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Tissue Paper Banners Connected to Chemistry

Dean Campbell | Sun, 11/05/2023 - 20:56

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Tissue paper can be folded and cut with chemistry-related patterns to make decorative paper banners that can be used as Mexican-themed decorations. Chemistry concept connections include lattice energy, bandgap energy, and ionic crystal fracture.

Periodic Trends Guided-Inquiry Activity

Ann Baxley | Mon, 01/28/2019 - 14:41

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Trends related to placement of elements on the periodic table are often taught using diagrams in a textbook. Students often memorize trends, but to get a true grasp of their meaning and what causes certain patterns is best understood when students create their own models and discuss the patterns with others.