Classroom Resources: Energy & Thermodynamics

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  Separating Mixtures, Covalent Bonding, Concentration, Review, Ionic Bonding, Culminating Project, Percent Composition, Redox Reaction, Calorimetry, Titrations, Indicators, Le Châtelier's Principle, Half Reactions, Beer's Law, Buffers, Enthalpy, Conductivity, Mixtures, Alloys, pH | High School

  Lesson Plan: AP Chemistry Experimental Evidence Review

  In this lesson, students will evaluate data from 16 simulated lab experiments that were designed to mirror the Recommended Labs from the College Board. Corresponding lab experiments and demonstration options have also been included for teacher reference.

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  Solubility, Entropy, Le Châtelier's Principle, Gibb's Free Energy , Equilibrium Constants, Enthalpy | High School

  Lesson Plan: Relationship Between Free Energy and the Equilibrium Constant

  In this lesson, students will explore the relationships between solubility and Keq (specifically Ksp), as well as Keq and DG°. First, a guided inquiry activity will introduce the relationship between standard free energy and equilibrium constant with the equation DG° = -RTlnKeq. Then data collection regarding solubility of potassium nitrate at various temperatures will lead to the calculation of Ksp and DGo for the dissolution reaction at those temperatures. Students will manipulate the equations DG° = -RTlnKeq and DG° = DH° - TDS° to derive a linear relationship between 1/T and lnKeq, which will then be graphed to determine values for DH° and DS°.

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  Calorimetry, Heat, Hess's Law, Enthalpy, Error Analysis | High School

  Lab: Utilizing Hess's Law

  In this lab, students will use a coffee cup calorimeter to collect data that will allow them to calculate ∆H for two reactions. The first reaction, between sodium bicarbonate and hydrochloric acid is endothermic. The second, between sodium carbonate and hydrochloric pressure, is exothermic. They will then use their experimental values and Hess’s Law to determine ∆H for the decomposition of sodium bicarbonate, compare their calculated value to the theoretical value, and calculate the percent error. This resource includes a prelab presentation and sample calculations.

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  Entropy, Gibb's Free Energy , Enthalpy | High School

  Lab: Thermodynamics Escape Room

  In this lab, students are presented with an escape room scenario that challenges them to complete three tasks in order to escape from an old, mysterious Gothic house. Students are given access to a small assortment of chemicals, and standard lab equipment. They must determine which chemicals and equipment will help them to light a tap light without touching it, free a key from a block of ice without using a conventional heat source, and free a lock that is buried in a pile of glue.

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  Entropy, Exothermic & Endothermic, Gibb's Free Energy , Enthalpy, Spontaneous vs. Non-spontaneous Reactions | High School

  Lab: Investigating Enthalpy and Entropy

  In this lab, students will be able to observe and measure energy changes during the formation of solutions. The students should be able to explain and describe these changes in terms of entropy, enthalpy and free energy.

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  Calorimetry, Heat, Entropy, Specific Heat, Temperature, Exothermic & Endothermic, Hess's Law, Gibb's Free Energy , Enthalpy, Energy Diagrams | High School

  Lesson Plan: Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics Unit Plan

  The AACT high school classroom resource library and multimedia collection has everything you need to put together a unit plan for your classroom: lessons, activities, labs, projects, videos, simulations, and animations. We constructed a unit plan using AACT resources that is designed to teach thermochemistry and thermodynamics to your students.

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  Catalysts, Entropy, Equilibrium Constants, Enthalpy, Activation Energy, Energy Diagrams, Reaction Quotient, Spontaneous vs. Non-spontaneous Reactions | High School

  Lesson Plan: Making Connections in Kinetics, Equilibrium and Thermochemistry

  In this lesson students will understand the connections between the equilibrium constant (K) and the reaction quotient (Q) as well as how they determine the favorability of a reaction. Additionally students will be able to determine if a reaction is kinetically favored or thermodynamically favored.

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  Entropy, Gibb's Free Energy , Enthalpy | High School

  Lesson Plan: Enthalpy and Entropy as Driving Forces

  In this activity, students observe various chemical and physical processes to qualitatively predict and explain the signs of ∆S and ∆H. Based on their observations, they will predict the sign of ∆G and will determine the driving force of the process. Students will then calculate ∆S, ∆H and ∆G. This lesson focuses on thermochemical predictions, calculations and explanations.

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  Exothermic & Endothermic, Hess's Law, Enthalpy | High School

  Lesson Plan: Hess's Law

  In this lesson, students learn about the concepts of Hess's Law and how to solve problems involving them.

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  Concentration, Molarity, Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactant, Chemical Change, Calorimetry, Heat, Temperature, Exothermic & Endothermic, Scientific Method, Enthalpy, Experimental Design | High School

  Lab: Less Than Zero

  In this lab, students will investigate the endothermic reaction between baking soda and HCl. Students will consider stoichiometric ratios, molar concentrations, reaction scale, and calorimetry. The lab starts with a scripted reaction that uses given molar ratios, a glass beaker, and 2-M HCl. They will witness a temperature drop of about 5 to 8 C. Students then adjust the experiment so they can achieve a temperature drop of more than 20 C.

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  Observations, Inferences, Calorimetry, Heat, Specific Heat, Temperature, Exothermic & Endothermic, Enthalpy | High School, Middle School

  Demonstration: Energy in Hot and Cold Packs

  In this demonstration, students will observe temperature changes in chemical hot and cold packs and discuss processes of endothermic and exothermic changes. They will also see that common household products can be used to make a hot and cold pack.

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  Gas Laws, Catalysts, Combustion, Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactant, Enthalpy, Activation Energy, Energy Diagrams, Experimental Design | High School

  Lab: Launching Rockets

  In this lab, students create a stoichiometric mixture of hydrogen and oxygen gases to launch a soda bottle rocket.

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  Renewable Energy, Chemical Change, Interdisciplinary, Distillation, Molecular Structure, Combustion, Stoichiometry, Chemical Change, Molecular Structure , Enthalpy | High School

  Lesson Plan: Biofuels of the Future

  In this lesson students will explore the world of automobile alternative energy sources through the study of biofuels. They will design and create an e-book that illustrates and explains one of the provided topics or an original idea approved by the teacher.