This activity is a lab investigation where students design an experiment to extract pigments (AKA chromatography) from different colored, water soluble markers.

In this chemistry lab experiment, students explore the properties of color using chromatography. Students will observe and compare color patterns to differentiate compositions of various colors. Students gather data on color patterns and develop new experimental questions based on their data.

This is an exploratory activity involving matter and density. There are many assessment pieces including a laboratory.

This activity is an interactive demonstration of the concept of density with a guided inquiry component.

This activity is a guided inquiry of how molecules move in liquid. Students develop questions, use their observation skills to describe what they saw, record and analyze their findings, and use their data to begin to hypothesize what is happening in the investigation.

This activity is a lab investigation in which students observe the rate of generation of hydrogen gas from a reaction, and then modify the procedure to compare another variable affecting the rate of this reaction.

This activity continues the idea as to why objects sink or float using the mathematical formula density equals mass divided by volume.

This guided inquiry activity helps students differentiate between heat and temperature and goes on to relate specific heat to thermal conductivity.

In this chemistry experiment, students will learn the fundamentals of copper plating (without using electricity) and if desired, extend the activity using different variables.

After studying that iron is attracted to magnets, students will use magnets to extract food-grade iron filings from iron-fortified food.

This activity is an indoor structured inquiry lab activity where students will use various types of M&Ms as a model for isotopes. Students will design a procedure to determine average atomic mass.

Isotopic Pennies is an activity where students use what they have learned about isotopes and weighted averages to solve a new challenge.

This is an inquiry lab used as introduction to kinetic theory. It is also a great tool for assessing prior knowledge of the topic.

Students use media resources and an in-class investigation to explore the types of energy within different types of systems. They also use the formulas for kinetic and potential energy to examine the path of a projectile.

This experiment is a lab activity in which students will learn how different liquids react when put together.

This activity is a classroom lab in which students investigate and observe three types of balloons to help identify the states of matter and their properties.

This activity is a guided inquiry laboratory in which students perform reactions involving metals and hydrochloric acid in order to determine their activity series.

This activity is a puzzle where students organize samples and look for patterns in order to predict properties of missing puzzle pieces. The students then relate their experience to the historical development of the Periodic Table and the ways that the Periodic Table can be used to predict the properties of the elements.

This is a short unit (including hands on activities) on polymers and plastics to expand our study of physical/chemical properties and changes.

In this fun hands-on activity, students will create two different polymers, similar to Flubber and Silly Putty, using Elmers glue, liquid laundry starch, and Borax. Students will then compare the properties of the two polymers.