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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Isotopes: Using M&m's as a Model for Calculating Atomic Mass

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity allows students to gain an understanding of the relationship between the mass and relative abundance of an isotope and its effect on the average atomic mass of the element. Students will be given a random sample of the...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mass Spectrometry: Using a Game Format to Develop Logic Skills

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will use previous knowledge of chemistry concepts and skills to interpret mass spectrometry graphs and will learn to determine one or more possible formulas for an organic molecule represented on the graph. They will also gain...