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Green Pennies
Grade Levels: 5-8 | Duration: 30 minutes of set-up, 5 days of observation
Experiment with different oxidizing compounds to turn pennies green…and back to copper.
Experiment with different oxidizing compounds to turn pennies green…and back to copper.
Lab Connection: Grade Levels: 5-8
Duration: 30 minutes of set-up, 5 days of observation
Concepts/Skills: Chemical reaction, oxidation reaction, acids
Standards Connections
| Next Generation Science Standards | ||
| Grade | Performance Expectation | Description |
| 5 | PS1-4 | Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances. |
| MS | PS1-2 | Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred. |
| Science and Engineering Practices | Planning and Carrying Out Investigations | |
| Cross Cutting Concepts | Cause and Effect | |