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Internal Combustion Engine

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students design parts for a scale-model, internal combustion engine using software.  For this engine lesson students work in groups to assemble an internal combustion engine. 
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Oxidation and Combustion: Chemical Reactions in Fire

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the art and science of pyrotechnics.  In this chemistry and computer instructional activity, students learn about the chemical basis of fire and structure of fireworks.  Students then apply their knowledge in...
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Reaction Rate

For Students 10th - 12th
In this reactions worksheet, students determine which reaction with occur most quickly and explain how a catalyst works. This worksheet has 4 short answer questions.
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Compounds

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this compounds worksheet, students write the structural formula for a given compound. Students draw all line isomers for a given compound. Students name the compounds from their structural formula. This worksheet has 8 problems to solve.
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Alkane Reactions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this alkane reactions worksheet, students define combustion and write the balanced equations for the combustion reactions. Students write the structural formulas of the products including all possible isomers and their percent...
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High School Chemistry Questions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, learners determine the number of water molecules is a given volume of water. Students determine the empirical formula for given compounds from the percentage mass of elements. This worksheet has 20 problems...
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Reacting Masses Problems

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this chemical reactions instructional activity, students follow steps to determine the mass of compounds formed by the combustion of an element. This instructional activity has 5 problems to solve.
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Some Common Chemical Reactions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students compare and contrast corrosion and combustion reactions. This worksheet has 15 short answer questions.
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Chemical Analysis and Stoichiometry

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this chemical analysis worksheet, students use a combustion analysis report to calculate the empirical formula for compound samples. This worksheet has 2 problems to solve.
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Limiting Reactant

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheets, students calculate the amount of reactants and products are produced by the given equations. Students also calculate the number of moles as well as the mass of the given compounds.
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General Chemistry I

For Students 10th - 11th
For this chemistry worksheet, students balance each of the reactions presented using the periodic table to help. Then they predict the products of the reactions and write the net ionic equation. Students also write the empirical formulas...
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Hess's Law Cycle

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, learners write the balanced equation for the formation of one mole of fat from its elements under standard conditions. Then they write the balanced equation of the combustion of this fat. Students use Hess's...
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How Cars Work

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students summarize the steps in the four stroke internal combustion engine. In this physics lesson, students act out the process while being videotaped. They simulate energy conversion using potato gun.
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Chemistry Practice

For Students 9th - 11th
In this chemistry practice worksheet, students select the correct response to the given questions. Students apply knowledge about the states of matter, finding vapor pressure and atmospheric pressure.
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Balancing Equations

For Students 10th - 12th
In this balancing equations worksheet, students determine the type of reaction and write the balanced equation. Students read the word description and write the symbol of each element using the periodic table.
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Floating Candles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe a combustion reaction and deduce the components necessary for the reaction to occur. They also identify and interpret the relationship between pressure, volume, and number of molecules for gasses. Finally, students use...
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You Light Up My Life: Developing a Scientific Theory for What Fuels a Candle's Flame!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars examine how candles work and how scientific theories are developed and tested. Students propose hypotheses about what is burning in a candle then perform tests in order to develop their scientific theory. After a teacher...
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Coal Moisture Analysis

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students investigate coal samples and analyze its drying loss under controlled conditions. They establish the loss in mass of a sample when heated under controlled conditions of temperature.
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The Air We Breathe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the cuases of pollution. They investigate different pollutants that exist. Stsudents research technologies developed by engineers to reduce the amounts of air pollution. Upon completion of assigned activities,...
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The Chemistry of Fire and Other Oxidation Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the process of combustion.
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Coal Combustion

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students determine that coal can burn to produce heat.
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Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Rocketology: Baking Soda and Vinegar

For Students 9th - 10th
The objective of this science fair project is to determine the correct ratio of baking soda to vinegar that will result in the highest launch of a plastic film canister. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning...
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Science Buddies: Burning Biofuels: Comparing Nonrenewable and Renewable Fuels

For Students 9th - 10th
Will using agrofuel offer a substantial alternative to using fossil fuel? With this experiment you can compare the amount of heat energy released by agrofuel and fossil fuel. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently...
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Science Buddies: Build a 'Breath Spray Bomb' to Study Small Explosion

For Students 9th - 10th
Hold onto your hats. In this science fair project, you will make a device that sends a film canister across the room with a small chemical explosion. The energy for the explosion is derived from the combustion of ethanol. You will...