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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: An Overview of the Difference Between Nadh and Nadph

For Students 9th - 10th
NADH and NADPH are enzymes involved in cellular processes. Explains how NADH participates in catabolic reactions where energy is released and NADPH is involved in anabolic reactions where energy is consumed. Their functions and chemical...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Is Fire a Solid, a Liquid, or a Gas?

For Students 9th - 10th
Elizabeth Cox illuminates the science behind fire.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The Science of Fire

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A virtual experiment bringing you to the center of combustion! Understand how fire ignites, what makes a flame, and how molecules rearrange themselves in chemical reactions. This interactive activity gives students four different...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Pyruvate Oxidation

For Students 9th - 10th
How pyruvate from glycolysis is converted to acetyl CoA so it can enter the citric acid cycle. Pyruvate is modified by removal of a carboxyl group followed by oxidation, and then attached to Coenzyme A.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Redox Reactions Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question exercise/quiz pertaining to redox reactions.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biological Oxidation of Alcohols

For Students 9th - 10th
Article takes a look at how the body processes alcohol.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Voltaic Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgia State University provides a technical discussion on how voltaic cells produce an external electric current. Equations for the reactions that occur are given and discussed.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Electrochemistry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher lesson plan which could be easily converted into an idea for a student project or presentation. This page describes activities in which the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy are investigated. Complete activity...
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Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Fall of the Electron

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical equilibrium, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and electrons. Included in the discussion is information on oxidation-reduction reactions.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Electrochemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Wikipedia enyclopedia provides this discussion over electrochemistry details what the oxidation state of an ion is; what oxidation and reduction is; what redox reactions are; and the difference between spontaneous and...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Aldehyde

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry for aldehyde compounds features naming convention, manufacture, and examples of aldehydes.
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Activity
Other

The Science House: Combustion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this experiment, students will observe that the weight of the product of combustion is greater than that of the starting material. Teacher's notes address the key concepts of this experiment.
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Activity
Other

Lcs: Electrolysis of Silver Nitrate Solution

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete directions for a teacher demonstration in which the electrolysis of a solution of silver nitrate is viewed under a microscope. Helpful tips and a diagram of the apparatus and set-up is provided. Easily adaptable as a student lab...
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Activity
Other

Lcs: Experiments on the Electrolysis of Sodium Chloride

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete directions several methods of conducting the electrolysis of sodium chloride solution. Helpful tips, discussion and a diagram of the apparatus and set-up is provided. Easily adaptable as a student lab or project.
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Activity
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)

Educaplus: Reacciones Redox [In Spanish]

For Students 9th - 10th
Try to adjust the different oxidation-reduction reactions.
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Handout
Other

Aus E Tute: Galvanic (Voltaic) Electrochemical Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Animated demonstration of how a galvanic cell works. Demo defines oxidation and reduction and shows how the electric circuit must be completed with a salt bridge to allow the electrons to flow from the anode to the cathode.
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Article
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: What Is Chemical Weathering?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the chemical weathering processes that break down rocks.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Cellular Respiration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a comprehensive, engaging overview of catabolic pathways that yield energy by oxidizing organic fuel. Students explore redox reactions, oxidation, reduction, and preview the stages of cellular...
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Latimer Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to electrochemistry. This site in particular examines the Latimer diagrams, which is a means of "comparing the standard electrode...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Chemical and Physical Properties of Magnesium

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents facts about Magnesium, descriptions of its physical and chemical properties, and examples of its uses.
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Website
MadSci Network

Mad Scientist Network: Nonproduction of Oxygen

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Mad Scientist Network, this page (and its accompanying answer page) use a question and answer format to help explain the results of an electrolysis of water experiment. Helpful tips for performing such an experiment are given.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Georgia State University: Voltaic Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgia State University provides a technical discussion on how voltaic cells produce an external electric current. Equations for the reactions that occur are given and discussed.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Georgia State University: Voltaic Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgia State University provides a technical discussion on how voltaic cells produce an external electric current. Equations for the reactions that occur are given and discussed.