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Science of Money

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe oxidation reaction in the lab using copper pennies. In this chemistry lesson, students examine a $1 dollar bill and record their observations. They explain how to identify counterfeit money using the iodine test.
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Calibrating a Thermometer

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calibrate an alcohol thermometer using the boiling and freezing point of water. In this physical science lesson, students explain what happens to boiling point of water as altitude increases. They calculate their experimental...
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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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Chromatography

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students conduct various experiments on chromatography. In this chemistry lesson, students distinguish among the different types of chromatography methods. They explain how the stationary and mobile phase interact with each other.
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Household Chemistry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars use indicator paper to determine if substances are acidic, basic, or neutral. They test for Ph levels in them. They investigate the effect of oxygen on darkening fruit cut and exposed to the air. They observe vitamin C as...
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Chemistry Is a Gas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the gas laws and how they apply to changes in gases. In this gas laws lesson, students use Boyle's Law and Charles' law to show the relationships between pressure and volume and volume and temperature of gases.
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Cool Chemistry- DIY pH Indicator

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the differences between an acid and a base.  In this pH lesson students view a demonstration then test chemicals in groups.
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Chemistry: Acids and Alkalis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners identify substances that are acids and alkalis. In this acids and alkalis lesson, students conduct tests to determine if given substances are acids or alkalis. They test substances and explain the different qualities that make...
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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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Basic Vitamins: Water-Soluble and Fat-Soluble

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine vitamins and study their functions and food sources. They research what happens to vitamins when foods are overcooked. They prepare a microwaveable vegetable quiche.
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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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Chemistry in the Kitchen

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, in groups, combine given materials from an everyday kitchen until a chemical reaction occurs and record the reaction time.
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The Colors of Chemistry

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate the acidity and alkalinity of common household products in an experiment. They use red cabbage juice and litmus paper to show the difference between strong acids and bases as they work with vinegar, dish washing...
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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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Stomach Chemistry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare physical and chemical changes. They perform a simulation experiment/activity that replicates what happens in the stomach as food is digested by stomach acids.
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Teaching about the Chemistry of Oxygen Solubility

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore solubility of gases in water, Henry's Law, LeChatelier's Principal, and supersaturation of gases in water.
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pH Readings and Salinity Readings of Water From Three Locations Within the Neponset River Watershed

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders test the ph levels of water from three different water environments within the Neponset River Watershed. They discuss the three different water environments, take pH measurements of the three samples, and predict which...
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Chemistry: Egg Sucking Experiment

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover simple gas laws by observing an egg sucked into an Erlenmeyer flask. When the flask is warmed, the egg is placed atop it. when both are placed in ice water, the egg slips into the flask. The procedure is then reversed....
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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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Fertilizers, Pesticides and Human Health

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define several vocabulary terms related to chemicals and toxicology. Students calculate chemical concentrations in water and explain the toxicological principles that govern safety of substances. Students conduct an...
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Activity #4 The Density of Irregularly Shaped Solids

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students comrehend that water displacement is a simple way to measure the volume of a solid object. They pour water into a graduated cylinder or measuring cup and its volume is read and recorded. Pupils the volume of an object by...
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Global Change — Change and Cycles Where Land, Air and Water Meet

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students participate in an experiment to define a parts-per-billion solution. For this ecology lesson, students select a second substance to create a parts-per-billion solution and observe and record their results. Students work in...
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Demonstrating Liquid Crystallization

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct an experiment which illustrates applications of chemistry in our everyday world.

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