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Activity
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Chemistry, Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulations that can help students visualize and understand concepts in chemistry like the collision theory, chemical reaction equilibrium, and polymerization.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Molecular Biology Cyberlab: Experiment 2: Gel Electrophoresis of Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good page that uses a Q&A format to describe the process of gel electrophoresis. Interactive in a rudimentary way.
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Handout
Other

History, Definitions,& Techniques of Oil Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
Artist Ron Sanders presents a comprehensive look at oil colors and painting techniques prior to the 20th century. Explanation of mediums, grounds, supports, pigments, techniques and much more. Quotes from and about master artists and...
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Handout
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Roy J. Plunkett

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about Roy Plunkett's invention, teflon, one of the best-known and most widely used polymers that was created by accident.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Properties of Polystyrene

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what polystyrene is and its many different properties and uses.
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Handout
Frostburg State University

General Chemistry Online: Glossary: Polymer Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
A glossary of terminology surrounding polymer chemistry. Good site for vocabulary building or reinforcement.
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Lesson Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Turn Milk Into Plastic!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this hands-on lesson plan, students will conduct a simple milk-transforming experiment to explore how plastics can be derived from a natural resource such as milk.
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Chemical Reaction Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a chemical reaction engineering course taught at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. In thirty-nine lectures, the course covers topics including chemical reactions, thermodynamics,...
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Graphic
Curated OER

How to Make a Polymer

For Students 9th - 10th
Rearrangements of alkene with transition metal complexes. Includes information on catalysts, mechanisms and other similar polymerizations.