Friday, May 8, 2015

Unit 9: Acids & Bases

Litmus Joke to get you started...


Student Drawing to Summarize Acids and Bases


Coke Cans in Acids and Bases - WOW "Brilliant" Aluminium! Ewwww. Very Exothermic...


Annoying yet catchy tune... 
"Acids and Bases Have Two Different Faces"


PhET Simulation: Acid-Base Solutions
click the link:
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/acid-base-solutions


Testing Acids and Bases on Litmus Paper
See REAL tests...


GAME: Acids and Bases Juice Bar
Click the link:
http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/static/scienceview/scienceview.berkeley.edu/html/showcase/flash/juicebar.html


GAME: Work out how Acidic and Basic Substances Are
Click the link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/chemical_material_behaviour/ph_experiment/activity/


PhET Simulation: pH Scale
click the link:
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/ph-scale


Steve Spangler COOL SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: 
Milk of Magnesia


In Classroom Demonstration: 
Buffered and Unbuffered Solutions


Acid Mine Drainage and Precipitates

Environmental scientists explore how acid drainage from abandon coal mines affects the pH of water and deposits harmful metal precipitates in streams.
Click the link:
http://www.ket.org/education/video/watersolutions/acmdprecipitate.htm













Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Unit 8: Chemical Reactions


Keep watching! The 2nd chemical reaction is very dramatic!



Chemical Reaction - Mr. Parr's Song

Online Flashcard... Study the Key Terms for Unit 8!



PhET Balancing Simulation! 
Click the link to Run or Download
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/balancing-chemical-equations



Khan Academy: Balancing Chemical Equations 

A beginner's guide to Balancing Equations



How to Balance Chemical Equations


Explanation of Activation Energy



See what an Endothermic Reaction can do!



Very short video  -- 
See what an Exothermic Reaction can do!



COMBUSTION! Igniting Methane bubbles in the air! 



Explanation of Electrolytes



Spontaneous Reaction



Types of Chemical Reactions