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Air, It's Really There Lesson PlanAir, It's Really There Lesson Plan
Publisher
American Chemical Society
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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Demonstration
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Technology
Scientific Equipment
Internet Access
Year
2011
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Air, It's Really There

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This Air, It's Really There lesson plan also includes:
  • Student Activity Sheet
  • Activity Sheet Answers
  • Student Reading - Chemistry is the Study of Matter
  • Chapter 1: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
  • NGSS Lesson 1.5
  • CCELA Lesson 1.5
  • Teacher Background - Contraction and Expansion of Solids, Liquids, and Gases
  • Chapter 1 Test Banks Questions
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Love is in the air? Wrong — nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide are in the air. The final lesson in the series of five covers the impact of temperature on gases. Scholars view a demonstration of gas as a type of matter before performing an experiment to see the reaction air has when heated and cooled.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

air, gases, particles

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Connect the density of gases to carbon monoxide and smoke detectors; Why do they recommend smoke detectors be placed on the ceiling? Why do they recommend carbon monoxide detectors be placed near the floor?
  • Have students apply what they have learned to explain how hot air balloons work

Classroom Considerations

  • The exercise requires knowledge learned in the previous lessons in the series

Pros

  • Materials are easy to find
  • Resource includes an answer sheet

Cons

  • Oversimplification of some concepts may cause confusion later

Common Core

RST.6-8.3 RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.7 WHST.6-8.1.a WHST.6-8.1.b WHST.6-8.1.c WHST.6-8.1.d WHST.6-8.1.e

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