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Curated OER

Learning Outcomes

For Students 10th - 11th
In this science activity, students explore the learning outcomes for a unit on chemical reactions. Students define 60 vocabulary words and answer a list of questions for each topic.
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Are All Equilibria Created Equal

For Students 9th - 12th
In this equilibrium worksheet, students read about the factors that effect equilibrium in solutions such as the pressure of the solution, the temperature and the concentration of the solution. They answer three multi-part questions about...
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Everything about Equations

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students are given fifteen unbalanced equations and they must identify the reaction types, the phases of the products, the signs that a chemical change occurred and the sum of the coefficients of the...
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Curated OER

Transition State Theory

For Students 9th - 12th
In this transition state theory worksheet, students read about chemical reactions and the theory for how chemical reactions proceed. They answer questions about the activated complex, the activation energy and the collision theory all...
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Being Spontaneous

For Students 9th - 12th
In this spontaneous reactions worksheet, students read about entropy, enthalpy and Gibbs free energy. They complete a table with reaction conditions and determine if the reaction is spontaneous or not. They solve three problems about...
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Reaction Reasoning

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with chemical reactions and examine what happens to the atoms when different reactions occur.  In this matter instructional activity students divide into groups and complete a lab experiment. 
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Oxidation and Combustion: Chemical Reactions in Fire

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study oxidation and define vocabulary pertinent to it.  In this oxidation lesson students make predictions and create experiments
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Curated OER

Super Glue Fuming of Latent Fingerprints

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore latent fingerprinting. They observe a supervised demonstration of the process that real-life crime scene investigators sometimes use to identify latent fingerprints. In addition, they brainstorm ways to improve the...
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Interpreting Reaction Coordinates

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reaction coordinates worksheet, students are given a diagram of the reaction coordinate for a reversible catalyzed and uncatalyzed reaction. Students answer eighteen questions related to the diagram.
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Reaction Mechanisms

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this reactions worksheet, students give the equation for the overall reaction, identifying the catalyst in the equation. Students create graphs and write out the rate determining step. This worksheet has 4 graphs, 2 short answers, and...
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Le Chatelier's Principle

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemical equilibrium learning exercise, students read about how additions to a system can shift the equilibrium. Students then apply the Le Chatelier's Principle to solve 5 problems.
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Curated OER

Synthesis Reactions

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders write and balance chemical equations and make a PowerPoint presentation on synthesis reactions.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Bring on the Heat! Investigating Exothermic Reaction Rates

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever pulled a muscle or just been sore after a long day of work or exercise? Hot showers are great, but maybe you've used the more convenient heat packs. Heat packs, which you can buy at grocery or drug stores to soothe aching...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Explore the Chemistry Within Hand Warmers

For Students 9th - 10th
Determine how the starting temperature affects crystal growth and heat generation of a hand warmer in this chemistry science fair project. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective,...
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Other

University of Siegen: An Exothermic Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Siegen provides a lovely exothermic reaction shown by four large photos. Sodium peroxide and zinc powder with a touch of water.
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Other

Chemical Reax/exothermic Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderfully complete primer on exothermic reactions in the context of chemical spills. Covers Reactions with Air or Water, Combustible Organics, Polymerization Reax, Decomposition, Corrosion, and much much more.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Hot Pack Cold Pack

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore endothermic and exothermic processes by making a cold pack or hot pack.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will conduct two chemical reactions: endothermic and exothermic. They will see an animation that shows that it takes energy to break bonds and that energy is released when new bonds are formed, and use that animation to explain...
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Temperature Changes in Dissolving

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Media-rich lesson in which students discover that it takes energy to break bonds, and that energy is released when bonds are formed during the process of dissolving. They also determine whether dissolving is either exothermic or...
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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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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How Acids Affect the Rate of Corrosion

For Students 6th - 8th
In this chemistry science fair project, students will investigate how pH levels affect the rate of a common form of corrosion, called rusting. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract,...
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University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota Outreach: Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A nice juxtaposition of endo- and exothermic reactions. Outlines two demonstrations. Barium hydroxide, sodium acetate, ammonium nitrate, ammonia.
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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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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exo and Endo Thermic Processes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this chemistry lab, students investigate two types of reactions and answer questions relating to exothermic and endothermic reactions.