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Chemistry PS1 10 Redox

Project Zero THINKING ROUTINES--see below

Phenomenon--

WARNING Mains electricity--do not do this experiment--read the caution--see the video
Electric Pickle Greensboro Science Center

 

Oxidation-reduction

   Oxidation numbers

   Redox equations

   Redox titrations

   Electrode potentials

   Electrochemical series

   Batteries

  Grade:  High School (9-12)

Prior Knowledge/Preview
Review of writing half equations ULUC
Aerospace CONNECTIONS:
Applications and examples
TITAN II rocket and Gemini capsule fuel hydrazine N2H4 and oxidizer N2O4 Popular Science
Development of lithium ion battery earns Nobel prize Smithsonian Magazine
Corrosion
   Tin whiskers
   Fuel combustion
   Batteries

 
Inquiry science
       Printable activity
      On-line activity: Balancing redox reactions ULUC
    
LAB activities follow all safety guidelines linked above
and in the activity
Lab #1  Peroxide decomposition--elephant's toothpaste Washington International School
Lab #2  metal/metal salt redox
Lab #3  Electrode potentials
Lab #4  Redox titration

      
EXTENSION material for the curious

Redox and pH gradients drive amino acid synthesis in iron oxyhydroxide mineral systems NASA Astrobiology Institute 

Electrolysis review WIS
Speed of ions in electrolysis WIS

Charging ahead the future of batteries Smithsonian Magazine

Redox Chemistry of Early Earth and the Origin of Life NASA Astrobiology Institute K Cowing 

 

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THINKING ROUTINE

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What do you see?

What do you think about that?

What does it make you wonder?

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