For discussion questions and lesson plans, go to the Energy Lab collection on PBS LearningMedia. The individual components of the Energy Lab give you a range of options for integrating some or ...

Do not attempt to perform this demonstration. The combustion of methane is an example of an exothermic reaction. More energy is released when the bonds in the products are formed than is used to break ...

The atoms bond because there is a strong enough attraction in both directions and room for the electrons in the outer energy level of the atoms. When two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom get close ...