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American Chemical Society

Heat, Temperature, and Conduction

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How does heat move from one item to another, even when the items are in different states of matter? Pupils experiment with adding washers to hot water and adding hot washers to room temperature water to observe the heat transfer. 
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University of Georgia

Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Equip your chemistry class with the tools to properly understand endothermic and exothermic reactions. Young chemists collect, analyze, and graph data to determine how the Law of Conservation of Matter is applied to chemical composition...
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Interactive
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PhET

States of Matter

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Water is the only molecule on Earth that can naturally exist in all three states of matter. The interactive simulation shows different molecules changing states of matter with the addition or removal of heat. Learners then see how...
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Lesson Plan
Santa Monica College

Lewis Structures and Molecular Shapes

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Learners practice drawing Lewis dot structures, build molecules with model kits, and predict molecular shapes using VSEPR theory. The combination of written work and hands-on reinforcement benefits young scientists.
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Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Atomic Bonding

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Explore the connection of surface area to bonding within atoms. Learners complete lab investigations to model changing surface area with different sizes and concentrations of atoms. A flour fireball demonstration follows the labs to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

WS 8.1 Solutions

For Students 10th - 12th
In this solutions worksheet, students identify solutes and solvents from a list of solutions and they draw water molecules bonding to each other. They fill in the blanks with terms related to bonding in solutions, density of solutions...
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PPT
Curated OER

Chemistry of Carbon: Building Blocks of Life

For Teachers 9th - 11th
After giving basic details about the properties of Carbon, some of the common functional groups and molecules are featured. There are some details about specific functions and impact on the human body. The diagrams are helpful and could...
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PPT
Curated OER

Bonding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
All different types of bonding are covered in this PowerPoint, along with details of resulting bond and molecule shapes. The definitions of traditional molecule shapes and characteristics of behavior are very useful to assist in...
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Handout
National Institute of Open Schooling

Adsorption and Catalysis

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Adsorption, not absorption, is when atoms stick to the surface of an object, like water sticking to a grain of sand. An informative lesson delves into adsorption, teaching physical and chemisorption and the factors that affect them....
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Organizer
Curated OER

Covalent and Ionic Bonding:Electron Dot Structures with Ionic Notation

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
After drawing the valence electron distribution of 13 basic elements, there are spaces to draw 18 more complicated molecules.  For each molecule, there is space for a Dot structure and Lewis structure that best describes the distribution...
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PPT
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Biology Junction

Macromolecules

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
In chemistry, organic means something contains a carbon base. A helpful presentation starts by defining macromolecules as large organic carbon molecules. Scholars answer questions about each topic on the associated worksheet. It covers...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bond Type

For Students 9th - 12th
At the top of the page are a reading passage and colorful diagram that depicts the tug-of-war that occurs between bonding molecules due to electronegativity. High school chemists fill in a chart with electronegativity values, the...
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Lesson Plan
Global Change

The Carbon Cycle and its Role in Climate Change

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
So how does the carbon cycle work? Kids participate in a hands-on activity that allows them to understand the chemistry behind climate change and global warming. They act out the process of photosynthesis by labeling themselves as...
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Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Splitting Water with Electricity

For Students 9th - 12th
Explore how electricity splits water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. Learners begin by calculating the voltage necessary to separate the water. They then perform the experiment and measure the ratio of hydrogen and oxygen bubbles.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Chemical Bonding in Alkanes

For Students Higher Ed
In this alkanes worksheet, students complete a table with the chemical formula, the structural formula and the condensed formula of various alkanes given different numbers of carbon atoms. They answer three questions about valence...
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PPT
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Curated OER

Classification of Matter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Thirty-seven slides thoroughly shed light upon the four classes of matter: elements, compounds, mixtures, and solutions. Also covered are chemical symbols, molecules, and chemical equations. The colors and fonts chosen for the...
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Teach Engineering

Active and Passive Transport: Red Rover Send Particles Over

For Teachers 9th - 12th
I can move about freely, but you cannot. The class models the movement through cell membranes by way of passive and active transport. Members of the class play the roles of various proteins, atoms, compounds, and cell actions and mimic...
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Lesson Plan
Center Science Education

The Nitrogen Cycle Game

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Earth science experts learn about the roles of nitrogen by taking a virtual journey through the nitrogen cycle. Completing a passport worksheet along the way, they move from place to place around the classroom by the toss of dice. Each...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Holy Moley!

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this chemistry worksheet, learners calculate to find the molar mass of water. Then they identify how many moles of hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms they would have in a beaker. Students also write the chemical formula of cholesterol.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Combustion of Alcohols

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this combustion worksheet, students use a table showing the amount of heat released when different alcohols burn to complete 2 problems. Students create 2 graphs plotting the energy release against the number of carbon atoms.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Alkanes and Alkenes

For Students Higher Ed
In this alkanes worksheet, students use a data table to plot a graph of boiling point against number of carbon atoms. Students define cracking and double bond. This worksheet has 5 short answer questions.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Alkanes: Physical Properties

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this alkanes worksheet, learners complete a graphic organizer by filling in the number of carbon atoms for the given alkanes. Students plot a graph showing how physical properties change with the number of carbon atoms. Then learners...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How Do Atoms Stick Together?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemical bonding activity, learners answer 10 questions about ionic bonding, covalent bonding, metallic bonding, Lewis structures, and intermolecular forces.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

General Chemistry

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students identify the name and abbreviation of the SI unit for mass, length, time, electric current, and temperature. Then they give the abbreviation for each of the units listed and describe what they are...

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