Spellbinding Science

Engage your chemistry students in the magical history of chemistry by researching alchemy. Give students the opportunity to choose a topic that interests them, and then build their research skills by completing a formal paper on an alchemy topic. Students love having the opportunity to dive into the mysterious and surprising history of chemistry!

Have your students develop a practical understanding of molarity by making some iced tea, and evaluating it qualitatively. Materials Needed: Cup Spoon Measuring cup Iced Tea Mix Water Scale

Take students outdoors! This activity has students collect soil samples and examine them to identify organisms that live in soil, and realize the diversity of living things, even in dirt!

Use this powerpoint to introduce students to the historical development of chemistry from the alchemists, to modern day chemistry.

A prelab template guiding students through the steps to design an experiment demonstrating the property of salt water density.