A Tasty Solution

Students examine the difference between a solvent, solute and solution.  In this solutions lesson students complete an experiment and observe what happens when a solution is stirred. 

Gummy bears are tasty, but did you know they are also used to determine color and light properties? Use the activity as a way to demonstrate light absorption, light reflection, and refraction with high schooler. Pupils conduct small...

Students identify the boiling point elevation.  In this investigative lesson students differentiate between different properties in a solution. 

Here is a tasty challenge, especially for middle school engineers: design a container that meets mass and volume criteria, and will safely transport a tortilla or potato chip through the mail without damaging it! Mostly, this is a crisp...

My name is Bond, Hydrogen Bond. Written for distance scholars working on chemistry at the high school level, the lesson includes eight weeks worth of material divided into six parts: substances you use, mixing it up, your skin, what's...

Class members become tree huggers with this terrific study of biodiversity among trees! They do so by examining different characteristics of trees: shape, leaves, bark, fruit or seeds, etc. After examining five concepts, they use their...

A nine-page narrative gives you the material needed to teach high schoolers about molecular structure, in particular, that of sugars. You may want to display the accompanying molecule diagrams through a projector to increase...

Young scholars explain the role of different organisms in the food web. In this ecology lesson plan, students participate in a game to simulate mineral cycling through the web. They discuss the importance of recycling minerals and...

High schoolers use the egg to model osmosis in the cell. In this osmosis lesson, students use vinegar to dissolve the shell off of an egg, leaving a semi-permeable membrane to use in modeling osmosis. They submerge the egg in several...

Students identify the different parts of a solution and to determine that exposing more surface area of a solution speeds up the dissolving time. The purpose stated on the lab would be - to determine the fastest way to dissolve candy.