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Handout
National Institute of Open Schooling

Spontaneity of Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Do spontaneous reactions really occur? Activity 12 in a series of 36 focuses on spontaneity of chemical reactions. Learners read about, discuss, and answer questions pertaining to entropy, explain the third law of thermodynamics, explore...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Being Spontaneous

For Students 9th - 12th
In this spontaneous reactions instructional activity, 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...
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Interactive
Chemistry Collective

Osmotic Pressure: Spontaneous Balloon Popping

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Visualize osmosis using an interactive activity. As learners monitor a simulation, they witness the particle movement through the membrane. A balloon represents the cellular membrane and 'pops' as osmosis creates an imbalance of particles.
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Lesson Plan
Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Spontaneous Inventions

For Teachers 3rd
Reading out loud can be a real thrill for some, and a real issue for others. Teach your class that reading with inflection and fluency can be as easy as singing a song. They'll first analyze two Bobby McFerrin songs for intonation,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Spontaneous Cell Reaction

For Students Higher Ed
In this spontaneous cell reaction worksheet, students write equations for these types of reactions and determine the voltage associated with the cell. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Improvisations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform improvisations in front of their classmates. They have no time to prepare. The object is spontaneity. Their roles and situations are given to them on the spot and they have to react immediately. Students imaginations...
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Activity
American Chemical Society

Electrolysis of Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scientists know that water is H2O, but can they prove it? Through a simple electrolysis of water demonstration, scholars see the two gases produced as a result of a chemical reaction. Because this reaction doesn't happen...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spontaneity, Disorder and Entropy

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this physical and chemical change worksheet, students calculate the entropy change involved in different chemical changes. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
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Activity
American Chemical Society

Entropy and Enthalpy Changes

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
My room isn't messy — it's a scientific experiment in entropy! Scholars investigate entropy, enthalpy, and spontaneity through a guided procedure and set of questions. The lesson connects the Second Law of Thermodynamics, energy transfer...
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PPT
Biology Junction

Origin of Life

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Aristotle explained the idea of spontaneous generation, a concept which lasted almost 2,000 years before scientists proved it wrong. Scholars learn about the history of our understanding of the origins of life. They read examples of...
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Lesson Plan
Dick Blick Art Materials

Woodsies “Extraordinaire”

For Teachers K - 12th
"This looks like an owl!" Kids get a chance to create all sorts of things by arranging various shapes, painting them, and gluing them together. A great way to encourage creativity and spontaneity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan: The Cell- A Historical Perspective

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover the impact the invention of the microscope had on scientific discovery as well as the concept of spontaneous generation and the cell theory. Students examine these scientific concepts through a WebQuest and by viewing a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Adaptation of Microbe Hunters

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students dramatize a two act play in which scene one depicts the story of Lazzaro Spallanzani and the second act deal with Louis Pasteur and his refutation of spontaneous generation.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Chemistry Worksheet 6

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students calculate specific changes that take place with different chemical reactions. Students indicate whether the reactions are endothermic or exothermic and spontaneous or nonspontaneous.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Free Energy Formula

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this chemical reaction worksheet, students use the free energy formula to determine if reactions are spontaneous or not. This worksheet has 5 problems to solve.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Hess's Law

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this reactions activity, students use Hess's Law to calculate the heat gained or lost by different reactions. Students determine if the reaction would occur spontaneously at a given temperature. This activity has 9 problems to solve.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Entropy and Free Energy

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this entropy worksheet, students define entropy and determine if reactions are exothermic or would occur spontaneously. This worksheet has 10 problems to solve.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spontaneous Britishstrokes

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students are introduced to Chinese painting and they examine how Daoist phiolosophy influenced artistic style. They discuss how art and artistic technique as a reflection of Daoist culture. Students discuss how art is a reflection of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oxidation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
For an introductory physical class, you can use these vivid activities to introduce learners to chemical reactions. Spontaneous combustion, melting and burning, tarnishing and rusting all are evidence that a chemical reaction has...
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Writing
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Automattic

365 Days of Writing Prompts

For Students 5th - 12th
"If you could un-invent something what would it be?" "What are you more comfortable with—routine or spontaneity?" Here's a packet of one-a-day writing prompts. Although designed for fifth graders, the topics are appropriate for any grade...
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Assessment
Curated OER

2007 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad Local Section Exam

For Students 9th - 12th
Sixty multiple choice questions cover the entire gamut of chemistry concepts. This is the local section of the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad, where your chemistry candidates take a shot at entering the national competition. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Put Yourself in Check

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify what it means to utilize and accept personal responsibility in relationships with others and why it is important to have a self-awareness during conflict. They also role play spontaneously a common conflict among...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Seven Great Ways to Make Quilts With Colors You Love

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students design a quilt on their own with guided practice in this six week course. The first week is called spontaneity class, the second is called color enrichment, and the third week is call value study. During the fourth week students...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Thermodynamics Worksheet

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this thermodynamics activity, students answer eight questions about reactions that involve change in entropy, they identify reactions as spontaneous or non-spontaneous and they solve problems using the laws of thermodynamics.

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