Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Introduction to Chemical Reactions
The objective of this article is to explain the concept of chemical reactions and the types of chemical reactions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Conservation of Energy in Chemical Reactions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the law of conservation of energy and how energy is conserved in chemical reactions.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Chemical Reactions in Action
This video is a professional development resource that explores student misconceptions about atoms, molecules, and chemical reactions. It also gives some pedagogical approaches for approaching these subjects. [10:12]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Spontaneity of a Chemical Reaction
Find out what entropy and enthalpy have to do with a spontaneous chemical reaction. [3:44]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Types of Chemical Reactions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will define and give general equations for combination, decomposition, single-replacement, and double-replacement...
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: A Catalyst and the Rate of Reaction
Students observe and investigate how a catalyst increases the rate of a chemical reaction while not becoming part of the products of the reaction.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Chemistry: Thermochemistry
In this module students learn the relationship between energy and chemical reactions, and understand the difference between energy, heat, and work. They perform calorimetry calculations, and study the laws of thermodynamics, enthalpy,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Energy in Chemistry
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers energy involved in chemical reactions and applications of energy in today's world in this tutorial.
Wyzant
Wyzant: Reactions
A good resource on chemical reactions, organized by topic: "Examples of chemical changes," "Chemical equations of chemical reactions," "Balancing equations," "Synthesis reactions," "Decomposition reactions," "Single replacement...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Aldol Reactions in Metabolism
Aldol and retro-aldol are two important classes of chemical reactions, occasionally encountered in biochemistry too.
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Conservation of Energy in Chemical Reactions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the law of conservation of energy and how energy is conserved in chemical reactions.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Chemical Reactions in Everyday Life
Provides some common examples of chemical reactions, e.g., in respiration, rusting, and photosynthesis.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Reactions
A site discussing chemical reactions in chemistry including reaction rate, types of reactions, reagents, reactants, catalysts, and inhibitors.
Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: Chemistry: Reactions
This lesson focuses on chemical reactions including what they are and an explanation of each part of a chemical equation.
Savvas Learning
Chemistry: Central Science Live: Properties of Solutions
This site provides an excellent overview of the solution process. Content includes a focus on how a solution is formed, energy changes and solution formation, spontaneity and disorder, and solution formation and chemical reactions.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Quizzes: Endothermic and Exothermic Chemical Reactions
Assess your ability to distinguish between exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions with this interactive multiple choice quiz. Receive immediate feedback to your answers.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Chemistry Is Colorful!!
In this lesson ,students are introduced to the five major types of chemical reactions reaction type will be analyzed and examples will be noted. Students will then perform a lab investigation which includes each of the different reaction...
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Use these demostration video clips to help understand the energy changes in some chemical reactions.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Fast Does an Alka Seltzer Tablet Make Gas?
This is a straightforward, fun project to measure the rate of the chemical reaction that occurs when Alka-Seltzer tablets are plopped into water. You'll track the volume of carbon dioxide gas produced at regular intervals after the...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Big Pieces or Small Pieces: Which React Faster?
Use an Alka-Seltzer to find out how size of a particle affects the speed of a chemical reaction. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a section on...
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Temperature and Rate of Chemical Reaction
Students experiment to see if the temperature of two clear colorless solutions affects how fast they react.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Reaction Mechanisms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students describe how the elementary steps of a chemical reaction combine to produce the overall reaction mechanism, and identify intermediates and catalysts when...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Bring on the Heat! Investigating Exothermic Reaction Rates
Have you ever pulled a muscle or just been sore after a long day of work or exercise? Hot showers are great, but maybe you've used the more convenient heat packs. Heat packs, which you can buy at grocery or drug stores to soothe aching...