Classroom Resources: Energy & Thermodynamics

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Heat of Combustion, Heat, Exothermic & Endothermic, Combustion | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

Video: The Internal Combustion Engine Video

This video investigates both the mechanical and the chemical processes used in the internal combustion engine, as well as the history and evolution of the combustion engine.
Reduction, Oxidation, Redox Reaction, Catalysts, Activation Energy, Combustion | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

Video: Catalytic Converters Video

This video investigates the role of a catalytic converter and its corresponding chemical reactions within a vehicle. Students will learn about both oxidation and reduction reactions and how they, in combination with a catalyst, can impact the molecules released in a car’s exhaust.
Electricity, Anode, Cathode, Galvanic Cells, Heat, Renewable Energy | Elementary School, Middle School, High School

Video: Alternative Fuels Video

This video analyzes alternatives to petroleum based fossil fuels, such as biofuels and hydrogen fuel cells.
Atomic Theory, Law of Conservation of Energy, Electrons, Electromagnetic Spectrum | High School

Simulation: Exciting Electrons

In the March 2015 issue, students explore what happens when electrons within a generic atom are excited from their ground state. They will see that when an electron relaxes from an excited state to its ground state, energy is released in the form of electromagnetic radiation.