This lesson plan is complete with NGSS standards, an anchoring phenomena, a purpose, learning objectives. It is written using the 5E’s (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate). The lesson plan is very detailed and you will find the necessary worksheets and other instructional materials needed for this lesson on my online store (see below). Instructional Materials Needed for Lesson: Anchoring Phenomena - Decomposition Sheet NGSS Decomposition Modeling Activity NGSS - Designing and Investigating Factors Affecting Decomposition Rate Rotting Pumpkin Lab Presentation Rubric Food Preservation Methods Worksheet

A unique way to teach about energy transfer! You will definitely catch students’ interest level with the candle powered car anchoring phenomena. Students are surprised to see that this toy car can be powered by simply lightening a candle. In groups, they model together the different energy transfers and they explain how they believe the car works. Before students watch the anchoring phenomena video and begin embarking on creating their models, they answer a few do now questions. What’s included Teacher slides in pdf and powerpoint form * do now questions * do now answers * explanation of different energy types * video link * candle powered car model assignment description * teacher notes located in powerpoint * sample student models Student slides in pdf form * do now questions * do now answers * explanation of different energy types * video link * candle powered car model assignment description 6 sample student models NGSS Chemistry Alignment NGSS.HS-PS3-2

Teach students about chemical reactions by having them explore in-depth how alcohol flushing occurs at the molecular level in the form of a poster project. Students research: Pharmacokinetics Alcohol Flush Students explain: What causes the red flush in a person’s face when they consume alcohol? How does the red flush connect to pharmacokinetics? Students include: Diagrams detailing how the flushing occurs. Including what is occurring at the molecular level. When you download this project you will receive: The poster project requirements in word and pdf form Detailed rubric in word and pdf form Several student poster examples

Students put their artistic and creative skills to use when they develop a children’s book on Conservation, Reducing, and Recycling and their relation to climate change. The pdf document comes with a description of the Children’s Book Mini Project, the requirements, and several student examples of books created. The best part about this project is its alignment to NGSS. It could be used in a high school chemistry class during the climate change unit or could it could be used as an Earth Day project. The possibilities are endless!

Finally a collection of activities and lessons that will interest students and get them excited about chemistry! This lesson is formatted using the 5E’s. Students begin with an anchoring phenomena that involves watching a time-lapse video of cookies getting baked. They then model the stages a cookie goes through when it’s getting baked. Next, students watch a video that explains the science behind baking cookies and they answer questions on the video. Afterwards, they look at two cookie recipes and apply what they learned about baking cookies. Finally, students answer two exit-slip questions that tie together what they learned. Wow! All of these activities and questions in one document which is available in pdf and word form. There’s more. You also get a key which is available in pdf and word form. Your students will thank you for choosing an exciting topic to teach them about food chemistry!

You made a smart decision clicking on the Ocean Acidification Poster Project! This poster project has been tried with high schools students in two various schools and it works really well in getting them to research in depth what ocean acidification is. They find it really fun and it puts learning into their own hands. Students choose from a list of topics or they could choose a topic of their own and they describe how jelly fish, for example, are affected by ocean acidification in the form of an informational poster. This project will take about two class periods for students to work on and one class period to present their posters. When you download this file you will receive: poster project description checklist requirements rubric sample poster examples high school students have created The best part about this project is how it is aligned with NGSS Chemistry. NGSS.HS-ESS3-5 NGSS.HS-ESS3-6 Warning: I ask that if another colleague in your school is interested in this poster project to direct them to my TES page and to please not give them your copy of the poster requirements and rubric. Thank you!