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Petri Dish Electrolysis ActivityIntroduce your students to reduction-oxidation reactions and some of the basic terms of electrochemistry (such as electrode potential, anode, and cathode) with this activity—creating electrolysis in a petri dish. View »
Keep Calm and Chemistry On: Tips for the New Chemistry TeacherLearn fresh ways to create interest in your chemistry lab. These easy, engaging, and safe activities are sure to produce a reaction from your students. Designed for the new teacher, but the experienced can find something useful, too. View »
Single-replacement Silver DecorationsFor this single-replacement reaction, you immerse copper wire in silver nitrate. Crystals of silver metal form as the solution turns blue. View »
Law of Conservation of MassUse this inquiry investigation as an introduction to the conservation of mass or as a confirmatory investigation. View »
Carbon SnakeIn this teacher-directed demonstration of an exothermic reaction, students observe the dehydration of a carbohydrate using concentrated sulfuric acid. View »
Simply Slime: An Introduction to Polymer ChemistryWhether you want to introduce students to polymers, engage them with a fun science demo, or simply have the most popular station at your school's science night, making slime is always a big success! View »
Teaching Chemistry with ManipulativesManipulatives can help students (especially visual and tactile learners) understand abstract concepts by allowing them to “see” a chemical structure or process. We offer 2 ideas for creating manipulatives and how to use them. View »
Traffic Light ReactionThis demonstration is a twist on the classic blue bottle reaction, and you use it to review reaction rates. View »
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AP® Chemistry: Graphing Titration Curves
Students graph titration data and determine if an acid is monoprotic, diprotic, or triprotic. View »
Petri Dish Electrolysis Activity
Introduce your students to reduction-oxidation reactions and some of the basic terms of electrochemistry (such as electrode potential, anode, and cathode) with this activity—creating electrolysis in a petri dish. View »
A Visual Introduction to Ionic and Net Ionic Equations
With this activity students explore the phenomenon of chemical precipitation and construct an atomic level model of precipitation using ionic and net ionic equations. View »
Signs of Chemical Changes: Testing for CO2, O2, and H2
Help students master techniques for testing and identifying hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide gas while developing a reaction model. View »
Keep Calm and Chemistry On: Tips for the New Chemistry Teacher
Learn fresh ways to create interest in your chemistry lab. These easy, engaging, and safe activities are sure to produce a reaction from your students. Designed for the new teacher, but the experienced can find something useful, too. View »
Single-replacement Silver Decorations
For this single-replacement reaction, you immerse copper wire in silver nitrate. Crystals of silver metal form as the solution turns blue. View »
Law of Conservation of Mass
Use this inquiry investigation as an introduction to the conservation of mass or as a confirmatory investigation. View »
Carbon Snake
In this teacher-directed demonstration of an exothermic reaction, students observe the dehydration of a carbohydrate using concentrated sulfuric acid. View »
Simply Slime: An Introduction to Polymer Chemistry
Whether you want to introduce students to polymers, engage them with a fun science demo, or simply have the most popular station at your school's science night, making slime is always a big success! View »
Teaching Chemistry with Manipulatives
Manipulatives can help students (especially visual and tactile learners) understand abstract concepts by allowing them to “see” a chemical structure or process. We offer 2 ideas for creating manipulatives and how to use them. View »
Traffic Light Reaction
This demonstration is a twist on the classic blue bottle reaction, and you use it to review reaction rates. View »
The Science of Rainbows
The spectrum of a rainbow helps students learn about light and waves properties View »
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