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Radioactive Beans
Do your students understand exactly what is happening when a radioactive atom decays? If not, they will after
doing this fun activity.
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Radioactivity Quiz
Need a quiz on radioactivity you can use to test students with, or just to see what they know? Have them take this 10 question true/false quiz. Presented in 4 variations.
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NEW! Abe's Makeover
Take the edge off chemistry as we use vinegar and salt to instantly remove the tarnish from an old penny. Then the fun really begins as we notice that there are 3 very cool chemical reactions going on!
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Radioactive Samples
Learn about the 3 kinds of radioactivity- alpha, beta, gamma- by viewing actual samples of polonium, strontium, and cobalt, and then discussing what each does over time.
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"The Elements" by Tom Lehrer
If you've never heard this, you're missing out. Prove to your students once and for all that chemists do have a sense of humor...at least among themselves.
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Balancing Chemical Equations
Includes 4 problems that students can work through. They start easy so students can see what's going on and build confidence.
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Isotopes & Ions
Confused about isotopes and ions? Let this PowerPoint help straighten you out. Presented in 2 versions-normal and the short version, which your students can do on a blank sheet of copy paper or on the handout provided. Choices abound!
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Difference 1 Proton Makes
This demonstration reinforces what protons are, where they are, and just how important they are by illustrating what happens when 1 little bitty proton is added or removed.
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Interactive Notes-The Atom
In this set of interactive notes students observe: 1.a sugar cube that gives us an idea of how small atoms are, 2.another
kind of sugar that sparks, proving electrons exist, 3.an a-maze-ing demo that helps us understand how we know anything about
something so small, and 4.bar magnets that provide clues about the other two kinds of particles- protons and neutrons.
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Dot Diagramming-Understand The Placement Of Protons, Neutrons, And Electrons
Dot diagramming is an important bridge between 2 major chemistry concepts- atomic structure and then how these atoms
combine into molecules. This activity feels more like a puzzle than a typical science lesson.
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Counting Atoms-An Investigation Into The Nanoworld Of Atoms
How can you measure something that’s so small that it’s never been seen? In this challenging but fun lesson students will count the number of atoms in a metal cube not with their eyes, but with mathematics.
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Clay Atoms-Taming Our Fear Of The Invisible
Most students are uncomfortable with atoms because they assume that since atoms are small they must be hard to understand. This fun activity will disprove that as students use clay to mold protons, neutrons, and electrons that they’ll combine to make atoms.
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Periodic Pencil Classification-Understanding Chemistry's Cornerstone
Watch as students progressively organize a group of pens and pencils using a scheme they devise themselves. And then spring a big surprise- their table relates to the Periodic Table in many ways!
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Interactive Notes-Physical And Chemical Change
In this set of interactive notes students observe: 1.an egg changing its mind, 2.what happens when you light rocket fuel, 3.an invisible force snuff out a candle, and 4.a who-dunnit mystery that will identify Santa's non-believer.
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