Students investigate the art and science of pyrotechnics.  In this chemistry and computer lesson plan, students learn about the chemical basis of fire and structure of fireworks.  Students then apply their knowledge...

Students explore the mesosphere and lower thermosphere globally and achieve a major improvement in our understanding of the fundamental processes governing the energetics, chemistry, dynamics, and transport of the atmospheric region....

Show young chemists what a chemical reaction looks like with two parts of a hands-on experiment. First, learners conduct a wet lab where they observe the reactants (baking soda and calcium chloride, with phenolsulfonphthalein)...

For this thermochemical equations worksheet, students read about and practice writing equations for thermochemical reactions. They also sketch enthalpy diagrams of the equations if applicable.

For this thermometric titration learning exercise, students titrate hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide to determine its concentration. They measured the solution's change in temperature, plotted their data, and used the graph to...

In this hydrocarbon instructional activity, high schoolers answer 13 questions about different types of organic molecules categorized as hydrocarbons. They explain the different hydrocarbons, they draw structural diagrams for different...

Eighth graders analyze physical change in mass. In this chemistry instructional activity, 8th graders describe, measure and calculate the amount of physical change occurring in mass before and after the change. Students should be...

If your pupils think a catalyst is a list of their cats, then this might be the instructional activity for you! Young chemists study the effect of temperature, catalysts, concentration, and particle size on reaction rates during four...

Some reactions absorb heat while others release it. Young scholars investigate both types of reactions in a 12-lesson unit. Each lesson presents a lab investigation that monitors temperature and considers the types of reactions taking...

In this reactions worksheet, students state the differences between a coefficient and subscript and an exothermic and endothermic reaction. Students review the different types of reactions. This worksheet has 13 short answer questions.

Students observe the chemical change that occurs when sodium iodide is dropped into a flask containing 30% hydrogen peroxide. They discuss how this exothermic reaction occurred as they study the chemical equation involved in the reaction.

Topping this activity is a comprehensive collection of notes about phase changes. The phase change graph is displayed, along with formulas for the gas laws, and information relating energy to change of phase. After reviewing these notes,...

In this chemical equations learning exercise, students complete a paragraph about chemical equations by filling in 17 terms from a word list.

For this chemical equations worksheet, students complete a paragraph by filling in the 17 terms associated with chemical equations.

What makes particles attract? Here, learners engage in multiple activities that fully describe colligative properties and allow the ability to critically assess the importance of these properties in daily life. Young chemists...

In this energy activity, students calculate the enthalpy of chemical reactions to answer 9 problems. They determine whether the reaction is exothermic or endothermic.

The presentation offers a set of three problems related to temperature and equilibrium reactions. It walks through solving each, reminding pupils how to figure for the forward and reverse rates.

Students compare and contrast exothermic and endothermic reactions. In this chemistry lesson plan, students perform experiments to determine whether heat was released or absorbed in a reaction. They share their observations in class.

In this enthalpy equation activity, students are given 3 examples of chemical reactions. Students then respond to 4 practice problems and 1 challenge problem in regard to heat and energy change and release.

In this equilibrium worksheet, students predict the concentrations of solutions at equilibrium and apply Le Chatelier's principle to systems at equilibrium. This worksheet has 15 multiple choice questions.

For this chemical bonds learning exercise, students determine how much energy is needed to break bonds. Students classify reactions as exothermic or endothermic and identify a reaction as reversible. This learning exercise has four...

If you know how to employ the exothermic reaction between hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to make a miniature rocket, then this worksheet is a fabulous lab sheet for your chemistry charges. First, they observe a spark in pure oxygen and one...

Only 10 percent of an incandescent bulb's energy is used to create light; the remaining 90 percent is heat. In the unit of activities, young chemists examine energy through hands-on activities, videos, discussions, and...

In this chemical reactions worksheet, students determine what is true about a system at equilibrium and give examples of macroscopic properties. Students determine minimum enthalpy and maximum entropy for reactions. This worksheet has 2...