Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Billions of Bubbles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students conduct an experiment with bubbles.  In this observation and comparison lesson plan, students read Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere and conduct an experiment where they test different kinds of liquids to see which is the best...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Chemistry of Bigger Bubbles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore properties of bubbles. In this lesson about bubbles, 4th graders perform an experiment. Students analyze the properties of bubble making substances and surface tension. Students create a square bubble. Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bubble Festival

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice scientific inquiry while learning about bubbles. In this lesson about bubbles, students explore characteristics of bubbles. Students move through nine different "bubble" stations following directions and completing an...
Unit Plan
Columbus City Schools

ABC: Acid Base Chemistry

For Teachers 7th Standards
Bubble, bubble, boil and trouble! What causes common substances like baking soda and vinegar to react the way they do? Welcome your junior chemists to the wonders of acid-base chemistry using a comprehensive and fun...
Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Formation of a Precipitate

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Conclude this chemical change unit by having your class combine two liquids that result in formation of a precipitate. The learners discover that chemical reactions result in new materials. Make sure to consider all of the preceding...
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American Chemical Society

Can Gases Dissolve in Water?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Why does soda fizz when opened? Learners discuss the appearance of bubbles in soda bottles when opened. In groups, they design and complete an experiment comparing the amount of carbon dioxide dissolving in cold versus hot liquids.  
Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Powder Particulars

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
By both demonstration and hands-on investigation, physical science fanatics come to know that some materials react when they come together. Adding vinegar to both baking soda and to baking powder, the difference between the two is clear....
Activity
American Chemical Society

A Dissolving Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
After collecting carbon dioxide bubbles from a cup of club soda, learners attempt to make their own lemon soda while preventing the loss of carbonation. They do so by creating a syrup before mixing the substances into the club soda....
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Curated OER

Bubble-ology

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners observe the visible spectrum while observing light hitting the surface of bubbles. They blow large bubbles and observe how the colors change.
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Curated OER

Science and Art Museum

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Imagine each one of your learners on task and interested in scientific material. Learners investigate science related art by creating a small museum! Using digital cameras, pupils photograph different scientific actions that look...
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Curated OER

Bubbleology Mickey Mouse Style

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the effects of four different shaped wands and geometric shapes in a bubble solution. In this bubbleology lesson, the students build water and soap molecules. Students work in cooperative groups and conduct...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Science of Color

For Teachers K - 5th
Students use the scientific method to explore how to make different colors with paint. They problem solve ways to darken and lighten colors without using black and white paint. Students hypothesize how to create new colors, and describe...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Physical Science Review 5th Grade

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this review of physical science activity, students use recall to answer multiple choice questions about electricity and chemical changes. Students answer 25 questions.
Lesson Plan
Salt River Project

How Do We Clean Polluted Water?

For Teachers 8th
How do we clean up oil spills and other pollutants in the water? Explore water treatment strategies with a set of environmental science experiments. Groups remove oil from water, work with wastewater treatment, and perform a water...
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Baylor College

Air and Breathing

For Teachers K - 3rd
Blow some bubbles and learn how living things need air in the eighth activity of this series. Young scientists investigate this important gas by observing bubbles and monitoring their own breathing. A simple and fun activity that raises...
Lesson Plan
Space Awareness

Fizzy Balloons - C02 in School

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Carbon dioxide is a very important gas; it is present in the air, used in cooking, and supports plant and animal life. Scholars investigate the properties of carbon dioxide with three different activities. They experience a color change,...
Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Splitting Water with Electricity

For Students 9th - 12th
Explore how electricity splits water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. Learners begin by calculating the voltage necessary to separate the water. They then perform the experiment and measure the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen bubbles.
Activity
NASA

Eclipse Activity Guide

For Teachers K - 12th
Ever made solar s'mores? Or recreated the solar system using peanuts? Astronomers young and old investigate all things solar using a variety of activities. Explore how the sun works, types of light it emits, and methods of charting the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Applied Science - Science and Math Lab 4B

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners experiment with the combination of vinegar and baking soda. In this applied science lesson, future scientists compare qualitative and quantitative data collected from their exploration. Then they work together to analyze and...
Lesson Plan
NOAA

Journey to the Unknown

For Teachers 5th - 6th
What's it like to be a deep-sea explorer? Tap into the imaginations of your fifth and sixth graders with a vivid lesson plan, the second part of a six-part adventure. Learners close their eyes and submerge themselves in an expedition...
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University of Southern California

Design and Test an Air Lift Siphon

For Students 6th - 12th
Build an air lift siphon using your mad physics skills! Learners first investigate the importance of circulating water in aquaponics systems. They then use density to their advantage as they engineer an air lift siphon
Lab Resource
Pingry School

Solubility Product of an Ionic Compound

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How do scientists determine when a solution is fully saturated? Scholars address the topic as they observe patterns of precipitation in various concentrations of ions. Using a well plate, pipette, and common chemicals, they collect data...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Student Worksheet

For Students 3rd
How are bubbles made? A simple experiment involving the construction of bubbles is available in this lab worksheet. A fun activity prompts pairs of learners to use dish soap in order to make bubbles. They keep track of the size of the...
Activity
Curated OER

Bubble Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in a variety of activities that involve bubbles. In this bubbles lesson plan, students make bubbles out of a soap solution, make bubble domes, make bubbles with their hands, and more.