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Average Atomic Mass Simulation

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Average Atomic Mass Simulation

In this activity, students will use a large number of small objects to find the average mass of the objects....

Reaction Rate

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Reaction Rate

In this activity, students will dissolve pieces of Alka-Seltzer tablets in water after crushing them and heating the water, and then time how long the...

Molecular Motion and Temperature

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Molecular Motion and Temperature

In this activity, students will see how the rate of diffusion varies in cold, room temperature, and hot water....

Boiling Water in a Syringe

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Boiling Water in a Syringe

In this activity, students will make warm water boil by reducing the pressure inside a syringe...

Lifting an Ice Cube With a String

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Lifting an Ice Cube With a String

In this activity, students will lift an ice cube by sprinkling salt over a string on the ice....

Chemical Formula Simulations

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Chemical Formula Simulations

In this activity, students will construct molecules out of papers they cut out to determine the chemical formula and the method for writing chemical f...

Chemical Reaction Simulation

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Chemical Reaction Simulation

In this activity, students will use their ion pieces to simulate the finishing and balancing of chemical equations....

Pendulum Lab

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Pendulum Lab

In this activity, students determine which of three variables affects the period of a pendulum....

Identifying Types of Streetlights Lab

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Identifying Types of Streetlights Lab

In this activity, students will build an apparatus that will allow them to see the spectrum created by different streetlights....

Growing Crystals

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Growing Crystals

In this activity, students will grow crystals of sugar, sodium chloride, and Epsom salts....

Decomposition of Water Lab

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Decomposition of Water Lab

In this activity, students will decompose water by running electricity through inert conductors....

Solubility Lab

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Solubility Lab

In this activity, students will judge the solubility of three solids and three liquids....

Sea Ice Lab

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Sea Ice Lab

In this activity, students will learn whether or not ice formed on the surface of ice water is salty....

Invisible Ink Lab

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Invisible Ink Lab

In this activity, students will create an “invisible ink” and then test to see which chemical may be responsible for making it invisible...

Oxidation Lab

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Oxidation Lab

In this activity, students will put two different types of nails (galvanized and nongalvanized) into different conditions to see how the rate of rusti...

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