Chemistry of Everyday Things

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 11.05.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale
  3. Objective
  4. Background
  5. Strategies and Activities
  6. Teacher Resources
  7. Student Resources
  8. Appendix A
  9. End Notes Works Cited

I Got the Power! Misconceptions of Recycling Batteries

Nancy VanKirk

Published September 2011

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Teacher Resources

Battery Science: Make Widgets That Work and Gadgets That Go [Spiralbound] Doug Stillinger

Bubbles to Batteries (Investigation in Science: A Modular Approach: Matter and En) [Paperback] C.R. Gore

Cobb, Cathy, and Monty L. Fetterolf. The Joy of chemistry: the Amazing Science of Familiar Things. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2010.

The amazing science of familiar things.

Hands-On Chemistry Activities with Real-Life Applications: Easy to use Lab Demonstrations for grades 8-12 [Paperback] Norman Herr, James Cunningham

Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture (DIY Science) [Paperback] Robert Bruce Thompson

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201003587/abstract

Moss, Doug. Earth Talk. ; Expert Answers to Everyday Questions about the Environment.. New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2009.

Expert answers to everyday questions about the environment.

http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/lemonbattery.html (Lemon Battery Experiment)

Easy lemon battery experiment.

Yarrow, Joanna. "Power Down." In How to reduce your carbon footprint: 365 simple ways to save energy, resources, and money. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2008. 91.

How to Reduce your Carbon Blueprint is the world's citizen's guide to pushing back the advance of global warming.

Yarrow, Joanna, and Caleb Klaces. "Problems of Landfills." In Eco logical!: join the debate!-all the facts and figures, pros and cons you need to make up your mind. London: Duncan Baird Publishers, 2009. 32-33.

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