Academic Elements

This is a great way for students to see the decay process in action and use data to calculate half life! Cubes will be used to represent radioactive atoms; each has 1 red dot to symbolize it has decayed. All the cubes are placed into a small plastic tote, shaken, and then dumped out. Any with the red dot up have decayed. Once all data is collected, it is graphed and they have analysis questions to answer after. Theoretical vs experimental data is discussed. You can choose to have the kids

Students love Bunsen burners and love doing the flame test! This is a great way to show them the effect of electrons jumping to higher energy orbitals! I have the students test 7 known metal salts and then choose 2 unknowns which they will identify based on their known tests. Materials & Chemicals Used:Bunsen burnerwood splintsvarious metal salts - I use all chlorides (Na, Li, Ba, Cu (II), Sr, K, Ca) but you can use whatever you have availableI have all salts as unknowns except Cu (II) as they

Students will go to 6 different stations to review what they have learned about atomic theory and atomic structure Station 1: they will identify on a picture of an atom the part of an atom that the weak force, strong force, and electromagnetic force affectStation 2: they will review isotope notation about how to calculate protons, neutrons, and electrons, what their masses and charges are, and who discovered each particleStation 3: they will calculate the average atomic mass of a fictitious ele

Description This is a great lab activity designed for kids to practice calculating moles, number of particles, and molar mass using lab data. It really makes them think about what the numbers mean as this is using application skills. This really helps them remember what molar mass is and how it is different from mass; they also practice using Avogadro's number with their calculator. There are various things they find the mass of. With their data they will calculate moles and number of particl

This is an inquiry-based activity designed to introduce students to stoichiometry by using a "recipe" they are all familiar with: S'mores! Once they have completed the activity they are given the ingredients they need to make a s'more! For this activity, I provide them with "molar" masses of the ingredients for a s'more and they do calculations to figure out how many s'mores they can make from one bag of marshmallows and how many boxes of graham crackers and chocolate bars they would need. You c

Students will practice stoichiometry with some real-world applications. This worksheet is tiered: the first few problems have equations already balanced for them and are 1-2 step problemsthe next few equations need to be balanced firstfor the last set of problems, students need to write out the chemical equations and balance before completing the stoichiometry portionThere are a total of 12 problems to complete. You can modify any questions or equations to your liking. Problems include: mole

This is a great lab for students to witness different types of chemical reactions. In addition, they will practice so many different skills (which you can modify based on where you add this into your curriculum). It has been a huge hit with the students as they do some things they have not done before (2 different wood splint tests) and when they test for hydrogen gas they often get a loud pop which they don't expect! practice writing chemical formulas from chemical nameswriting chemical equa

This is a fun, low prep way for students to practice stoichiometry with candy! They get a bag of candy (I use Skittles, M&M's, Starburst, Hershey Kisses, and Peppermints), separate them out, and measure out the average "atomic" mass of each type of candy. This then becomes the "molar mass" for that candy. I assigned chemical formulas to each candy, made up some candy "reactions" which they balance, and then using the molar masses they complete 6 different stoichiometry problems. After they g

This lab activity is designed to introduce students to the difference between physical and chemical changes by complete four different experiments. They begin by writing down physical properties of the reactants/chemicals used. They then complete the steps for each experiment and write down observations and changes that took place. They will then evaluate whether a physical or a chemical change took place and use evidence to explain their choice. They will also answer some guided questions r

This is a great review lab activity for kids to practice using data to identify unknowns as acids, bases, or salts. Students identify 12 unknowns using red and blue litmus paper and phenolphthalein and then predict the pH for 3 of them. They end the activity with writing neutralization equations. To make it easy, I used water to represent each of the salts, weak HCl to represent each of the acids, and weak NaOH to represent each of the bases. What's Included:detailed lab procedurestudent lab s

This is a great way to introduce the law of conservation of mass and allows the kids to get in the lab and witness it for themselves! The lab is written to use sodium hydroxide and either zinc nitrate or cobalt (II) nitrate but you could modify based on what chemicals you have available. After completing the lab, students will be asked guided questions drawing on prior knowledge they have learned (evidence of a chemical reaction, types of chemical reactions, naming and writing chemical formulas)

As part of our unit on the periodic table, students explore the precipitate and pH pattern in the Alkaline Earth metals family. Chemicals used: magnesium nitrate, strontium nitrate, barium nitrate, calcium nitrate, magnesium hydroxide, strontium hydroxide, barium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, potassium iodate, ammonium oxalate What's Included:student lab sheetdetailed procedure for students to followanswer keyTerms of Use:This resource is intended for single-classroom use only.

This 1-page practice worksheet combines nomenclature for ionic compounds (binary, polyatomic, and multivalent), covalent compounds, and acids as well as practice writing neutralization reactions. Included:student worksheet: 15 compounds to name, 15 chemical formulas to write, 6 neutralization equations to completecomplete answer keyTerms of Use:This resource is intended for single-classroom use only. Purchase grants one teacher the right to use this product with their students.Please do not sh

Students will practice naming acids and writing chemical formulas for acids and will practice writing neutralization equations 7 acids to name6 acid chemical formulas4 neutralization equations to completeIncluded:student worksheetcomplete answer keyTerms of Use:This resource is intended for single-classroom use only. Purchase grants one teacher the right to use this product with their students.Please do not share, distribute, or post this resource (in part or whole) on public websites or with ot

Students will practice naming both ionic (binary, multivalent metals, and polyatomic ions are included) and covalent compounds from chemical formulas. This worksheet is tiered; it begins with 6 ionic compounds, followed by 4 covalent compounds, and then a mixture of 24. It ends with the students writing a chemical equation. Included:Student worksheetFull answer keyTerms of Use:This resource is intended for single-classroom use only. Purchase grants one teacher the right to use this product with

Students will practice writing chemical formulas for both ionic (binary, multivalent metals, and polyatomic ions are included) and covalent compounds from chemical names. This worksheet is tiered; it begins with 6 ionic compounds, followed by 6 covalent compounds, and then a mixture of 30. It ends with the students writing a chemical equation from chemical names. Included:Student worksheetFull answer keyTerms of Use:This resource is intended for single-classroom use only. Purchase grants one

This is a 2-page worksheet for students to practice drawing Lewis structures for both ionic and covalent compounds. Terms of Use:This resource is intended for single-classroom use only. Purchase grants one teacher the right to use this product with their students.Please do not share, distribute, or post this resource (in part or whole) on public websites or with other teachers without purchasing additional licenses.If you would like to share this resource with colleagues, please direct them to p

This is a 2-page worksheet for practice with electron configuration. Students will: practice writing the electron configuration for elements and ionsidentify an element based on its electron configurationpractice writing the abbreviated Noble gas configuration for elementsidentify the number of valence electrons an element has based on its electron configurationpractice drawing orbital diagramsidentify mistakes Terms of Use:This resource is intended for single-classroom use only. Purchase grant

This is a great end-of-unit activity that allows students to show their artistic and creative side! Each student can choose a different element to research. They will research information related to physical properties, discovery, uses, cost, uses. They will then use some critical thinking to draw their element as a superhero incorporating physical and chemical properties, uses, etc. into their design. Includes:a template to print for all 118 elementsa direction sheet for the studentsgrade r

This resource makes learning the organization of the periodic table interactive and easy to understand! Students use a blank periodic table template to follow clear, step-by-step directions for color-coding and labeling key organizational parts of the table. As they complete the activity, they will identify important groups such as periods, groups, metals, nonmetals, metalloids, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, noble gases, transition metals, and rare earth metals. The finished p