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Labs - All Labs are Recorded in Lab Notebook

Odds and Ends

• Science Alphabet Border : (Word Doc) Print and paste onto construction paper to create a great border and to reinforce vocabulary.

• Countertop Chemistry: A great resource of demonstrations and labs using inexpensive everyday items.

Famous Scientists/ Scientific Method

• Wanted Poster Project: Research a famous scientist and create a wanted poster!  Great for beginning of the year and to post around the school.  Links: Biography List | Treasure Trove Biography| Distinguished Women | Famous Astronomers| Mug Shots  | Yahooligans - Scientists by catagory | Energy Scientists |
• Paper Airplane Activity (pdf) Students will construct a paper airplane, learn how to use the scientific method, and graph their data.  Submitted by Trina L. from Florida.

The Metric System

• Class Notes: Metric System (PDF)
• Smile Metric Style : Measure your Lab Partner's Smile in cm - Who has the largest smile? Smallest smile?( Modified from the original source)
• Let's Grow Metric:  Students will take metric measurements of themselves in Sept and again in June.
• Metric Estimation Game: Played like the Price is Right, great for the kids to practice the metric system, makes it more concrete.
• Metric Mania - Lessons and Links at Sciencesopt.net
• Statistics : n, sum, avg, max, min & range. 

Interactive:

• Measure it!  Interactive game from FunBrain.com  Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty levels.

Bar Graphs & Line Graphs

• Learning How to Graph Correctly Lab : What days are the busiest in the Maternity Ward? Collect class data on Birthdays. Make a Bar Graph to represent what day of the week had the most births. Make a Line Graph to represent what numerical day of the  month had the most births.    TOP

Surface Tension

• "Sinkin' Lincoln Lab": How many drops of water can a penny hold?

Matter : Classifying, Properties, Phases,

Periodic Table

• Class Notes: Property of Matter Notes (P) & Matter Scramble Puzzle & Crossword Puzzle BrainPOP movie Worksheet - Properties of Matter

• Element of the Day - (pdf) Students will take notes on the first 18 elements

• Color the periodic table according to the families (pdf)

• Elements Bingo Cards - Class set of 36 cards in PDF format

• Elements Word Search (pdf)

• Worksheet : Differentiate between an isotope, ion, new element and molecule |  TOP

• Movie Lesson: "Fat Man & Little Boy" - The race to build the first atomic bomb.  

• Atomic Musical Chairs (pdf) - students will become part of an atomic model.

Interactive: 

• Internet Lab : Getting to know the Periodic Table.| Los Alamos Periodic table Periodic Table Families 

• Funbrain - Proton Don- Can you guess the element?

• The Visual Elements Periodic Table: Wonderful graphics!!! Provides chemical data for each element.

General Chemistry

• Internet Research : Women in Science 
• Lewis Structure Practice Worksheet (PDF)
• Rainbow Lab : Practice mixing chemicals!  
• Chromatography Lab: Separate the pigments found in markers and calculate the RF value.

Atomic Models, Particles,  Elements, Compounds, Formulas  Bonding

• Element Project: Adopt an Element (PDF)- students will research and create an advertising poster for their element. Thanks to www.sciencespot.net!
• The Atoms Family- a fun activity to sing along to!  Created by Sciencespot.net
• Making Molecular Models Lab : Practice Covalent & Ionic Bonding.
• Bond with a Classmate Activity: Learn how to make and name binary compounds. (PDF)
• Radioactive Decay and Half Life Lab - Students will simulate and graph radioactive decay. 

Acids, Bases,

& pH

• pH scale group activity - Look for an updated version on BrainPOP.com this fall!

• Cabbage Juice Lab - students will test various substances using cabbage juice and litmus paper as an indicator.

• The pH factor : A great site all about pH!  Includes Lessons. 

Interactive:

• Alien Juice Bar - Can you serve alien drinks with the right pH? Worksheet & Web Site

Chemical Reactions

• Chemistry in a Bag Lab - Students will make observations of  a chemical reaction.

• Mystery Powder Lab : Identify 5 Unknown substances based on Chemical Reactions 

• Disease Detective - Can you find the source?

• Demonstration - Flame Test :  I would do this as a demo instead of a lab for 6th & 7th graders.  TOP

Interactive:

• Mystery Powder Gizmo - test several powers and record the results, then compare the mystery sample

Balancing Equations

• Balancing Equations Activity : Hands on activity which uses index cards to balance equations.  Reinforces counting atoms and how to read formulas.

• Balancing Equations Worksheet (PDF) by sciencespot.net

Interactive:

• Internet Lab : Interactive Tutorial for Balancing Equations (Need Shockwave)