American Chemical Society
A Catalyst and the Rate of Reaction
More than 90 percent of chemical products are made using a catalyst. Lesson demonstrates the way a catalyst changes the rate of reaction without altering the chemical reaction. A catalyst doesn't appear as a reactant or a product, yet it...
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Rates of Chemical Reactions
Review key terms after your lecture about chemical reactions with this crossword puzzle. Eleven questions prompt learners to refer to their textbooks, lecture notes, and prior knowledge. This assignment would be a good homework...
Virginia Department of Education
The Rate of a Chemical Reaction
If your pupils think a catalyst is a list of their cats, then this might be the lesson for you! Young chemists study the effect of temperature, catalysts, concentration, and particle size on reaction rates during four different...
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Chemical Reactions and Energy
The details here give definitions about chemical reactions and the energy transfer in those reactions. The reactions given include general examples of catalysts, inhibitors, and other situations that affect the rate of production and...
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Catalysts and Enzymes
Biochemists experiment with the oxothermic decomposition of hydrogen dioxide by adding manganese dioxide. They observe how pepsin enhances the action of acid on the digestion of egg white proteins. They use yeast to make bread rise. All...
Normal Community High School
Chemical Equations
Viewers learn how to identify the substances in a chemical reaction, how to balance it, and the different types of chemical reactions by watching a presentation that also includes a review of monomers and polymers. The presentation ends...
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2002 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad National Exam - Part I
As to be expected from the American Chemical Society Olympiad Examinations Task Force, this 60-question test tops the charts in terms of excellence. It consists entirely of multiple choice questions designed to assess a year's worth of...
Beyond Benign
Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
How can you tell the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions? Chemistry scholars perform and observe two chemical reactions, measure the temperature throughout, then draw conclusions about changes in energy from their...
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The Rates of Chemical Reactions
In this chemistry worksheet, students select answers to 8 multiple choice questions from the drop down box. They identify the factors affecting rates of chemical reactions.
Beyond Benign
Catalysts and Oxygen
Here is an engaging and hands-on lesson plan that allows high school chemists to demonstrate the effects of a catalyst on various chemicals. They garner knowledge of how reactants and products differ from one another, while analyzing the...
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Article - "Designer Catalysts"
In this catalyst activity, students define catalyst and enzyme and explain how these work in a chemical reaction. Students calculate molar mass of a compound. This activity has 7 short answer questions and 2 problems to solve.
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Chemical Reaction Rates
Students observe demonstrations to show factors that affect rates of chemical reactions. In this rates of chemical reactions instructional activity, students investigate how catalysts, reactant concentrations, temperature and surface...
Herff Jones Education
Reaction Rates
Equip pupils with tools to determine reaction rates as they explore conditions that cause a reaction to increase or decrease. They also discuss why this occurs and predict the next steps as they take part in a series of experiments.
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Rates of Reactions end Enzymes
Introducing enzymes and the controlling factors of a reaction this slideshow displays the typical rate of reaction graph and labels the main sections. The summaries of ways to measure reaction rates are valuable and the examples of...
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2000 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Part II
In this chemistry olympiad problem solving worksheet, chemistry pupils solve eight problems on a variety of topics including periodic trends, phase changes, ionization reactions, catalysts and titrations.
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Understanding Chemical Equations
In this chemical equations worksheet, learners identify the reactants and the products, state what phase each is in, and state the mole ratios of all the products and reactants. Students complete 10 problems.
Concord Consortium
Catalysis
Get ready to kick things up a notch! Young scientists explore the effects of catalysts using a fun interactive. Learners start the reaction without using a catalyst, then add one over time to examine its effects on reaction rate.
Royal Society of Chemistry
A Visible Activated Complex Experiment
When was the last time your class saw a catalyst in action? Chemistry scholars observe an activated complex during an engaging experiment. Through both color change and evolution of a gas, individuals gain insight into the...
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Chemistry Crossword
In this chemical reactions activity, students complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the vocabulary words associated with 34 clues.
Chemistry Collective
Virtual Lab: ATP Reaction (Thermochemistry and Bonding)
If you've ever felt a little drained ... try converting some ATP to ADP! Science scholars perform one of life's most important reactions using a simulated lab workbench. The fun-to-use interactive allows pupils to control the reactants...
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Describing Chemical Reactions
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students fill in 12 blanks with the appropriate terms related to chemical reactions. They also indicate if 4 statements are true or false and match 7 words with their descriptions. Students complete...
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Chemistry Midterm Topic Review
In this chemistry review worksheet, students answer and solve 95 questions about chemical reactions, hydrocarbons, functional groups, moles, acids and bases and solutions.
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Rate Determining Step and Catalyst Activity
Learners work in groups to stuff as many envelopes as they can in 3-5 minutes. They use an assembly line method. Envelope stuffing is compared to a chemical reactions. The idea of catalyst is considered, and students determine a way to...
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Rate Determining Step and Catalysts
Students investigate the rate determining step in a chemical reaction and how catalysts effect reactions. In this rate determining step and catalyst lesson, students work in groups to perform 5 tasks. They rotate each task and time how...