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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Focusing on Lenses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore scientific observations by examining the parts of a microscope. In this optics lesson, students discuss the importance of a focal point and focal distance when utilizing an optical device such as a microscope. Students...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Study Chirality With a Homemade Polarimeter

For Students 9th - 10th
Some molecules can be either left- or right-"handed." The left- and right-handed molecules have the same number and type of atoms, and their chemical structures look identical, but they are actually mirror images of each other. Many...
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Other

Portland State University: Chapter 5 Notes: Stereochemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
Notes explaining the basic concepts of stereochemistry.
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PPT
Other

University at Albany: Stereochemistry: Chirality

For Students 9th - 10th
A PowerPoint presentation that explains chirality and chiral molecules.