BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Global Atmospheric Change
A teaching guide with eleven lessons on the atmosphere, and the impact that different kinds of energy have on the atmosphere and ecological systems. The unit and accompanying PowerPoint can both be downloaded.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Finding the Carbon in Sugar
Students learn that fossil fuels release energy when they are burned, and this takes the forms of light, heat, gases, etc. In this activity they explore combustion with a candle and with sugar. The activity and accompanying PowerPoint...
PBS
Pbs: On Fire
A virtual lab exploring the topic of combustion. Students will work through the equation of combustion by looking at the molecules involved. Students will also complete a flame experiment,
PBS
Nova: On Fire
This resource provides an overview of the basics of combustion. Explore how a fire ignites, how molecules rearrange themselves and what a flame is made of.
Other
Staffordshire Net Learning/ Combustion Reactions
A very useful site with information and examples of combustion reactions.
Colorado State University
Csu Internal Combustion Engines
Dr. Allan T. Kirkpatrick of Colorado State University presents extensive detailed information on thermodynamics, heat transfer in engines, and fluid mechanics.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Types of Chemical Reactions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, studnets will classify a chemical reaction as a combination, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, or combustion reaction....
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rocket Power
By making and testing simple balloon rockets, students acquire a basic understanding of Newton's third law of motion as it applies to rockets. Using balloons, string, straws and tape, they see how rockets are propelled by expelling...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hydrogen Oxygen Reaction Lab
This lab exercise exposes students to a potentially new alternative energy source-hydrogen gas. Student teams are given a hydrogen generator and an oxygen generator. They balance the chemical equation for the combustion of hydrogen gas...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Land, Waste, and Cleanup Topics
This site is loaded with information on solid waste and hazardous waste. It includes industries' effects on the environment, waste programs, treatment, control, pollution prevention, recycling, and cleanup programs.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: What Is a Chemical Reaction?
After observing a demonstration of a chemical reaction between a burning candle and the oxygen in the air, students use atom model cut-outs to model the reaction and see that all the atoms in the reactants show up in the products.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: On Fire
Learn about the chemical reactions that take place when things burn in this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: The Inside Story of Modern Gasoline
The inside story on gasoline as told by the Standard Oil Company. This documentary was made in 1946 and explores the molecules that make up crude oil. Learn how the crude oil molecules are separated to make up usable forms like gasoline,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Bright Idea
A Bright Idea shows several different power sources and asks students to write about friction, electricity, combustion or light.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Hydrogen and Oxygen Gas: An Explosive Interaction
This lab provides the opportunity for students to generate, collect, and test two very common gases, hydrogen and oxygen. They will test the combustion reaction of different proportions of the gases based on the most reactive explosion.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Observation of a Candle
In this activity, learners observe and test a candle to try and determine what must be present in order for a candle to burn and what the products of combustion are.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Combustion/pollution
Through observation students will come to a better understanding of what is required for combustion to occur, and the byproducts that are created by burning various fuels.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Jet Engine
This site from Wikipedia offers a good definition of "jet engine", then discusses the history of along with various types of jet engines. Links are provided throughout this article for additional information.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Phlogiston Theory
Wikipedia offers detailed information on the Phlogiston Theory, a discredited 17th century theory hypothesis regarding combustion.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Rocket
Wikipedia provides an encyclopedia definition of a rocket, including information on rocket history, size, types, and more.
Crescent Public Schools
The Internet Science Room: Types of Chemical Reactions
Students learn about the five different types of chemical reactions, as well as the three classifications of reactions.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Under the Hood: The Chemistry of Cars
There are over one billion cars in the world right now, getting people from point A to point B. But cars aren't just a mode of transportation; they also teach an excellent lesson in chemistry. Cynthia Chubbuck navigates the intricate...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Fire Wars: Teacher Demonstration
Explore the conditions needed for combustion to occur and how firefighters contain fires.
Other
Le Moyne College: Joseph Priestley
This site is provided for by the LeMoyne College. Read 18th-century chemist Joseph Priestley's notes entitled "Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air."