th
To guide learners through observations of chemical samples in the lab, this resource asks them to give all formulas and complete the attached data sheet.  There are multiple questions about categories of elements and general...
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Chemistry 12 pH Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
Emerging chemists find their calling as they calculate the concentration of hydronium and hydroxide ions and the pH and pOH for several solutions. In some cases, values are given, and in others, actual word problems are written out....
Unit Plan
Columbus City Schools

Photosynthesis and Respiration

For Teachers 7th Standards
Thirty percent of the world's oxygen is produced by rainforests found throughout the world. Seventh grade learners explore the processes of photosynthesis and respiration through 10 days of labs, manipulatives, and discussions. They...
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National Energy Education Development Project

Energy Works: Yes, Indeed it Does!

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Moving from its definition to how it moves and its different types, scholars see different examples and then move into its application and use in everyday lives, in an energy-based presentation.   
Interactive
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Polar Vortex Interactive

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
An interactive lesson places pupils as scientists who must learn why the ozone layer is being destroyed by analyzing the data from multiple satellites. The first analysis shows how UV is related to the ozone cycle. The second...
Interactive
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Marvelous Martian Mineralogy

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Believe it or not ... martian soil does have nutrients needed for plants to survive! An out-of-this-world tutorial moves scholars through an analysis of martian soil to determine its chemical make-up. Pupils analyze reflectivity of...
Interactive
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Explore Saturn and Titan with Spectral Data

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Titan is Saturn's largest moon and has its own atmosphere. An attention-grabbing tutorial allows learners to analyze the spectrum of Saturn and Titan to determine their elemental compositions. Scholars compare a known element's spectrum...
Interactive
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Star Light, Star Bright

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Star light, star bright, first star I see ... wait a minute, where did the star go? Scholars complete a simulation that measures the brightness of a distant star as another object passes in front of it. Learners move the passing...
Interactive
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Features of the Sun

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
An engaging tutorial teaches all about the sun. Learners see its different layers, explore the sun using different filters, and read about its different features. They then choose one feature to research and explore further. 
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Santa Monica College

The Density of Liquids and Solids

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
There are underwater rivers that flow on the ocean floor thanks to a difference in density. Scholars learn about the density in both liquids and solids in the second lesson plan of an 11-part series. They then determine the density of...
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Santa Monica College

The Composition of Potassium Chlorate

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The third lesson in a series of 11 begins by using thermal decomposition of potassium chlorate to determine the mass percent of oxygen. Then a second activity allows scholars to demonstrate that the resulting residue is from a...
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Santa Monica College

The Properties of Oxygen Gas

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Scholars generate and collect pure oxygen through a decomposition reaction of hydrogen peroxide in the fourth lesson of an 11-part series. Then, they complete six investigations into the properties of oxygen.   
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Santa Monica College

Mole Ratios and Reaction Stoichiometry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Stoichiometry sounds complicated, but it really means the study of the amount of substances involved in a reaction. The sixth lesson in an 11-part series has scholars use stoichiometry to find the theoretical yield of a reaction. Then,...
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Santa Monica College

Lewis Structures and Molecular Shapes

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Learners practice drawing Lewis dot structures, build molecules with model kits, and predict molecular shapes using VSEPR theory. The combination of written work and hands-on reinforcement benefits young scientists.
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Santa Monica College

Titration of Vinegar

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Titration calculations require concentration. The 10th lesson in an 11-part series challenges young chemists to use titration in order to determine the molarity and mass percent in concentrated vinegar. Analysis questions encourage...
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Columbus City Schools

It's the Heat and the Pressure?

For Teachers 6th Standards
Ready for a change? Give a comprehensive collection of metamorphic materials a try! With the assortment of printables and lab activities, you won't be under pressure to keep things lively. The unit culminates by having...

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