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Middle School Chemistry: The Water Molecule and Dissolving

This set of multimedia lessons, developed by the American Chemical Society, examines the process of dissolving materials in water. Videos, interactive simulations, hands-on labs, and demonstrations are all integrated into a 9-part unit of instruction that includes assessments and background information. Students will explore why water dissolves salt and sugar, conduct solubility tests, investigate how temperature affects dissolving, and more. <i><b>Editor's Note:</b> The authors designed this curriculum to help students understand basic chemistry within a framework of molecular interactions. The molecular models and related animations provide a foundation for understanding states of matter, atomic models and bonding, charge interactions, and chemical change.</i>

Keywords:: Ionic Compounds, Surface Tension, Chemistry Animations, Solubility, NSDL, Modern Physics, Other Sciences, Physics, Chemistry Videos, Chemistry, Dissolving, General Physics, Phase Transitions, Statics of Fluids, Mathematics, Atomic Physics, State Change Simulation, Fluid Mechanics, Physical Change, Thermo & Stat Mech, Solutions, Heat and Temperature, Molecular Structure, Suspensions, Properties of Matter, Chemistry Collection