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Staffordshire Net Learning/ Combustion Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
A very useful site with information and examples of combustion reactions.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Combustion Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition and examples of a combustion reaction.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Endothermic Reactions: Combustion Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the water and carbon dioxide molecules to balance the combustion reactions, label them, and then answer one challenge about the topic.
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State University of New York

State University of New York: Calorimetry Measuring Heats of Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation uses a "bomb calorimeter," which is designed to measure heat produced during a combustion reaction, where a compound is burned using excess oxygen.
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Types of Chemical Reactions: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen and learn about different types of chemical reactions such as combination, combustion and decomposition. Learn different steps on how to write combustion equations and view how single displacement reaction occurs.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Hydrogen Oxygen Rockets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate how to build and launch a simple rocket that uses hydrogen and oxygen gases that will be mixed to propel the rocket. Students learn the principles of combustion reactions, kinetics, stoichiometry of reactions,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Chemical Reaction Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides an introduction to chemical reactions.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Exothermic Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains the definition of an exothermic reaction, the role of energy, and examples of exothermic reactions.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Chemical Reaction Types: Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the basic types of chemical reactions straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive lesson...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Chemical Reaction Types: Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch this screencast introducing several common types of chemical reactions. [1:36]
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Combustion or Oxidation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students burn a magnesium strip to reinforce the concepts of chemical vs. physical changes, reaction types, conservation of mass, formulas and equations, stoichiometry, Lewis structures, and to explore the concept of oxidation/reduction...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Combustion/pollution

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through observation students will come to a better understanding of what is required for combustion to occur, and the byproducts that are created by burning various fuels.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Quizzes: Endothermic and Exothermic Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Assess your ability to distinguish between exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Receive immediate feedback to your answers.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Types of Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will define and give general equations for combination, decomposition, single-replacement, and double-replacement...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hydrogen Oxygen Reaction Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lab exercise exposes students to a potentially new alternative energy source-hydrogen gas. Student teams are given a hydrogen generator and an oxygen generator. They balance the chemical equation for the combustion of hydrogen gas...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Hydrogen and Oxygen Gas: An Explosive Interaction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lab provides the opportunity for students to generate, collect, and test two very common gases, hydrogen and oxygen. They will test the combustion reaction of different proportions of the gases based on the most reactive explosion.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Reaction Types

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students cover the five general types of chemical reactions: synthesis, decomposition, combustion, single-displacement, and double-displacement. The flipchart concludes covering the reactions as the...
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Frostburg State University

General Chemistry Online: Chemical Change Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the answers to many commonly asked questions about chemical change. This comprehensive list will address chemical equations and double displacement reactions in addition to other topics.
Website
Virginia Tech

Types of Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
After learning about and reviewing the types of chemical equations and rules for balancing, students can practice balancing equations on interactive quizzes.
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McREL International

Mc Rel: Whelmer #42 Learning Activity: Fire Sandwich

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An easy to do activity if you have a Bunsen burner. The activity investigates combustion and heat conductivity. The activity is in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
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Other

Siegen University: Burning of Magnesium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Siegen University contains brief information and a step-by-step photo display of burning magnesium. The information is very short but the pictures are definately worth checking out.
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PBS

Pbs: The Science of Fire

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A virtual experiment bringing you to the center of combustion! Understand how fire ignites, what makes a flame, and how molecules rearrange themselves in chemical reactions. This interactive activity gives students four different...
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Michigan Reach Out

Nasa Trc: Match Stick Rocket

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this online lesson plan students can experience Newton's Laws of Motion in relation to rockets with this experiment.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Alcohols which contain the -OH functional group. It discusses the general formula for alcohols and an example of the alcohol Decanol. It also provides a table of three alcohols with their formulas and structures....