Is this resource a great way for your class to observe bonding between oxygen and hydrogen? OH yeah! Scholars learn about the changes in kinetic and potential energy as molecules of oxygen and hydrogen interact. Kinetic, potential, and total energy is graphed in a sidebar as the reaction unfolds.

Concepts

kinetic energy, potential energy, chemical reactions, atoms, molecules, chemical bonds

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the versatile resource to teach about reaction energy, bonding, diatomic molecules, etc.
• Have individuals use the interactive, then infer the relationship between kinetic and potential energy during a chemical reaction
  

Classroom Considerations

• Make sure pupils check out the legend of the graph so they can identify the changes in kinetic and potential energy as well as total energy

Pros

• The interactive allows the user to step forward and back in the reaction to examine the changes in kinetic and potential energies
• Atoms are sized appropriately to represent oxygen and hydrogen, making the resource more realistic

Cons

• None