Activities

ChemEd X activities are student-centered resources intended to aid learning chemistry topics.

ChemEd X encourages engaging activities where students (with guidance from the teacher) pose questions, analyze data, and make observations to offer a plausible explanation supported by data and consistent with physical observations.

by Thomas Manning
Fri, 05/17/2024 - 07:26

This Nobel Laureate crossword puzzle focuses on prizes awarded between 2000 and 2009. Learn and revisit some historical chemistry, terminology and background on key historical figures in this field. This is our eleventh in a series of Nobel Laureate crossword puzzles.

Recent activity: 4 months 3 weeks ago
by Jim Webb
Tue, 05/07/2024 - 10:51

Examine the properties of alkaline water with your students. 

Recent activity: 5 months 1 day ago
by Anthony Stetzenmeyer
Wed, 05/01/2024 - 09:36

Over four weeks, students embark on a project-based learning journey to create an "As Seen on TV" commercial while learning nomenclature concepts! Through this interdisciplinary approach, students not only develop their content knowledge but also teamwork, critical thinking, and presentation abilities in a real-world context.

Recent activity: 5 months 1 week ago
by Nora Walsh
Sun, 04/14/2024 - 12:28

Nora Walsh outlines the interactive notebook pages she uses for her AP Chemistry electrochemistry unit. All of the documents and foldables are available for download.  

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Recent activity: 5 months 5 days ago
by Thomas Manning
Tue, 02/27/2024 - 16:46

This Nobel Laureate crossword puzzle focuses on prizes awarded between 1991 and 2000. Learn and revisit some historical chemistry, terminology and background on key historical figures in this field. This is our tenth in a series of Nobel Laureate crossword puzzles.

Recent activity: 4 months 3 weeks ago
by Hannah Nandor
Thu, 01/25/2024 - 10:08

This lab assessment is a wet lab that has students use lab skills to demonstrate their knowledge of polarity, Lewis structures, solubility, and intermolecular forces by justifying the polarity of given compounds.

Recent activity: 8 months 2 weeks ago
by Michael Jansen
Wed, 01/24/2024 - 10:21

This activity allows for the simple and accurate determination of the heat of fusion, ΔHfusion, of water at 0°C.

Recent activity: 8 months 2 weeks ago
by Nora Walsh
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 12:47

Nora Walsh found inspiration from Chat GPT to design two puzzle activities related to nuclear decay.

Recent activity: 10 months 6 days ago
by Thomas Manning
Mon, 12/04/2023 - 09:03

This Nobel Laureate crossword puzzle focuses on prizes awarded between 1981 and 1990. Learn and revisit some historical chemistry, terminology and background on key historical figures in this field. This is our ninth in a series of Nobel Laureate crossword puzzles.

Recent activity: 4 months 3 weeks ago
by Michael Jansen
Mon, 11/06/2023 - 08:22

Try out this though-provoking capstone demonstration for the Chemical Reactions unit!

Recent activity: 10 months 1 week ago