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Ester Lab

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate making esters in the lab. In this ester lesson plan, students mix 3 organic acids with 3 alcohols and a catalyst to form 3 different esters. Students identify the odors of each ester and write the formulas for the...
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Organic Chemistry, Alcohols

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students focus upon the solving of the chemistry equations. The elements are given and then combined.
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Preparation of Triiodomethane (iodoform)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this preparation of triiodomethane worksheet, students use propanone to prepare triiodomethane. Students use filtration and recrystallization in order to make the product. They determine the melting point using a...
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Alcohols - Oxidation and Reduction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students examine the molecular structure of compounds and then complete the chemical equation to write the answers to the compounds.
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Journalism: Underage Drinking

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research underage drinking and read a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association about the issue. They interview experts on substance abuse and liquor store owners about their policies. Students publish their...
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Intrinsic Viscosity

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students treat a high molecular weight polyvinyl alcohol polymer with potassium periodate. They measure the viscosity of polyvinyl alcohols.
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Slime and Intermolecular Attractions

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the strength of intermolecular attractions. They make slime and compare the difference in the physical properties of sheet and powdered polyvinyl alcohol with polyvinyl acetate.
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Organic Chemistry II Exam 4

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
For this chemistry worksheet, young scholars write the structures for the compounds listed at the top of the sheet. Then they name the compounds whose structures are illustrated. Students also write the mechanism for the reaction of...
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Responding to Alcohol: What's Important?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects on motor functions in mice. They make observations and graph their data. They analyze the data and draw conclusions in each of the three experiments.
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Aldehydes and Carboxylic Acids

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this aldehydes and carboxylic acid worksheet, students complete a chart filling in the missing name and structural formula of the given chemical formulas. In another section, students complete a chart on carboxylic acids as well as...
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Perfect Pitch

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this pitch worksheet, learners make sounds using rubbing alcohol and soda bottles. Students follow 4 sets of directions and answer 4 questions.
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Evaporation of Alcohol and Water

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners investigate the process that occurs when liquids evaporaate. They test water and alcohol to determine which substance evaporates more quickly and relate the rate to energy changes.
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Organic Chemistry II Review Questions

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, students determine the order of reactivity toward displacement in each of the series listed. Then they respond to several multiple choice questions as they relate to compounds and solutions. Students also...
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Taking Risks: Drug and Alcohol Abuse

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss a video about drug and alcohol abuse and their connection to risk-taking. They answer questions on a risk factor sheet about the use of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. They discuss long and short term goals and how not...
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Organic Chemistry II

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, students write the structures for the compounds illustrated on the sheet. Then they name the compounds whose structures are illustrated in part two. Students also fill in the blanks to complete the paragraph...
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My Anti-Drug

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss and then create a bookmark and/or poster with a drawing and/or words on it which is their personal "anti-drug"--an alternative for them to using drugs.
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Towson University

Berries...With a Side of DNA? (High School)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is DNA still present after picking fruit or cooking vegetables? Biology scholars extract and collect DNA strands in an impactful lab. Working groups prepare their samples and compare their results to negative and positive standard...
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Alternative Party

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils identify non-alcoholic ways to entertain and/or have fun.
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That Quaffing and Drinking Will Undo You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners do a close character study of the characters in scenes 1.3 and 2.3 from Twelfth Night. They read a primary source about the effects of drunkenness and examine its role in the characters of Sir Toby and Sir Andrew. Students...
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DNA Extraction with Kitchen Chemistry

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars extract DNA from green peas. In this DNA extraction lesson plan, students use a blender to chop up peas, they mix them with a little soap, they tenderize them and they mix them with alcohol to see the DNA precipitate...
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The Effects of "Recreational" Drugs on the Development of Chick Embryos as a Model for Human Embryogenesis

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students conduct experiments on fertilized chicken embryos to determine the possible developmental effects that various recreational drugs (caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, and aspirin) might have on them.
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A Drink Is a Drink, but People Are Different

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students observe demonstrations that illustrate the amount of alcohol in various drinks and how it is distributed in the body. They discover the effects of alcohol on the brain due to its high water content. They calculate alcohol...
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Day Two: Generating New Questions

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate buoyancy by participating in a lab experiment. In this density instructional activity, students utilize vinegar and alcohol in beakers and attempt to float different items in them. Students analyze which items float...
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Cody's Science Education Zone

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe a scientific experiment and pose a hypothesis. In this scientific inquiry lesson, students make predictions about the combination of alcohol in water and how it will affect a floating ice cube.