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Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Camping Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Measure the enthalpy of a reaction and then create a solution warm enough to cook food.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Development of Baking Powder

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The invention of baking powder had a huge impact on bakers' ability to produce and distribute bread to large numbers of people. The history of this lowly ingredient is presented, along with a chemistry lesson plan for secondary students.
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Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Enthalpy Diagrams

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and its relation to enthalpy. Topics covered include bond enthalpies and bond energies, energy content of fuels,...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Bread Science

For Students 9th - 10th
From Chinese baozi to Armenian lavash, bread comes in thousands of forms. Find out, on the most basic level, what chemistry ties them all together.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Chocolate Mug Cake

For Students K - 1st
Explore kitchen chemistry and make a chocolate mug cake in less than 5 minutes.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Race Your Marbles to Discover a Liquid's Viscosity

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you like your mashed potatoes? Thin and whipped smooth? Or thick and mashed into chunks? Your mouth checks out not just the taste of your food, but its viscosity, or how it flows on your tongue, every time you take a bite. In this...
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Other

University of Delaware: Chemosynthesis.

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of how in the deep sea, where the sun's rays never reach, organisms make food from chemicals, a process called chemosynthesis.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Homemade Slime!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Contains a procedure for creating slime -- a polymer formed by mixing water, borax, Elmer's glue, and food coloring. Following the procedure, the site contains a brief description of what polymers are.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: When Science Is Sweet: Growing Rock Candy Crystals

For Students 3rd - 5th
Though rock candy seems to be a simple enough treat, it is also pretty interesting to make. Crystallized sugar that can be grown from a sugar-water solution is just how rock candy is made. In this experiment, you will learn to make your...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Do Oranges Lose or Gain Vitamin C After Being Picked?

For Students 9th - 10th
Are oranges highest in vitamin C when they are fresh from the tree (or, in a pinch, the grocery shelf)? In this project you'll learn how to measure the amount of vitamin C in a solution using an iodine titration method.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Chemical Reactions in Everyday Life

For Students 4th - 8th
Provides some common examples of chemical reactions, e.g., in respiration, rusting, and photosynthesis.
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Colorado State University

Colorado State University: Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol, Calcitriol)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how vitamin D is structured, synthesized and metabolized in the human body. Includes information on the health benefits of vitamin D and the effects of vitamin D deficiency.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Liquids: Color Changing Milk

For Teachers K - 1st
In this chemistry lab, the students will investigate what happens to the liquids: milk and food coloring, when dish soap is placed on a Q-tip and then put into the solution.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Haber Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Though it has increased food supply worldwide, the Haber process has taken an unforeseen toll on the environment. Daniel D. Dulek delves into the chemistry and consequences of this. [5:19]

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