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Playing With Polymers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the world of polymers. In this chemistry lesson, students make polymers and observe their properties. Follow-up questions and extension activities are included.
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Soil Sample Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars test the pH of soil samples they collected from the field trip. In this chemistry lesson, students differentiate acids and bases. They write a lab report about the experiment.
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Boyle's Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experiment on Boyle's law using balloons and other common materials. In this chemistry instructional activity, students explain the relationship between pressure and volume. They solve problems relating to Boyle's Law.
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Food Color Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students investigate plant pigments in fruits and vegetables. In this plant pigments lesson plan, students observe the effects of pH changes on chlorophyll in one demonstration and they observe the effects pH changes on flavonoids in...
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Dietary Supplements and the Chemistry of Life

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the effects of dietary supplements on bodily functions.  In this health lesson students calculate their caloric needs and research dietary supplements. 
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Chemistry is pHun

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the pH of solutions and they learn how to use different types of indicators. In this pH lesson plan, students test various solutions with pH paper and determine if they are acidic, basic or neutral. They also test...
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Chemistry is Crystal Clear

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners observe crystals and their shapes and formation. In this crystal formation activity, the teacher prepares crystal gardens for the students to observe, then the class finds examples of crystals in nature and observe a teacher...
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Hot Food

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis as processes that provide energy to biological communities. They investigate the energy content of hydrocarbons used in coral communities.
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DNA Extraction with Kitchen Chemistry

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students extract DNA from green peas. In this DNA extraction lesson plan, students use a blender to chop up peas, they mix them with a little soap, they tenderize them and they mix them with alcohol to see the DNA precipitate through the...
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Breaking News English: British Food Best in the World

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "British Food Best in the World," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Who Took Jerell's iPod?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate various substances to determine the perpetrator of a crime. In this biology lesson, students test for the presence of organic compounds in various samples. They identify an unknown substance based on its physical and...
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Straw Chromatography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers separate food coloring using liquid chromatography. For this chemistry lesson, students explain the effects of different solvents on the rate of separation.
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Does Dye Die? Foreign Chemicals in Our Environment

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students conduct an experiment to observe photolysis in the lab. In this chemistry lesson, students explain the mechanism behind photolysis. They test the impact of a non-toxic marker to plant metabolism.
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How Sweet It is! A Colorful Sugar Solution Density Column

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine the affect of density. Using a graduated cylinder and equally prepared volumes of sugar-water solutions and food color, students observe a sugar rainbow. They discover that the greater the amount of sugar in the...
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An Introduction to Acids and Bases

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Investigating pH is intriguing, especially with these activities designed for an introductory chemistry or physical science class. Pupils use litmus paper to distinguish acids and bases and then make indicators from food products. They...
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Liquids - Clearly Unique

For Students K - 5th
Bring chemistry to life for scholars as they perform two tests to examine the unique properties of three liquids. Classroom investigators make observations, develop basic lab skills, and follow step-by-step instructions to compare water,...
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Measuring Quantities of Gases Activity

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners use a pipette to mix small amounts of food coloring into water. They visualize the small quantities of parts per million and parts per billion. Contrary to the title, the lesson is about liquid amounts rather than gas amounts....
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Basically Acids

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Base your lesson plan on acids and bases on an informative resource. The first installment of a five-part module on the science behind Harry Potter has individuals investigate acid/base chemistry with the use of invisible inks. They also...
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Galileo's Thermometer: Measuring the Density of Various Unknown Liquids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Sprouting scientists explore the concept of density by making mass and volume measurements for five different liquids. From these measurements, they calculate densities. They apply their learning to explain Galileo's thermometer works...
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ALARA

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This activity sheet posts a chart of the common radiation sources in our everyday lives. Chemistry scholars use it to analyze their own radiation exposure using rem (Roentgen equivalent for man) units. This simple assignment increases...
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Let's Make a Tubeworm!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss deep-sea chemosynthetic communities then create a poster of a three-dimensional tubeworm.  In this creative lesson students create their own tubeworm and write a written report on it. 
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Cooking Up an Explanation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students pose scientific questions about food items and research their explanations. They then create recipe cards with the answers and present their findings in a cooking show format.
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Water

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students conduct a series of investigations on the unique properties of water. In this general science lesson, students explain what causes water's surface tension. They explain the different stages in the water cycle.
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The Chemistry Connection

For Students 8th - 10th
In this proteins worksheet, students read about the chemical compound, protein. Students determine where proteins are found in the body and how enzymes help the body react. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.

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