Chemistry Videos, Worksheets, and Class Setup Instructions
I recommend students watch a video(s) before I present the topic in class, but it is not required. I don't spend a lot of time lecturing, so these videos supply some background knowledge for the activities we will do in class. Below, you will also find the worksheets needed for my classes and written lab setup instructions and a photo of the supplies. Please ensure your child has all of the supplies and preparation completed before class starts.
*You'll notice I have many BrainPop videos listed below. BrainPop is a subscription website that has excellent science videos, as well as history, English, math, arts, etc. Each video has a quiz and additional learning material associated with it. You do not need to purchase a subscription to BrainPop, I just wanted to let you know about this great site. Many charter schools provide a free subscription.
I recommend students watch a video(s) before I present the topic in class, but it is not required. I don't spend a lot of time lecturing, so these videos supply some background knowledge for the activities we will do in class. Below, you will also find the worksheets needed for my classes and written lab setup instructions and a photo of the supplies. Please ensure your child has all of the supplies and preparation completed before class starts.
*You'll notice I have many BrainPop videos listed below. BrainPop is a subscription website that has excellent science videos, as well as history, English, math, arts, etc. Each video has a quiz and additional learning material associated with it. You do not need to purchase a subscription to BrainPop, I just wanted to let you know about this great site. Many charter schools provide a free subscription.
This is a sample list of items supplied in kit. Currently being updated (11/8/20)
Class 1: The Scientific Method
Worksheets
| scientific_method_lab_graph.pdf |
| the_scientific_method_lab_worksheet.pdf |
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
| scientific_method_supply_list_and_setup_instructions.pdf |
Before class starts, assemble the items shown in the photos below
Items not in kit
Students also need the 2 worksheets, colored pencils, and a calculator if they need help converting minutes to seconds.
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Class 2: Atoms and the Periodic Table of the Elements
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
- Bill Nye: Atoms and Molecules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogPNZ_MXksM (29 min.)
- Dogs Teaching Chemistry: The Atom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=addK0b2Isw8 (1:50 min.)
- Introduction to the Periodic Table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg6KeXsDVwY (9:05 min.)
- BrainPop: Atoms, Atomic Model
- Sodium & Potassium reactions in water (go to 1:42 minute mark): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9z5-mJ8NZk
- BrainPop: Periodic Table of Elements
- Element Math Game (try after class and uncheck "nucleon"): http://education.jlab.org/elementmath/
Worksheets
Print the periodic table in color, if possible. Students should keep the periodic table near them for each class.
| periodic_table_color_outline.pdf |
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
| atoms_class_supplies_and_setup_instructions.pdf |
Before class starts, assemble the items shown in the photos below
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Class 3: Subatomic Particles (SAPs)
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
- What Are Periods & Groups In The Periodic Table? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mLPC74GHMo (3:03 min.)
- Elemene
Homework
Color in the periodic table. You don't need to use the same colors I did, but be sure colors that are next to each other are very different from each other (for example, don't put light blue next to dark blue).
Color in the periodic table. You don't need to use the same colors I did, but be sure colors that are next to each other are very different from each other (for example, don't put light blue next to dark blue).
Worksheets
| atomic_energy_level_chart_worksheet.pdf |
| saps___energy_levels_worksheet.pdf |
SAP Worksheet Answer Key (if needed after class)
| sap_answer_key.pdf |
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
| sap_class_supplies_and_setup_instructions.pdf |
Before class starts, assemble the items shown in the photos below
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Optional: calculator |
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Class 4: Molecules and Bonding
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
- How are molecules formed?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOXxFaHbIXg (1:45 min.)
- Dogs Teaching Chemistry- Ionic and Covalent Bonding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M9khs87xQ8 (1:23 min.)
- BrainPop: Chemical Bonds, Ions
Worksheets
| molecule_and_bonding_worksheet.pdf |
| ionic_bonding_worksheet.pdf |
| molecule_labels_and_balancing_chemical_equations_key.pdf |
Homework
Label the periodic table before class.
Label the periodic table before class.
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
| molecules_class_supplies_and_setup_instructions.pdf |
Before class starts, assemble the items shown in the photos below
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Class 5: Balancing Chemical Equations
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jISjQvdyhs (6:21 min.)
- Detailed Easy Method (optional to view after class): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmdxMlb88Fs (5 min.)
- Online Balancing Chemical Equations Activity (optional to try after class): http://education.jlab.org/elementbalancing/index.html
- BrainPop: Chemical Equations, Conservation of Mass
Elephant Toothpaste (I include enough yeast to do this reaction 2 times outside of class)
2 Tablespoons Warm Water
1 Teaspoon Yeast
Food Coloring, 4-5 drops
½ c. Hydrogen Peroxide (3%)
Dish Soap, a squirt
Empty Plastic Water Bottle (about 16 oz. size)
Funnel
Large bowl or cake pan to catch overflow
1.Combine 2 tablespoons of warm water with 1 teaspoon of yeast and mix with a spoonuntil the yeast is completely dissolved in the water.
2.Using a funnel, pour 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide into the empty bottle.
3.Add 4-5 drops of food coloring into the bottle.
4.Add a squirt of dish soap into the bottle.
5.Pour the mixture of water & yeast into the bottle and remove the funnel.
2 Tablespoons Warm Water
1 Teaspoon Yeast
Food Coloring, 4-5 drops
½ c. Hydrogen Peroxide (3%)
Dish Soap, a squirt
Empty Plastic Water Bottle (about 16 oz. size)
Funnel
Large bowl or cake pan to catch overflow
1.Combine 2 tablespoons of warm water with 1 teaspoon of yeast and mix with a spoonuntil the yeast is completely dissolved in the water.
2.Using a funnel, pour 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide into the empty bottle.
3.Add 4-5 drops of food coloring into the bottle.
4.Add a squirt of dish soap into the bottle.
5.Pour the mixture of water & yeast into the bottle and remove the funnel.
Worksheet
| chemical_equations_worksheet.pdf |
Balancing Chemical Equations Key found on Molecule Labels and Balancing Chemical Equations key above.
Worksheet answer key for after class (optional to finish worksheet)
| balancing_chemical_equations_answer_key.pdf |
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
| 1_balancing_chemical_equations_class_supplies_and_setup_instructions.pdf |
Before class starts, assemble the items shown in the photos below
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*dish soap, funnel, and Large bowl/cake pan not pictured
*empty water bottle needed (pictured with water) 
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Class 6: Elements , Compounds, and Mixtures
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dggHWvFJ8Xs (4:14 min.)
Worksheets - Ready to print
| element_compound_mixture_worksheet.pdf |
| beans_salt_iron_sand_worksheet.pdf |
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
| element_compounds_and_mixture_class_supplies_and_setup_instructions.pdf |
Before class starts, assemble the items shown in the photos below
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*funnel or the top cut off a small water bottle colored pencils (not shown) 
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Class 7: Acids/Bases/pH Scale
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnbS56HQbaU (3 min.)
- Acid-spraying insects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3sxJNt8CYw&feature=youtu.be&t=75 (4:01 min.)
- BrainPop: Acids and Bases, pH Scale
Worksheets
| acids_bases_and_the_ph_scale_online_worksheet.pdf |
pH paper key for you to use after class (you don't need to print this)
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
| acids_bases_and_ph_scale_supplies_and_setup.pdf |
Before class starts, assemble the items shown in the photos below.
I suggest putting the cups on a cookie tray or baking pan to catch spills!
I suggest putting the cups on a cookie tray or baking pan to catch spills!
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Mix cabbage juice powder before class starts.
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Class 8: Endothermic/Exothermic Reactions
(I'm OK with students wearing a Halloween costume to class this week. I'll be wearing mine!)
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
(I'm OK with students wearing a Halloween costume to class this week. I'll be wearing mine!)
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
- Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvyHVA1Ww_M (2:22 min.)
- Reaction Demo: www.middleschoolchemistry.com/multimedia/chapter6/lesson7#thermite
- Reaction Demo: www.middleschoolchemistry.com/multimedia/chapter6/lesson7#nitrogen_triiodide
- Reaction Demo: www.middleschoolchemistry.com/multimedia/chapter6/lesson7#white_phosphorous
Worksheet
| endothermic_and_exothermic_worksheet.pdf |
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
| endothermic_and_exothermic_reactions_class_supplies_and_setup_instructions.pdf |
Before class starts, assemble the items shown in the photos below
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Please have the More Chemistry Bingo card and markers close by. We might have time to play it! |
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Class 9: Polymers
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
Informational Videos (optional to watch)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgWgLioazSo (6:37 min.)
- Brainpop: Plastics
Worksheet
| polymer_worksheet.pdf |
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
| polymers_class_supplies_and_setup_instructions.pdf |
Before class starts, assemble the items shown in the photos below
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Students need to make these shapes ahead of time and not move the one on the right when it is completed. I suggest making them on a cookie sheet so they are easy to move.
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24 loose paperclips
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24 paper clips connected in a chain
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4 rows of 6 paperclips connected by six paperclips (DO NOT MOVE THIS BEFORE CLASS!)
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Class 10: Nature's Incredible Polymer: DNA Structure and Extraction
Worksheet
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
| dna_lab_supply_list_and_setup_instructions_4.pdf |
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Class 11: Density of Liquids
Worksheet
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
Class 12: Density of Solids, Bouyancy, and Flinker Challenge
Worksheet
Lab Supplies and Setup Instructions
