Open Ed
Open Ed Sci: 7.2 Chemical Reactions & Energy
In this 21-day unit, students are introduced to the anchoring phenomenon-a flameless heater in a Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) that provides hot food to people by just adding water. They complete investigations to collect evidence to support...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Energy and Biochemical Reactions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the role of energy in chemical reactions.
Concord Consortium
The Molecular Workbench Database: Chemical Reactions
Observe that chemical reactions follow the pathway the uses the least amount of energy in this simulation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Energy in Chemistry
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers energy involved in chemical reactions and applications of energy in today's world in this tutorial.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Use these demostration video clips to help understand the energy changes in some chemical reactions.
Crescent Public Schools
The Internet Science Room: Chemical Reaction Rates
This tutorial provides an explanation of reaction rates in chemical reactions with examples and sample problems.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Where Does All the Energy in an Explosion Come From?
In this module Activity 3 investigates What changes in energy occur when atoms rearrange during a chemical reaction? This activity explores the relationship between energy and chemical reactions. A bonus reading includes Energy and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemical Reactions and Energy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about the role of activation energy in a chemical reaction, and the difference between endothermic and exothermic reactions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Activation Energy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of activation energy and why all chemical reactions require it.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Temperature and Rate of a Chemical Reaction
Watch molecules collide with enough energy that bonds break and form new bonds in a chemical reaction.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Where Does All the Energy in an Explosion Come From?
Students construct a model of chemical reactions involving energy and electrostatic interactions and compare reactions and changes in energy through the following activities. Activity 1 What energy changes occur during an explosion?...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Where Does All the Energy in an Explosion Come From?
In this module Activity 2 investigates What happens to atoms during a chemical reaction? In this activity students explore chemical reactions and develop a model to explain observations of chemical reactions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Rates of Reactions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will practice expressing the rates of chemical reactions, and they will also describe the collision theory as it relates to chemical reactions.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Energy Spreading
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and information on energy spreading. Topics covered include quantum states, microstates, and energy spreading,...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Bring on the Heat! Investigating Exothermic Reaction Rates
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...
Carnegie Mellon University
Chem Collective: Meals Ready to Eat
While camping on the Appalachian Trail, a storm dampens all the fire wood and you must design a chemical reaction to heat your meal. In this activity, students design an experiment in the virtual lab to determine the heat of reaction for...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Where Does All the Energy in an Explosion Come From?
In this module Activity 4 investigates How does a spark trigger an explosion?
Other
Nearpod: Endothermic & Exothermic Reactions
In this lesson on endothermic and exothermic reactions, students explore chemical reactions, energy transfer, and energy diagrams.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Thermochemistry
This site provides a general overview of thermochemistry, the division of chemistry that deals with temperature in chemical reactions. Content explores what heat and cold really are, the heat and energy around you, and a bit about Lord...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Chemistry: Thermochemistry
In this module students learn the relationship between energy and chemical reactions, and understand the difference between energy, heat, and work. They perform calorimetry calculations, and study the laws of thermodynamics, enthalpy,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Fission and Fusion: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain how fission and fusion in chemical reactions can be used to produce energy. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Fission and Fusion."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Fission and Fusion: Lesson 4
This lesson will explain how fission and fusion in chemical reactions can be used to produce energy. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Fission and Fusion."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Fission and Fusion: Lesson 1
This lesson will explain how fission and fusion in chemical reactions can be used to produce energy. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Fission and Fusion."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Activation Energy: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain how activation energy is needed to start a chemical reaction. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Activation Energy."