Getting a Grip on Hydrogen Bonds
Elizabeth Nagy, Pasadena City College
The purpose of this brief (~15 minutes) activity is for students to directly observe some of the unique properties of water that are the result of hydrogen bonds, such as capillary action, adhesion, cohesion, and ...

Ocean Acidification
Jennifer Bown, Clackamas Community College
Students choose shell fragments from different species of Molluscs and calculate percent lose after soaking in different ph solutions for different periods of time. They research ocean acidification and especially ...

Ocean Acidification/Acid Rain Demonstration with a Soda Stream
Sheldon Turner, Triton College
Using a SodaStream or other household carbonation appliance to teach about acidification and its effects on the environment.

Periodic Table of the Elements Activity
Laura Wetzel, Eckerd College
Students work in groups to create the Periodic Table of the Elements in class using cards that they completed as homework. This is meant as a review of the Periodic Table and a direct illustration of how Dmitri ...

Hurricanes and Heat Transfer
John McDaris, Carleton College
The lab activity described here was created by John McDaris of SERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives In this activity students investigate how hurricanes transfer heat by conducting ...

Lab 8: Hot Water and Hurricanes
The lab activity described here was created by LuAnn Dahlman and Sarah Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students explore issues related to the rapid intensification of ...

Lab 5: All About Air Pressure
John McDaris, Carleton College
The lab activity described here was created by John McDaris of SERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students select a storm from the HURDAT database and create its track in the ...

Tutorial Exploring the Impact of Initial Moles of Reactants on Reactant Progress
Terri Woods, East Carolina University
When studying the Law of Mass Action, students usually understand how increasing temperatures can increase the rate of a reaction but often can't visualize the impact of increases in the mass of reactants. ...

Density Differences
Mary Holmberg Eden Valley-Watkins Elementary School Eden Valley, MN Based upon an original activity from Houghton Mifflin, DiscoveryWorks, p. E52
In this lab activity, students determine density differences of water samples with varying temperature and salinity levels. Students synthesize information to predict the effects of oil in given water samples.