Let us design the lab so you can teach.

New Labs Being Designed

Call for specific pricing

Mark Langella

1 Determination of Bunsen burner flame temperature using Thermocouple wire and voltage conversion Chart.

Unit Conversions
High Temperature Recording Methods
Types of Burners
Seebeck Effect and Thermocouple Wire
Voltage Concept
Use of Voltmeters 

Being Developed
40 Min
2 Separation of components of a homogeneous mixture using simple distillation and column chromatography. 

Use of Volumetric Glassware
Use of Ground Glassware
Methods of Separation Science
Chromatography    
https://mini-concepts.com/product/simple-distillation-kit/ https://mini-concepts.com/product/column-chromatography-suction-apparatus/  
40 Min
3 The Scientific Method Guided  Inquiry Based 
Student determines Identity of Unknown Liquid Based on physical characteristics and its ability to liquefy air.
Determine alternate method of recording temperature

Science Practice 6
40 Min
4 Excitor LED Box -Relationship between Energy and Wavelength 

https://mini-concepts.com/product/plancks-constant-demo-kit-led-exciter-box-item-400/
40 Min
5 Graphical Determination of Planck’s Constant 

https://mini-concepts.com/product/plancks-constant-probe-kit-for-vernier-lab-quest-item-650/
40 Min
6 Spectroscopy of Gases Using Discharge Tube 

Determine the emission Spectrum of Various known gases from given gas discharge tubes.
Determine what elements present in a fluorescent light bulb
Determine energy of emissions   

40 Min
7 Flame Test of the Elements and Elemental Ions
Determination  of Dried Banana and Apricots Emission Spectroscopy and Electron transition
Predict the color of the flame produced when each of your test solutions is heated in a Bunsen burner 

40 Min
8 Para magnetism using electron configuration and magnetic attractions Paramagnetism
Aufbau Process
Hunds Rule
Pauli Exclusion Principle 

https://mini-concepts.com/product/electron-configuration-lab/
40 Min
9 Using Microsoft Excel for Analysis of Periodic Tendencies and  Meet the Elements Lab 

Exceptions to Periodicity
Lanthanide contraction
Spreadsheet Analysis Techniques
Periodic relationships including, for example, atomic radii, ionization energies, electron affinities, oxidation states, Relationships in the periodic table: horizontal, vertical, and diagonal with examples from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, and the first series of transition elements
Students are given the opportunity to take observations on many different elements on the periodic table and based on their physical characteristics determine periodic tendencies.

40 Min
10 Chemical Reactions using Crystal Growth.( Guided Inquiry)

Single replacement Reactions
in a gel matrix
Predict what possible reactions can occur based on periodicity and confirm based on observations .
Metallic Crystals  Being Developed   

40 Min
11 Molecular Modeling Using modeling foam balls, sticks and Digital Chem Sketch
  
Predict the shapes of molecules by building a model of the molecule with a molecular modeling kit and applying the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory 
Lewis Structures
Molecular geometry
Valence band:
hybridization of orbitals, resonance, sigma and pi bonds
VESPR   

Being Developed
40 Min
12 Inter-molecular attractions Lab

Determine relationship of capillary action to polarity
Molecular Structure effects on polarity
Structure effects of hydrogen bonding
Angle of curvature relationship to IMF
Drop size and IMF
Rate of Evaporation 
https://mini-concepts.com/product/imf-kit-99/
40 Min
13 Molecular Interactions Guided Inquiry Random miscibility determines solubility of given solutes and solvents
Observations determine relationship of structure to solubility
IMF effects on solubility and extraction 

Being Developed
40 Min
14 Saponification 

Surfactants Tri-esters 
Surface Tension Measurement 
VWR® Analog Dry Block Heaters 

Being Developed
40 Min
15 Esterification

Banana Oil and Oil of Wintergreen 
Being Developed
40 Min
16 Polymerization,  Polymer identification and Elastomers 

Synthesis of Polyurethane 
Identifying polymers based on chemical properties 
Being Developed
40 Min
17 Aspirin Synthesis and Analysis 

Esterification Synthesis
Thin Layer Chromatography
Quantitative analysis
Theoretical Yield Calculations
Percent Yield Calculations
IR Spectroscopy
Being Developed
40 Min
18 Experimental Determination of Empirical formula of Manganese Chloride 40 Min
19 Percent of Water and Formula of a Hydrate  40 Min
20 Determination of the Molecular Formula of a FREON  Gas  40 Min
21 Experimental Determination of the Molar Mass of Aluminum 
https://mini-concepts.com/product/determination-of-molar-mass-of-aluminum-kit-800/
40 Min
22 Heat (Enthalpy) of a Reaction: Mg-HCl-Water System  40 Min
23 Heat of Dissolution or Guided Inquiry -Design Hand warmer  40 Min
24 Heat of Neutralization  40 Min
25 Stoichiometry Rockets 

Calculate the needed volume of oxygen to react with given volume of gases, determine the heat of the reaction, to determine the amount of work and heat produced from the reaction. Relate energy changes associated with a chemical reaction to the enthalpy of the reaction, and relate energy changes to PΔV work. 

https://mini-concepts.com/product/stoichiometry-rockets-kit/
40 Min
26 Determining the Molecular Mass of Butane  https://mini-concepts.com/product/determine-molar-mass-of-butane-kit-item-700/ 40 Min
27 Avogadro’s Law 

40 Min
28 Determination of  identity  of unlabeled bottles from stock room  Guided Inquiry 

Covalent Bonding
Ionic Bonding
Metallic Bonding
Structural Units
Forces Within Units
Forces Between Particle Units
Types of Solids 
Big Idea 2
40 Min
29 Preparation of Standardized Salicylic Acid 

Solution 
Solute
Solvent
Mass %
ppm
ppb
Mole fraction
Molality
Molarity
Normality
Big Idea 6
40 Min
30 Predicting Double Replacement Reactions in Solutions based on Solubility Rules

40 Min
31 Beers Law analysis of cobalt chloride solution    https://mini-concepts.com/product/beers-law-kit/ 40 Min
32 Spectroscopy determination of the percent of salicylic acid in Aspirin Guided  Inquiry 

Students determine method of determine Salicylate
lambda max

Method of preparation of stock solutions

Determine percent salicylic acid in expired Aspirin tablet. Being Developed
40 Min
33 Using Freezing-Point Depression to Find Molecular Weight-SIM 40 Min
34 The Kinetics of a Bleach Reaction Graphical Kinetics Analysis

Students develop procedure to determine graphical analysis of  food coloring decomposition using Bleach
Determine pseudo rate law
Determine half- life of reaction graphically https://mini-concepts.com/product/pseudo-rate-food-coloring-rate-law-using-graphical-analysis/
40 Min
35 Guided Inquiry Kinetics of decomposition of Hydrogen Carbonate 

Nature of reactants
Surface area effects
Concentration Effects
Temperature Effects     https://mini-concepts.com/product/kinetics-guided-inquiry/
40 Min
36 Kinetics of the Acid Decomposition of Thiosulfate 

Graphical determination of order
Determination of rate law
Use of differential rate laws to determine order of reaction
rate constant from experimental data  
40 Min
37 Determination of Solubility Constant of Calcium Hydroxide using Micro-titration techniqueshttps://mini-concepts.com/product/determination-of-equilibrium-constant-of-saturated-calcium-hydroxide-solution/ 40 Min
38 Lechatelier’s Principle using Cobalt complexes and Carbon Dioxide Chemical Equilibrium Lab 

Common Ion Effect
Simultaneous Equilibrium https://mini-concepts.com/product/aqueous-carbon-dioxide-equilibrium-kit-606/
40 Min
39 Determination Of Equilibrium Constant for a system at Equilibrium

Column Ion Exchange
Combination Indicators
Micro-Titration
pH measurement
Vernier Technology  https://mini-concepts.com/product/111/
40 Min
40 Preparation of Sodium Hydroxide Solution and Standardization using a primary standard 

Endpoint
Equivalence Point and Midpoint
Micro-titration using Syringes
Titration Curves   https://mini-concepts.com/product/titration-kit-item-25/  
40 Min
41 Guided Inquiry Determination of Molecular Weight and Ka of an Unknown Organic Acid

pH Probes
Titration Curves using 
Data Acquisition ( Logger Pro)
Determination of Equivalence Point 
Using 2nd Derivatives
Determination of Midpoint to determine pKa
Vernier Technology https://mini-concepts.com/product/titration-kit-item-25/
40 Min
42 Hydrolysis and Indicators

Types of Salts
Neutralization and Hydrolysis  
40 Min
43 The determination of the Ionization Constant of  an Indicator  using Spectroscopy 

Prepare Buffer Solutions
Calculations using Hasselbach Equation
Beers Law
Vernier Technology   Being Developed
40 Min
44 Redox Standardization of HCl using Potassium Iodate – https://mini-concepts.com/product/reduction-oxidation-titration-kit-55/ 40 Min
45 Guided Inquiry Analysis of Household Peroxide https://mini-concepts.com/product/miniscale-hydrogen-peroxide-analysis-kit/ 40 Min
46 Voltaic cell and Nerst Equation Lab. 

Variations of concentration effects
Prepare a list containing all seven metal/metal ion half-reactions as reduction reactions, including the Ag/AgCl half-reaction at 0.00 volts.  
List the half-reactions from the most positive reduction potential to the most negative reduction potential and compare with the order given on Chart in your Reference Tables for Chemistry

Sketch of an electrochemical cell for all the cells created Include each half-cell, the salt bridge, the electrodes and solutions, the voltmeter leads, the voltmeter and a switch in your drawing  
40 Min
47 Electrolysis of Aqueous Solutions Lab 

A list of all the particles (ions and molecules) present in the U-tube before electrolysis
The oxidation half-reaction
The reduction half-reaction.
The net ionic equation for the chemical reaction.
 Ions present in the solution are oxidized and which are reduced
Determine which electrode is the anode and which electrode in the cathode.
Determine E 0
Determine  ▲G https://mini-concepts.com/product/electolysis-of-aqueous-solutions-lab/
40 Min
48 Copper Plating Lab

Determine the number of faradays, coulombs, and current used to coat a leaf with copper
40 Min
49 Electrolysis of Sodium Sulfate using Micro Hoffman apparatus 

Given experimental research using syringes to collect gases over water, Atmospheric pressure and room temperature,collect an unknown volume of gas generated using an electrolytic cell,determine the systems net ionic equation, moles of gas , moles of electrons used to generate gas , Determine amperes used in the experiment