Electronic Hydrology Lesson Plan - Revised

Learners see how electrons are transferred in the bonding of NaCl. They then create models of NaCl using styrofoam balls and toothpicks to assist them in explaining the formation of ions and ionic bonding. 

A variety of activities get new chemists exploring the elements. The highlight is a song shown via online video by Tom Lehrer called, "The Elements." Offer bonus points to anyone who can memorize this tune! Other various interactive...

Students use a marble and a bull's eye target sheet to simulate electrons and the nucleus of an atom. In this probability and electron structure lesson plan, students investigate the location of electrons in atoms by using target sheets...

Students observe how to balance chemical equations and explore how to write formulas.  In this chemistry lesson students balance chemical equations and visualize the concept by observing an experiment using one of the equations. 

I think I lost an electron. Are you sure? Yes, I'm positive! Starting with a hands-on demonstration and problem solving activity, young scientists define vocabulary related to circuitry and currents. Then they build their own circuits...

Configure your lesson plans to include a great resource. An informative YouTube video in the JFR Science playlist explains how to use orbital box diagrams to express electron configurations. It shows several examples of both expanded and...

Not really just a lesson plan, but a series of activities, reading handouts, and teacher's guidelines for conducting a class mini unit on the battery. Physical scientists focus on the history of the cell battery, experiment with...

Prepare a time lapse video of fruit candies acting as atoms moving toward each other to form ionic or covalent bonds. After showing it as a demonstration, have lab groups work together to create a similar video. Over the time period...

Class members use mathematics in order to better understand magnetic forces and their interaction on charged particles. After a demonstration of the interaction between a magnet and an electron beam using a CRT computer monitor, learners...

When sugar is dissolved in water, is it gone forever? Can it become sugar again? In a lesson focusing on both observation and crystal structures, middle schoolers attempt to grow sugar crystals on strings dipped in sugar water. Note: The...