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This Notebook presentation is used either as an interactive lecture or inquiry based research assignment for students. It is developed so students research evidence of continental drift (Alfred Wegener) and plot the observations onto an interactive map. As the data accumulates, and plotted onto the map (grouped to stay with the continent), students match the coastlines of the continent to complete the Pangea "puzzle" as explained by the continental drift theory. All in all, students assess the f

This lab is designed for students to quantitatively determine the molar volume of a gas produced in a simple chemical reaction. In turn, the second part of the lab has the students work backward to determine the amount of reactant used in a reaction to produce an experimental volume of gas. The lab focuses on the concepts of mole, molar volume, molar mass, and stoichiometry.

The focus of this lab begins on determining the percent composition of sugar in bubble gum. Upon accumulation of this data, students determine the moles of sugar in a piece of bubble gum and later apply the same techniques to other chemical formulas written in to the lab. Once again, students are amazed not only by the power of calculations in chemistry, but they also come to appreciate the abundant levels of sugar in bubble gum (~70% by mass).

Students, utilizing observations from this lab, determine the relative activity series of several metals on the periodic table. In turn, students predict, using the developed activity series, whether or not a chemical reaction is likely to occur.

This lab is designed to familiarize students with the concepts of stoichiometry and limiting reactant. Students analyze how the number of S'mores that can be created is limited by the ingredients present, similar to the concept of limiting and excess reactants in chemical reactions. This lab is proven fun with solid chemistry concepts embedded within the activity.

This lab introduces students to the creation of a polymer and testing its changing viscosity resulting from alterations in chemical ratios. In addition, via a simple titration, students break the polymer down into smaller and less viscous chains. This lab utilizes polyvinyl alcohol and borate solution ("slime").

This Notebook presentation is used either as an interactive lecture or inquiry based research assignment for students. It is developed so students research evidence of continental drift (Alfred Wegener) and plot the observations onto an interactive map. As the data accumulates, students match the coastlines of the continent to complete the Pangea "puzzle" as explained by the continental drift theory. All in all, students assess the four key pieces of evidence for continental drift (fossils, glac