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Catalysts, Reduction, Combustion, Redox Reaction, Oxidation, Activation Energy | High School

Activity: Catalytic Converters Video Questions

In this activity, students will watch a video and answer related questions about the role of a catalytic converter and its corresponding chemical reactions within a vehicle. Students will learn about both oxidation and reduction reactions as well as the purpose of a catalyst.
Reaction Rate, Reaction Rate, Catalysts, Activation Energy | High School

Lesson Plan: Kinetics 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 the topic of kinetics to your students.
Reaction Rate, Reaction Rate, Catalysts, Order of Reaction , Activation Energy, Rate Constant, Rate Determining Step | High School

Lesson Plan: Reaction Mechanisms

In this lesson students explore reaction mechanisms and their connection to rate laws and energy profile graphs through a game, relay race, and finally a chemical demonstration.
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.
Reaction Rate, Exothermic & Endothermic, Le Châtelier's Principle, Hess's Law, Activation Energy | High School

Lab: Kinetics and Equilibrium

In this lab, students will investigate the reaction of the hydrogen sulfite ion (HSO3-) and the iodate ion (IO3-) to determine the effect that changing concentration and temperature has on the reaction rate.
Reaction Rate, Reaction Rate | High School, Middle School

Activity: Simulation Activity: Investigating Reaction Rates

In this simulation, students will have the opportunity to investigate several factors that can affect the initial rate of a chemical reaction. Students will have the opportunity to manipulate several variables including concentration, temperature, or surface area of the reactants as well as the addition of a catalyst during the simulation. These reaction rates will be compared to a controlled reaction. Students will interpret a simplified qualitative representation of the reaction as well as analyze corresponding data organized on a graph.
Catalysts, Activation Energy, Molecular Geometry, Resonance, Order of Reaction , Activation Energy, Energy Diagrams, Lewis Structures | High School

Lesson Plan: The Downside to Catalysts - An Exploration of CFC's on the Ozone Layer

In this lesson students will make observations of a colorful homogenous catalyst and intermediate in a reaction demonstration that will spark their interests. They will then work in teams to analyze graphs and data sets in order to make a real-world connection to AP topics in kinetics such as catalysts, intermediates and reaction mechanisms by exploring how CFCs work to break down the ozone layer. Students will also investigate and discuss this environmental issue.
Reaction Rate, Reaction Rate, Chemical Change | High School, Middle School

Demonstration: Comparing Rates of Reaction

In this demonstration, students observe the effect of temperature, concentration, and particle size on the rate of a chemical reaction.
Reaction Rate, Reaction Rate, Catalysts, Combustion, Activation Energy | High School

Demonstration: Rates of Reactions

In this series of demonstrations, students will be introduced to factors that affect the rates of chemical reactions. They will observe and record their observations, while also describing the rate-influencing factor for each demonstration as well as evidence supporting whether or not the reaction rate was increased or decreased by the factor.
Observations, Catalysts, Classification of Reactions, Chemical Change | High School, Middle School

Demonstration: Catalyst in Motion

This demonstration allows students to visualize how a catalyst can impact a chemical reaction. Students will also identify the products of a decomposition reaction, as well as determine if the reaction was endothermic or exothermic based on their observations.
Catalysts, Reduction, Combustion, Redox Reaction, Activation Energy, Oxidation | High School, Middle School, Elementary 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.
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.
Reaction Rate, Redox Reaction, Chemical Change, Exothermic & Endothermic | High School

Demonstration: Potassium Permanganate Demo

In this demo, students witness two chemicals that take some time to react. The KMnO4 and glycerin come into contact and appear not to react, but then a flame results. This is an example of an exothermic redox reaction.
Reaction Rate, Order of Reaction | High School

Lab: Kinetic Approach to Water Flow

This lab uses the principles of chemical kinetics without using a chemical reaction. It’s an effective means to introduce the important relationship between concentration and time at an introductory level. Students will have the opportunity to analyze data and make important connections through graphing their data.
Chemical Change, Reaction Rate, Acid Base Reactions, Molarity, Titrations, Indicators, Order of Reaction , Salts, Error analysis, Equivalence point | High School

Lab: Titration Lab with Kinetics

In this lab, students calculate the molarity of an unknown using a titration and also by solving for a dilution.
Chemical Change, Catalysts, Acid Base Reactions, Combustion, Chemical Change | High School

Demonstration: Stop & Go Gases

In this demonstration, students will witness the ability of carbon dioxide to extinguish a flame and oxygen to feed a flame.
Reaction Rate | Middle School, High School

Lab: Starch-Iodine Clock Reaction

In this lab, students perform an iodine clock reaction to determine how concentration and temperature effect the reaction rate.
Observations, Reaction Rate, Reaction Rate, Chemical Change | High School, Elementary School, Middle School

Demonstration: Simple Kinetics

In this demonstration, students will see that different food dyes react with bleach at different rates.
Reaction Rate | Middle School, High School

Lab: Reaction Rate

In this lab, students will explore factors that effect reaction rate and develop a general statement that describes how the factors (temperature, particle size, and concentration) effect the rate based on experimental data. This is an inquiry-based activity.
Mixtures, Solubility, Reaction Rate, Saturated/unsaturated/supersaturated | High School

Lab: Rate of Solution

In this lab, students observe how particle size, solvent temperature, and agitation affect rate of solution.
Reaction Rate, Reaction Rate, Acid Base Reactions | High School, Middle School

Lab: Plop, Fizz: How to Affect the Rate of a Chemical Reaction

In this lesson, students will react Alka-Seltzer tablets with water. By varying the temperature of the water, particle size of the Alka-Seltzer, and concentration of the Alka-Seltzer they can see the effect on the rate and strength of the chemical reaction.
Reaction Rate, Catalysts | High School

Lesson Plan: Catalysis & Catalytic Converters

In this lesson students will be introduced to catalysts while expanding their knowledge of chemical reactions and stoichiometry. They will first learn about catalytic converters and then be challenged to create the best “catalytic converter” of hydrogen peroxide to oxygen gas in an inquiry-based activity.