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Green Pennies

Grades 5-8 30 minutes of set-up, 5 days of observation English Language Arts
Grade levels
5-8
Duration
30 minutes of set-up, 5 days of observation
Topics
English Language Arts
Standards
4 aligned
Green pennies
Green pennies

Experiment with different oxidizing compounds to turn pennies green…and back to copper.

Resources

Tech at Home activity

Lab Connections Icon Lab Connection: Chemicals of Innovation Lab

Standards Connections

Standards alignment

  • Engineering Design
  • Science and Engineering Practices
  • Cross Cutting Concepts
  • Disciplinary Core Ideas