This is an art project where oil paints and water is used. Students will have already explored the densities of oil and water.

This activity is designed to help deepen our language and understanding of taking observations. We will also learn that water molecules are in constant motion.

This is a short unit (including hands on activities) on polymers and plastics to expand our study of physical/chemical properties and changes.

This is an activity on polymers and plastics to expand our study of physical/chemical properties and changes.

This lab is a two part investigation on separating a solid from a liquid where students are asked to develop their own investigable question and carry out the experiment on day two.

This chemistry lesson uses Sharpie Markers, rubbing alcohol and t-shirts to make a exciting tie-die looking t-shirt

This activity is a hands-on activity where students learn about polymers and the science of plastics, while making shrinky dinks.

This activity is a classroom lab where students learn that cold water is denser and hot water is less dense than room temperature water. Students perform an experiment and relate to their background knowledge to make conjectures.

This activity is a classroom experiment where students participate or observe that different densities of liquids will yield different results in a sink-or-float activity.

Students explore and experiment with various objects to find which materials will float or sink. They record predictions and results, and generate ideas about the properties of materials that float or sink.

This activity allows students to brainstorm investigable questions, conduct an experiment, and communicate the results related to our invertebrate animal study; specifically sponges and absorption. (Lesson is based on an original activity from "Porifera's Porosity", Holt Science and Technology - Animals, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston 2002, pages 50-51.)

This activity is an investigation where students explore the properties of color and light, using mixtures of common everyday materials.

Students act as chemical engineers and use LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT robotics to record temperatures and learn about the three states of matter. Properties of matter can be measured in various ways, including volume, mass, density and temperature. Students measure the temperature of water in its solid state (ice) as it is melted and then evaporated.

This lesson plan examines the properties of elements and the periodic table. Students learn the basic definition of an element and the 18 elements that build most of the matter in the universe. The periodic table is described as one method of organization for the elements. The concepts of physical and chemical properties are also reviewed.

In this activity students will create their own toothpaste exploring and experiementing with natural ingredients.

Students observe and discuss a simple model of a wet scrubber to understand how this pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution.

This activity investigates water when it freezes and how other solid items sink or float in water.

The students will use investigation and data collection to investigate the three states of matter. They will draw conclusions about the physical properties by answering questions.

This is a short lesson (including hands on activities) on polymers and plastics to expand our study of physical/chemical properties and changes.