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Assessment
Curated OER

2009 U. S. National Chemistry Olympiad - Local Section Exam

For Students 9th - 12th
Here is a copy of a past national challenge exam that you can use in your general chemistry course as a unit or semester review. Sixty multiple-choice questions query learners on properties of matter, stoichiometry, reactions, and...
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Assessment
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2001 U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad National Exam Part II

For Students 9th - 12th
Only eight problems are on this competitive national chemistry exam. It required the balancing of chemical equations, solving stoichiometry questions, and more. This is part two of three of the national exam. Also available is a...
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Activity
American Chemical Society

Energy and Entropy of a Stretched Rubber Band

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Stephen Perry invented and patented the modern rubber band in 1845. Young scientists put his discovery to work as they use rubber bands to observe entropy and enthalpy. They determine the change in free energy to figure out if it...
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Worksheet
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Metabolism and Enzymes

For Students 9th - 12th
Sketch the ATP cycle, label a diagram of the catalytic enzyme cycle, and write short answers to questions about the enzymes involved in human metabolism. This activity puts AP biology learners to the test. Assign it as a review homework...
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Worksheet
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Chemistry Module 5 - Specifications

For Students 9th - 12th
While this resource does not provide problems for chemistry learners to solve, it outlines skills that they should have and concepts that they should grasp. Topics include thermodynamics, periodicity, redox equilibria, transition metals,...
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Lesson Plan
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Thermodynamics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate energy involved for bonds to form and break. In this thermodynamics lesson plan, students experiment with chemical reactions to observe endothermic and exothermic reactions, they explore entropy and the effects of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

CHM 152 Thermodynamics (Ch. 16)

For Students 10th - 12th
In this thermodynamics learning exercise, students answer multiple choice questions about enthalpy and entropy, they calculate molar entropies and they determine equilibrium constants and free energy of reactions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

WS 7.5 Thermodynamics Concepts and Vocabulary

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this thermodynamics activity, students fill in the blanks with terms related to specific heat, calorimetry, phase changes, enthalpy, entropy and free energy.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reaction rates and Equilibrium

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students listen to a lecture on the collision theory. They discuss the reactant and product changes during a chemical reaction. Students are taught the factors affecting reaction rates. They complete a lab on entropy, heat and free...
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Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Gibb's Free Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical equilibrium, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and energy. The site specifically addresses free energy and the Gibbs function.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Chemistry: Electrochemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module students learn more about oxidation-reductions and how to balance these reactions and perform stoichiometric calculations on these specific reactions. Students also explore electrolysis, galvanic cells, reduction...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: How Does Nature Know Which Way Is Forward?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Through critical thinking, students realize that spontaneous events happen in a certain order. This lesson presents an examination of the Second Law of Thermodynamics using a thought story, rubber band inquiry, discrepant event and lecture.
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Free Energy and Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical equilibrium, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and free energy. Topics covered include the equilibrium constant, equilibrium and temperature, coupled reactions,...
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Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Colligative Properties of Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of topics related to chemical equilibrium, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and colligative properties. Other topics covered include osmotic pressure, entropy, free energy, and more.
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Thermodynamics of Chemical Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this college level resource as an introduction to chemical thermodynamics.
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Website
Other

Taftan: Applied Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of applied thermodynamics, the science of the relationship between heat, work, and systems that analyze energy processes. Related links.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry for High School

For Students 9th - 10th
This digital textbook covers core chemistry concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, and videos.
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Handout
Other

Eric's History of Perpetual Motion and Free Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site, "Eric's History of Perpetual Motion and Free Energy Machines," provides a timeline of the machines and their makers.