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Latest Teacher’s Guides: April 2023
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- From Pond Scum to Product: The Chemistry of Algae: DOC | Google Doc
- The Chemistry That Keeps Trains Moving: DOC | Google Doc
- The Ingredients in Your Cosmetics: What Do They Do?: DOC | Google Doc
- Chemistry and the Sandy Seashore: DOC | Google Doc
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- Apr 2023: PDF | DOC | Google Doc
What Do We Know About Fireworks?
The content of “Fireworks” illustrates many chemistry topics, including redox reactions, thermochemistry, electron structure, spectroscopy, gas laws, and safety
Chocolate: The New Health Food — Or Is It?
The content of “Chocolate: The New Health Food. Or Is It?” illustrates a number of chemistry topics, including oxidation of free radicals in biochemistry, molecular structure, and organic chemistry functional groups.
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- Photo-vowel-ic Effect Puzzle (PDF)
- Aligning Magnets Puzzle (PDF)
- Hidden Plastics Puzzle (PDF)
- Where's the Gold? Word Puzzle (PDF)
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