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Curated OER

Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a polymer ball in the lab. In this chemistry lesson, students identify the different properties of the polymer they created. They explain what type of chemical reaction took place.
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Curated OER

Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders view a PowerPoint presentation that assist them in distinguishing between physical and chemical changes. They compare their observations of demonstrations to a list of clues recognizing types of changes.
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Curated OER

One for the Money

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders sort items as they are shown one at a time by the teacher. They attempt to identify the one physical trait the teacher is looking for (metal and not metal). After several objects have been shown and placed in groups, the...
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Curated OER

Physical Science Project-Atom

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate atoms. In this atom lesson, 5th graders investigate the parts of an atom. Students explore atom numbers and determine the number of electrons is in each atom.
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Curated OER

Forces And Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the atom and how it is formed. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then construct a model of the atom. Then students have class discussion. The instructional activity includes background...
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Curated OER

Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a polymer to demonstrate its properties and develop an awareness of the wide variety of uses for polymers.
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Curated OER

Gopher, Part 2: Gopherin'

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore how to access a gopher site using a root menu. Several options are presented with their definitions and the fastest routes examined in this lesson. The lesson is designed for librarians with little or no net experience.
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Curated OER

Enslaved and Running

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars use runaway slave advertisements to discover how the language varies from the 18th to 21st century. Using primary source documents, they research the brutality of slavery and the desire of those in slavery to be free. ...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Matter and Chemical Bonding

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemical bonding worksheet, learners read about the invisible killer, dihydrogen monoxide. Students read about the products it is used in and the problems it causes to the environment. Then learners complete 19 short answer...
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Pounds of Pollution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine pollutants and investigate air pollution emitted by a car in a year.  In this air pollution lesson students complete an activity and make calculations. 
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Scientific Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students organize data collected from their experiments using graphs. In this statistics and biology lesson, students organize their scientific data from an article into readable graphs. They define the usefulness of their graph and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Furniture at Blakesley Hall

For Students 5th - 8th
In this Blakesley Hall worksheet, students read about the furniture at Blakesley Hall in Yardley. This is all furniture from the 1600s and drawing are included with the descriptions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Oxyanions

For Students 11th - 12th
In this oxyanions worksheet, students identify the common polyatomic ions. They write formulas and name polyatomic ions based on IUPAC rules.
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Curated OER

"Charlotte's Web" - Transfer of Learning Across the Curriculum: From Literature to Science

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research and write about the parts of a spider's body using educational software. They draw spiders using computer software.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Mastered the Periodic Table? Here Are Four More!

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the addition of four new elements to the periodic table. Includes video.
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Atomic Theory and Structure: The Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the arrangement of elements on The Periodic Table based on electron configuration.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Periodic Table of the Elements Essay

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay, written for Teachers' Domain, describes the foresight and pattern recognition that Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleyev used to develop the modern periodic table of elements.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactive Periodic Table of the Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
A fun way to learn about the periodic table! This interactive table allows students to investigate the basic information of an element as well as explore group and family characteristics.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives: The Periodic Table

For Students 6th - 9th
An interactive website where students learn about the basics of an atom, periodic tables organization, and the structure and properties of matter. Module includes an introduction and five lessons that are followed by a quiz and an...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Arrangement of Elements: The Periodic Table

For Students 7th - 9th
In this tutorial, students will investigate the arrangement of the Periodic Table by watching videos, completing interactive activities, and quizzes.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Genius of Mendeleevs Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 10th
Video explains why the periodic table devised by Dmitri Mendeleev has endured and how it has predicted the existence of elements. [4:25] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Periodic Table Families

For Students 9th - 10th
Given descriptions or specific element groups, students will use a Periodic Table to relate properties of chemical families to position on the table.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Periodic Table Trends

For Students 9th - 10th
Given descriptions, scenarios, or groups/series of elements, students will use the Periodic Table to relate the size of the atomic radii, electronegativity, and ionization energy of elements to their position on the chart. Students will...
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Website
Other

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Periodic Table of Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
An up-to-date periodic table of elements. Click on each element to see properties, history, sources, and uses. Very comprehensive.

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