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Lab
Activity Title: Mole Day
Submitted by: Pam Kraus
Recommended Grade Level: 11
Discipline: Chemistry
Topic: Mole Day
Time Requirement: Approximately 45 minutes
Required Materials:
Copies of Mole contest to post around school and for announcements (optional—see attached)
Poster to generate interest (optional)
Fliers to hang around the room (optional)
1 copy of each of three triathlon events per team (see attached) Note: I laminate these so I
can re-use from year to year
1 piece of paper and 1 pencil per team for quiz event
1 periodic table per team
1 container of approximately 150 grams of zinc per team
1 plastic spoon or spatula per team
1 piece filter paper or weighing boat per team
1 balance per team
1 plastic zip lock bag per team
1 sharpie per team
3 zip lock bags per team, labeled A, B and C, containing 32.06, 64.12g and 16.03g of sulfur
respectively; (find mass of zip lock bag and record on Event #3 instructions)
1 blank index card per team
Prizes (optional)
Stuffed mole for mascot (optional)
National Science Standards Alignment
Systems, order and organization; Evidence, models, and explanation;
Change, constancy and measurement; Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Lesson
Objective
The student will:
1. Define a mole.
2. State Avogadro's number.
3. Measure a mole of a given element, using a balance and a periodic table.
4. Identify which sample contains a given number of moles of an element.
5. Work cooperatively as a member of a team.
Recommended
Ward's Science Materials:
Ward's Chemistry Simple Format Periodic Table, Notebook Size
Student Grade Filter Paper
Ohaus® TJ611 Triple Beam Balance
Ward's Chemistry Molarity and Concentration In-the-Bag Inquiry Activity
Item No. 470217-470
Item No. 470205-516
Item No. 470012-644
Item No. 470013-952
