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Density
Students prepare aqueous sugar solutions, measure mass and volume, calculate densities, then layer the solutions in a test tube.
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Crystal Growth Part 1 (Remote)
At home, students prepare saturated solutions from alum and warm deionized water, perform filtration and allow slow evaporation of the solvent to obtain seed crystals.
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Emission Spectra (Remote)
At home, students build a custom spectrometer using toiletpaper rolls, CD and black paper and use it to explore the composition of light sources.
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Extraction with Oil and Water (Remote)
At home, students mix herbs and spices with water or oil and using olfactory senses evaluate if the scented compounds are polar or non-polar.
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Polymer and pH Indicator (Remote)
At home, students extract superabsorbent polymer from diapers and tests its absorbance. Additionally, the polymer is soaked in acid-base indicator and used to classify solutions as acidic or basic.
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Decomposition (Remote)
At home, students heat sodium bicarbonate and observe its decomposition until the mass of the product remains constant. Percent yield of the reaction is calculated.
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Gravimetric Analysis (Remote)
At home, students react eggshells with 5% vinegar solution over several days, then precipitate the dissolved calcium ions using a sodium carbonate solution. The product of the precipitation is collected via filtration and calcium content of eggshells is calculated.
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Gas Laws with CO₂ and H₂ (In Person)
Students perform two gas forming reactions in closed systems: sodium bicarbonate and vinegar produces carbon dioxide, while magnesium and HCl generate hydrogen. Dalton\'s law, the ideal gas law and molar volume are explored.
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Thermal Equilibrium (Remote)
At home, students combine water in a coffee-cup calorimeter with ice that is either melting or from the freezer, and monitor the temperature until thermal equilibrium is established. The enthalpy of fusion and specific heat of ice are calculated and compared to reported values.
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