Can your class explain the changes in energy during a chemical reaction? Map them out with a video from JFR Science's playlist. The narrator discusses in detail how to create, manipulate, and use a potential energy diagram.

Concepts

potential energy, activation energy, chemical energy, reactants, products, chemical reactions, exothermic reactions, transitions

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Add the video to the early portion of a reaction rates lesson to get the class comfortable with the terminology
• Have learners create a sample diagram from the video for their notes

Classroom Considerations

• Viewers should have an understanding of exothermic reactions, reversible reactions, and energy concepts

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The resource maps reaction diagrams, giving pupils added insight into their components
• Explanations for key terms are clear and concise

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2