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Fire Triangle in the Forest
Students investigate the physical properties of fire by creating storyboards. In this elements lesson plan, students view a video clip of forest fires and identify the cause. Students create large storyboards defining the three...
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Atoms: The Building Block of Matter
Young scholars examine how scientific theories are developed. In this matter lesson, students explore the basic idea of quantum theory. They create a timeline of scientists, their contributions, and discoveries.
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Periodic Table of the Elements
Middle schoolers experiment with transition metals. In this transition metals activity students find the common properties of transition metals and conduct an experiment using one of them. Middle schoolers then answer questions...
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Science
Students read labels of candy bars. In this ingredients lesson, students examine a variety of candy bar labels to determine the contents. Students research to find additional information on each candy bar, then write an opinion article...
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General Science Quiz
In this science activity, students write short answers for questions on planets, oceans, elements, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
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Element Bingo Cards
In this element bingo cards worksheet, students use the card to play a bingo game and learn the elements in the periodic table.
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Understanding Radon Detection
In this understanding radon detection worksheet, 6th graders read 8 facts about radon, make observations about and draw pictures of hidden objects, use a chart of elements to answer questions about radon.
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Balancing Equations
In this chemical equations worksheet, students review the rules in balancing equations and then balance 11 chemical reactions.
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Balancing Equations
In this chemical equations learning exercise, students review the steps to balancing equations and then complete a graphic organizer by balancing 10 chemical reactions.
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Drawing Atoms
In this atoms worksheet, students use their periodic table to determine how to draw the 20 atoms given in this graphic organizer.
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Identifying Ionic and Covalent Bonds
For this bonds worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by determining if the compounds given are metals or non-metals and if it has a covalent or ionic bond.
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Elements and Compounds
For this elements and compounds worksheet, students complete a Venn diagram to compare and contrast elements and compounds. They show the similarities and what is unique to elements and compounds.
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Even More Naming Ionic Compounds
In this compounds worksheet, students practice naming ionic compounds and determining the formulas for the given compounds. This worksheet has 20 fill in the blank questions.
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Empirical and Molecular Formula
For this formulas worksheet, students review how to write compounds in their empirical formula and molecular formula. Then students complete 4 problems.
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Atoms
In this atoms worksheet, students circle the term in parentheses that makes the 20 statements correct. The statements review the parts of an atom, isotopes, and basic matter principles.
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Naming Binary Covalent Compounds
In this compounds instructional activity, students read how to name binary covalent compounds and then practice by naming 10 binary covalent compounds.
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Connection to Language Arts-Hidden Meanings
In this etymology worksheet, students read about the history of naming words and how words are named. They think critically by answering three questions about the meaning of words, etymologies and the derivation of words.
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Element Word Search
In this elements worksheet, students are given forty elements from the periodic table to find in a word search either vertically, horizontally, backwards or diagonally.
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Element Bingo
In this elements worksheet, students are given a bingo card with twenty four symbols of elements and a free space. They try to get bingo knowing the symbol of the element.
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Using Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, students practice calculating area, speed, and volume being sure to write the answers in correct scientific notation. Students complete 11 problems.
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Element Symbols Practice Sheet
In this elements worksheet, learners are given a list of thirty three elements and thirty two symbols of elements. They are to match the proper symbol with the element.
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Patterns of the Periodic Table
For this periodic table worksheet, students explain the pattern that is illustrated in the 6 different diagrams. There can be more than one pattern in a diagram.
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Elements and Ions Worksheet
In this elements and ions instructional activity, students complete a table given an element, the symbol, or the number of subatomic particles and they must complete the rest of the table. The do the same for five ions. They also write...
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Chemistry Basics Practice Exam
In this chemistry practice activity, students solve sixteen problems including identifying chemical and physical changes, calculating numbers with significant figures, naming compounds and writing formulas and converting from one unit to...