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 Michael Garoutte
Wed, 10/05/2022 - 07:08

Heartburn is a very common ailment. Many people rely on antacids such as Tums®, Rolaids®, or Milk of Magnesia to settle their stomachs, but have you ever wondered how those antacids work? 

Recent activity: 10 months 4 days ago
by Josh Kenney
Mon, 09/26/2022 - 19:23

This short activity uses Elmer’s Disappearing Purple Glue as an interactive introduction to acid-base indicators.

Recent activity: 2 years 2 weeks ago
by Nora Walsh
Sun, 09/25/2022 - 18:15

Nora Walsh outlines the interactive notebook pages she uses for her unit on the Periodic Table. All of the documents and foldables are available for download.  

Recent activity: 1 year 10 months ago
by Chris Vyhnal
Fri, 09/16/2022 - 09:47

"Who Poisoned Veronica Merriweather?" is a fun application of formula stoichiometry for students who are placed in the role of a CSI lab sleuth helping to interpret chemical data to identify a murderer. Topics covered include formula stoichiometry, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formulas and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.

Comments: 3
Recent activity: 1 year 7 months ago
by Nora Walsh
Thu, 08/18/2022 - 16:58

Nora Walsh outlines the interactive notebook pages she uses for her unit on Atomic Structure. All of the documents and foldables are available for download.  

Comments: 10
Recent activity: 1 year 10 months ago
by Nora Walsh
Fri, 07/29/2022 - 16:34

Nora Walsh outlines the interactive notebook pages she uses for her unit on the Science of Matter. All of the documents and foldables are available for download.  

Comments: 4
Recent activity: 1 year 5 months ago
by Nora Walsh
Thu, 07/07/2022 - 09:23

Nora Walsh outlines the interactive notebook pages she uses for her first unit of the school year: Scientific Reasoning. All of the documents and foldables are available for download.  

Comments: 15
Recent activity: 2 months 4 weeks ago
by Ben Meacham
Sun, 06/19/2022 - 14:21

In this lab, students are presented with nine unknown substances. By performing a series of tests, analyzing chemical structures, and applying their understanding of how intermolecular forces affect the properties of a substance, students will ultimately determine the identity of each unknown.

Recent activity: 2 years 4 months ago
by Nora Walsh
Sun, 06/19/2022 - 12:47

Nora Walsh shares the outline of the interactive notebook pages she uses for her thermochemistry unit. All of the documents and foldables are available for download.  

Recent activity: 1 year 10 months ago
by David Cash
Fri, 05/13/2022 - 08:06

The major component of a non-carbonated drink such as KoolAid or a similar beverage is usually a fruit acid, either citric acid or malic acid. The titratable acid (H+) concentration of such drinks has been found to be in the range of 0.02 to 0.04 M. A weak acid-strong base titration of these drinks with 0.1 M NaOH solution is feasible as a student exercise. The use of such drinks as reagents is safe, convenient, and inexpensive. Experiment instructions are included. 

Recent activity: 2 years 5 months ago