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Edward Burtynsky's Ship Breaking
Seventh graders view Edward Burtynsky's artwork that represents ship breaking. They view images of recycling, the water cycle, rusted metal, and ships to determine factors that threaten the existence of a particular habitat of an...
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Discovering Chemical Changes
Fourth graders predict what happens in a teacher demonstration of a chemical change, before watching it. They observe the demonstration and list what the see on the board before determining which represent chemical change. Working at...
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Electroplating
Silver pennies and copper nickels are made possible by applying some chemistry. Learners use electrolysis to coat a penny with zinc sulfate and a nickel with copper sulfate. Their investigation builds an understanding of electroplating...
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Attractive Alloys
Include a lab about alloys and magnets in your fourth grade science lesson. Young scientists read the necessary background knowledge about alloys, then choose which objects (a screw, a bell, scissors, or coins) will be attracted to...
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Chemistry 1 Practice Exam
Thirty multiple-choice questions and their answers are provided in this resource. It was written for a general chemistry course and queries test takers on scientific notation, mixtures, chemical symbols, electric charges, Dalton's atomic...
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Arkansas State Rock
Here is a lesson plan which shows the value of a mineral called bauxite to Arkansas during the early 1900's. Learners relate the five themes of geography to the history of bauxite and aluminum production in Arkansas. For teachers of...
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Nano What?
The size of a nanoparticle is difficult for pupils to grasp. A hands-on experiment is designed to give your classes perspective. Learners analyze different sports drinks for the content of electrolytes as an introduction to nanoscale....
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Atomic Bonding
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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All About Matter
Twenty-four questions about matter, the states of matter and the properties of matter make up this interactive online worksheet. Your class will determine the volume of water, the shape of water and the shapes of matter.
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A Snapshot of Science
Sixth graders explore physical and chemical changes. In this physical science lesson, 6th graders study vocabulary, discuss the changes they see in the world and look up information on chemical and physical changes. Students create...
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Magnets Challenge
In this magnets worksheet, students read 11 definitions that pertain to magnets. From four choices, students choose the word that matches each meaning.
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Structure of Matter
In this science worksheet, students read about the oxygen and phlogiston theories. Students also answer 2 comprehension questions related to the reading.
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Analyzing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
For this oxidation-reduction reactions worksheet, students read about reactions where elements gain and lose electrons. When elements gain electrons they are reduced and when the lose electrons the elements are oxidized. They are given...
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Don't Let Hazardous Waste Be a Hazard to You!
In this recognizing hazardous waste worksheet, students observe hazard signs, read informational passages, and unscramble the words to identify hazardous waste products. Students unscramble 4 words.
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Elements Compounds and Mixtures
In this science worksheet, students apply science basic knowledge of chemistry to the puzzles that are listed for the four parts of the sheet while focusing upon the identification of a metalloid.
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Physical and Chemical Changes-Notes
In this physical and chemical change activity, students watch a movie called the "Brain POP" about property changes and fill in the blanks to complete 8 sentences which are examples of chemical and physical changes.
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What Influences Reaction Rate?
Learners study reaction rates, what determines how fast a reaction happens and how the chemical changes occur. In this reactions lesson students complete a lab where they use Alka-Seltzer to observe reaction rate and create a graph with...
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Some Common Chemical Reactions
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students compare and contrast corrosion and combustion reactions. This worksheet has 15 short answer questions.
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Chemistry 1 Practice Exam
For this chemistry practice test worksheet, students answer 30 multiple choice questions regarding chemical formulas and chemical names for compounds.
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Science 9 Unit 3 Worksheet
In this chapters 2 and 3 science guided reading worksheet, students read corresponding material pertaining chemical reactions and the periodic chart answering 40 fill in the blank questions.
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Balancing Chemical Reactions 2
In this balancing chemical reactions worksheet, high schoolers balance equations, identify electrons gained or lost in atoms and identify the number of atoms of each element for the reactants and products in equations. They also answer 3...
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Oxygen
Students explore oxygen and its physical and chemical propeties. In this investigative lesson students complete several experiments using oxygen.
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Matter and Chemical Bonding
In this chemical bonding worksheet, high schoolers 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 high schoolers complete 19 short...
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Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Metals and Corrosion
This lesson focuses on corrosion and rusting which can be prevented by keeping oxygen and water away, and by sacrificial protection. A link to a test is provided.