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Eutrophication Lab
Middle schoolers examine the effects of detergents and fertilizers on aquatic life and describe algae. Students define the term eutrophication as the process by which a body of water, such as a pond, lake, stream, or river, has a sudden...
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Water Density and Salinity
Students observe how different water densities control the depth at which different water masses occur. They explain one fact that they comprehend about salt water. Students comprehend that temperature and salinity affect the density...
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Salt Water vs. Fresh Water
Middle schoolers explore why the oceans do not freeze. They explain why they think the Atlantic Ocean does not freeze. Students are given background information about what they are doing. They create a hypothesis about what they...
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Matter for Minors
Young scholars use streaming videos, web sites, and hands on activities students to explore matter. They focus on how temperature affects matter and what the particles look like in the states of matter.
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Chromatography - Chemical Separation of Colors
Third graders use the scientific method as they separate the colors used in ink. In this chromatography lesson, the teacher introduces students to how chromatography is used in several careers, then students perform an experiment to see...
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Constructing Food Chains
Students explore different habitats and the food chains within. In this food web lesson students construct food chains for different habitats.
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Colligative Properties and Chemical Equilibria
In this colligative properties and chemical equilibria worksheet, students answer twenty questions including ranking solutions base on their colligative properties and determining what must happen to a reaction to reach equilibrium.
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Living Sources of Weathering
In this sources of weathering worksheet, learners read about the various things that cause weathering including plants and animals. They answer four critical thinking questions about weathering.
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Parts-Per-Million Concentration Lab
Students develop a comprehension of parts per million as a concept. They work in teams to create successive dilutions of a solution to reach a parts-per-million concentration. Students list what they think the atmosphere is made of. They...
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Eutrophication Experiments
Observe two different water samples and write down observations. Write a paragraph which predicts the relative amounts of nutrients, nitrates, and phosphates in the water samples. Compare water samples under a microscope.
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What Makes a Habitable Planet?
Students list conditions necessary for humans to survive. They then mix yeast with a nutrient broth consisting of warm water and table sugar in a plastic bottle, capping it with a party balloon and compare the factors within the bottle...
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Chemistry Worksheet-Phase Changes
In this phase change worksheet, students answer twenty questions about changes in energy to a system. They analyze phase diagrams, the determine the effects of changes in temperature on a system, they answer questions about miscibility,...
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Acid and Base Problems
In this acid and base worksheet, students use seven steps to calculate concentrations of ions in acidic and basic solutions. They also determine the type of acid or base.
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Chapter 3 Worksheet Matter
In this matter worksheet, students answer ten questions about matter including the phase of matter, mixtures and how they are different from compounds, the physical and chemical properties of matter and the difference between homogeneous...
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Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
In this solutions worksheet, students calculate the molarity and solubility for given reactions. Students work on dilution, precipitation, and titration reactions. This worksheet has 15 problems to solve.
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AP Chemistry-Solution Chemistry Practice Problems
In this solutions worksheet, students solve fifteen problems including finding molar concentrations, writing net ionic equations, determining molarity of solutions, identifying oxidized and reduced agents and finding mass percent of...
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AP Chemistry Thermochemistry 2
In this thermochemistry worksheet, students solve a variety of problems including finding heats or reactions, determining specific heats of substances, finding the amount of energy released in a calorimeter determining the final...
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Integrating Chemistry-Chemical Reactions
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students read about different types of chemical reactions, potential and chemical energy. They answer three questions about their reading.
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Drinking Water
In this drinking water activity, students complete a crossword puzzle given 23 clues about drinking water purification, water content, contaminants, and softeners.
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Crazy Chemistry Lesson Plan
Students study water molecules, cohesion and surface tension. In this molecule cohesion lesson students create chemical reactions that cause a balloon to inflate and another one that results in soap suds.
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Dirt: Making Dirty Water Clean!
Fourth graders study soil and water. In this water lesson students work in groups and use a filter to clean water.
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Crystals
Fourth graders use mucilage glue and magnesium sulfate to make crystals. They mix the ingredients, place a drop on a glass slide and observe the forming crystals.
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Aquatic Field Data
Students use laptops and sensors to measure water quality and graph their results. In this aquatics instructional activity students post their results to a website or email.
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Apples
Second graders complete many cross categorical activities about apples. In this apples lesson plan, 2nd graders cook with apples, make a mobile, finger-paint, write a story about apples, and more. Students read poetry and complete math...