Wednesday, April 9, 2014

HS - PS1 - Modeling conservation of energy

Module: Modeling Conservation of Energy
DCI: PS1.A (D) A stable molecule has less energy than the same set of atoms separated; one must provide at least this energy in order to take the molecule apart.

 PE: HS-PS1-4 Develop a model to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond energy.

[Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the idea that a chemical reaction is a system that affects the energy change. Examples of models could include molecular-level drawings and diagrams of reactions, graphs showing the relative energies of reactants and products, and representations showing energy is conserved.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include calculating the total bond energy changes during a chemical reaction from the bond energies of reactants and products.]

The basic content of the standard is as follows.

- Stable molecules have less energy than the atoms of which they are made.

- In order to break a stable molecule down into the atoms of which it is comprised, you have to add energy.

- Kids need to have a general concept of how energy is released or absorbed during chemical reactions, depending on the change to bonds.


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