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Some Halogen Chemistry
In this halogen chemistry learning exercise, students complete a practical to gain experience observing inorganic halogens and their salts. They observe changes in each chemical reaction and write the chemical equation for each experiment.
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CHM 152-Acids, Bases and Salts (Chptr. 14)
In this acids, bases and salts activity, students answer sixty three questions about ionization, pH, pOH, strong acids and bases, equilibrium and salts. They write formulas for acids and bases, they identify conjugate acids and bases and...
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Lab 23-Follow Up Questions-Conductivity
For this conductivity worksheet, students answer post lab questions about substances that transferred electrons resulting in electricity flowing through the conductivity leads use to test each substance.
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WS 10.10 Salts and Buffers
In this salts and buffers worksheet, students answer five questions about the acids and bases that form salts as well as the equations for a buffer system.
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Formula of a Hydrate Lab
In this hydrate worksheet, learners find the formula of an unknown salt by determining the mass of water in the heated compound. Students burn off the water and record data to establish the final mass and formula of the hydrate.
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Properties of Salt
Students discuss certain properties of salt and how it is used every day as well as harmful uses. They experiment with salt to see it conduct electricity, form crystals and water freezing temperature. They complete a worksheet to record...
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One World Ocean
Young scholars compare and contrast the properties of salt water in the oceans/seas and freshwater elsewhere on the planet. They also analyze mixing caused by currents in the ocean, including the effects of warm and cold water as well as...
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Ice Energy
Students observe the chemical reaction that occurs when salt is put on ice, and use the energy that is released to make ice cream.
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Salt: Up Close and Personal
Students predict, observe, and explain the details of salt as they view it under a variety of magnifications. They observe salt with the naked eye, and then under a hand lens, microscope, and the electron microscope.
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Properties of Salt
Students see how the properties of salt affect the color of flame, the flow of electricity, and the freezing temperature of water. They identify salt and sugar crystals under a microscope and discuss various practical uses of salt.
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Show Me the Halite!
Introduce middle school mineralologists to halite. The opening of the instructional activity involves a video and worksheet to which there are no links. However, you can replace the video with any informational clip that you can find...
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Volcanoes
Young scholars make a volcano out of a soda bottle, flower, salt, oil, and more. In this volcanoes lesson plan, students also read about volcanoes.
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Child's Lasting Hand Print
Students make something that will last forever. In this art lesson, students make a handprint out of clay.
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Make Your Own Recipe
Students make their own recipe. In this art lesson, students mix dry ingredients with a little water and see the changes made.
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Treasure Rocks
Students mix ingredients together until it forms a soft dough. In this art lesson, students flatten the dough out and put small trinkets, wrapped candy or anything else they would want to hide in the rock. Students form dough up and into...
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Solar Still
In this ocean water worksheet, students complete a simulation involving salt, water, string, and more to simulate what happens to salt when the salt water evaporates. Students also answer 4 questions.
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Salinity Experiment
In this salinity experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment about how salinity affects the weight of water.
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Shake, Rattle and Roll
Students compare the weathering of materials. in this weathering lesson plan, students experiment with the chemical and physical weathering of different materials. Students use salt and water as an example of how weathering occurs.
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Salt is Good On Sunflower Seeds, But What About Cypress?
Students record their observations about growing a cypress plant and putting salt in the plant. In this cypress plant lesson plan, students observe and record what is happening as the cypress plant grows. This gives directions for...
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How Soluble are Salts and Hydroxides in Cold Water?
In this solubility worksheet, students are given a table showing the solubility of salts and hydroxides in cold water. The table shows which salts and hydroxides are soluble and which are insoluble.
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Acids, Alkalis, and Salts
For this activity, learners review the definitions of acids, bases, and salts. They also describe the differences between acids and alkalis and define neutralization. This activity has two short answers and one problem to solve.
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Salts
In this salts worksheet, students read how salts are created and how different acids make different salts. This worksheet has one graphic organizer and seven short answer questions.
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Hydrolysis
For this hydrolysis worksheet, students write dissociation equations for the given salts and determine if the salt is acidic, basic, or neutral. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank questions and 4 problems to solve.
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Add & Subtract with Hudson River Shipping
In this shipping on the Hudson River worksheet, students record information about types of vessels seen on the Hudson River and respond to the questions that follow about each. Then they identify the Alice Oldendorff which carries road...