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ChemicalReactionsandEquationsUnitPlan

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MatterMatters:MakingSenseofChemicalReactions
10th/11thgradeChemistryUnitplanwrittenbyJesseBraxtonandHelenHuangHobbs

Lesson
Day/Class
Number

LessonTitle/Activity

EssentialQuestionAddressed

1
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EvidenceofReactionsInquiry
Lab

Whataresignsofachemrxn
occurring?

2
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EvidenceofReactionsInquiry
Lab

Whataresignsofachemrxn
occurring?

CornellNotesonRxnTypes

Howcanwecategorizechemical
reactions?

BalancingChemicalEquations

Whathappenstoenergyandmatter
duringareaction?

ActivitySeriesInquiryLab

Whataresignsofachemrxn
occurring?

6
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StudentActivitySeries
Construction

Whydosomereactionsoccurwhile
othersdonot?

ReviewDay

Assessment

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CrosscuttingConcepts:

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ANoteaboutContexts

Designingaunitthatwillfitthethecontextsofboth"SchoolA"and"SchoolB"presenteda
uniquechallenge.Whilebotharemagnetschools,"SchoolA"hasahistoryofhighperformancewhile
"SchoolB"openeditsdoorsjusttwoyearsagoandhasyettodefineitselfwithinthespectrumofschools
inPhiladelphia."SchoolA"primarilyusestraditionalpedagogiessuchasdirectinstruction,while"School
B"usesaprojectbasedmodelofinstruction.Wesoughttofindthemosteffectiveelementsfromeachof
theseapproachesanddesignaunitthatcouldbeimplementedinmultiplecontexts.
Amongmanyofthedifferencesbetweenourfieldplacementsisthelengthofclassperiodsand
theexistenceofadoublelabperiod.TheselessonswerewrittenwithSLAscoursescheduleof4x65
minutesclassesaweekinmindbutwouldhavetobeadjustedinordertobeimplementedin"SchoolA"s
6x48minutesperweek.Weanticipatethatthiscouldincreasetheamountofhomework(forexample
studentswouldbeaskedtodoprelabquestionsathomebeforecomingintoclass)orlengthenthe
durationofthisunitplanifittakeslongerforstudentstogainsolidunderstandingsof,forexample,
balancingequations.

OngoingAccommodations

HuangHobbs:
StudentAisrecoveringfromaconcussion,shewilllikelyneedverbaldirectionsoverwrittendirections.
Shehastroublelookingatscreensforextendedperiodsoftimesocomputeractivitieswillbecompleted
withapartner.Completedversionsofnoteswillbemadeavailabletoher.Duringactivitiesthatrequirea
greatdealofreading(suchasthelabactivities),shewillbeassignedapartnerwhocanreadaloudtoher
andwritedownbothoftheirthoughts.Herfinalassessmentwillbegivenindividuallyoutsideofclass
time.
StudentB504foranxietyBCneedsaccommodationforADDStudentCbeingassessedfora504
Classobjectivesandscheduleswillbeposteddaily,aweeklyschedulewillbepostedandupdatedasthe
weekprogressessoastogiveallstudentsguidelines,structure,andaroutinetofollow.

Braxton:
StudentDIEPforautism.Getsextendedtimeonassignmentsandassessments.Needsreminderstonot
spendtoomuchtimeonanyonetask.Postingclassobjectivesandscheduleswillhelphim,andhedoesa
goodjobofaskingquestionswhenunsureofwhattodo.
StudentEIEPforemotionalsupport.Losesfocuseasily,andneedstobeassignedaspecificroleinany
groupactivity.
StudentF,StudentG,StudentHIEPsforSLD.Thesethreestudentsneedexplicitdirectionstohelp
themfocusonthemainideasbeingtaught,andcheckinsonthequalityoftheirworkwhendoing
individualworkinclass.

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Days1and2:EvidenceofChemicalReactionsandReactionTypes

JesseBraxton,HelenHuangHobbs
Chemistry10th/11thgrades
IntrotoEvidenceofChemicalReactionsandReactionTypes

2x65minutes

OVERVIEW/RATIONALE
Thisisthefirstlessoninaunitonchemicalreactions,andusesaninquiryapproachtointroducestudents
tothequestionofevidenceofachemicalreaction.Studentswillobserveademonstrationofa
combustionreactionbeforeperformingfourotherchemicalreactions(synthesis,decomposition,single
displacement,doubledisplacement).Ineachcasetheywillrecordobservationsofthereactants,products,
andtheevidencetheyobserveofachemicalreactiontakingplace.Thislabwillspanthefirsttwodaysof
theunitandprovidethebasisfordiscussionsinfutureclassesaboutevidenceofreactions,reactiontypes,
andbalancingchemicalequations.

ENDURINGUNDERSTANDINGS
Scientificknowledgeisbasedonevidencethatcanbecollectedexperimentally.

ESSENTIALQUESTIONS
Whataresignsofachemreactionoccurring?
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
Studentswillbeableto:
Recognizewhenachemicalreactionhastakenplace
Safelyconductalaboratoryexperiment
Studentswillunderstand:
Achemicalreactionisaprocessinwhichoneormoresubstancesconvertintooneormorenew
substanceswithdifferentproperties.
Studentswillknow:
Vocab:chemicalreaction,reactants,products
Evidenceofachemicalreactioninclude

STANDARDS
CHEM.B.2.1.3Classifyreactionsassynthesis,decomposition,singledisplacement,doubledisplacement,
orcombustion.

MATERIALS
Reaction1(Demonstration)
Methane
Balloon
String(tomakeawickontheballoon)
Tape(toattachtheballoontoablackboard)
Matches

Materialsforthestudentstationsarelistedinthelabprocedure.

PROCEDURES

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DAY1

OPENER
(5minutes)

Quickwrite:Inyourownwords,whatisachemicalreaction?Whatareatleasttwoexamplesof
chemicalreactionsyouexperienceinyourdailylife?

Thisquestionisaformofdiagnosticassessmenttoseewhatbackgroundknowledgeofchemicalreactions
studentsbringwiththemtothisunitwhilealsoservingasawayofconnectingchemicalreactionsto
studentsdailyexperience.
BODYOFTHELESSON
(55minutes)

Demonstrationofacombustionreaction,ignitingaballoontapedtotheblackboardfilledwithmethane.
Studentscanclearlyseeevidenceofachemicalreactionbytheheat,light,andsoundreleased,aswellas
theresidueofwaterproducedleftontheblackboard.Studentswillwriteintheirlabhandouttheevidence
ofachemicalreactionthattheysaw,providingthemwithanexampleofwhattododuringthelab.
(10
minutes)

Studentswillthenworkinsmall,mixedabilitygroupstocarryoutalabexperimentthatinvolvesfour
differentchemicalreactions.Thispartofthelabwillbeginwithatourofthedifferentstationsandsafety
considerationsforeach.Eachgroupwillthenbeginwiththeelectrolysisofwaterbeforerotatingthrough
theotherstations.Foreachreaction,studentswillrecordtheirobservationsinadatatable.
(45minutes)

Thislabsetsthestudentsupforthenexttwodaysofclass,whichwillfocusonevidenceofchemical
reactions,reactiontypes,andwritingandbalancingchemicalequations.Thesesubsequentclasseswill
referbacktothefivereactionsinthislab,consideringthetypesofevidenceobservedofeachreaction,
whattypeofreactioneachoneis,andhowtobalancetheequationforeachreaction.Althoughour
studentsarenotyetreadyforafull,studentinitiatedinquiry,thislabincorporatesanelementofinquiry
byaskingstudentstodeterminefromtheirownobservationswhatevidencewecancollecttodetermine
whetherachemicalreactionoccurred.Thislabincorporatesthecrosscuttingconceptsof(1)scale,
proportion,andquantity,(2)energyandmatterand(3)stabilityandchange.
CLOSER
(5minutes)

321cards:Studentswillwritethreethingstheylearnedtoday,twoquestionstheystillhave,andone
thingtheydliketolearnaboutinmoredepth.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
321cardsareaversionofformativeassessmentafterthefirstdayofthelab.

DAY2

OPENER
(3minutesinpairs,2minutesshareout)
Thinkpairshare:Fromthestationsyouhavecompletedsofar,whatdidyoufindthemostinteresting?
BODYOFTHELESSON

(50minutes)

Studentswillcompleteanyreactionstheyhavenotyethadtimetofinish.

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CLOSER
(10minutes)

Onanotecard,write:Whatfromthelaboverthesetwodaysdidyoufindmostsurprising?Whatisonething
youarestillunsureoforwonderingabout?

Thiscloseragainservesasaformativeassessmentwhichcanrevealtheextenttowhichstudentshaveengaged
withthecontentandwheretheyarestillconfused.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Thislabrequiresstudentstocarefullyfollowtheinstructionsgiveninthelabprocedure.Asaresult,
studentswillbeinmixedabilitygroupingstoensurethatthereisastudentcapableofreadingand
interpretingthedirectionsineverygroup.ThisisagoodroleforStudentE,whoisastrongreaderand
needstobegivenaspecificassignmentingroupactivities.ThiswillhelpStudentAtoobyputtingherin
agroupwhereinstructionscanbereadaloudtoher.

Groupsthatfinishearlycanworkonthepostlabquestionsthataredueforhomework.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION

Studentswillrecordallobservationsinadatatableprovidedtothem.Attheendofthedatatableare
analysisquestionsthatstudentswillcompleteforhomework.Datatableswillbeturnedinatthe
beginningofdaythreeoftheunit.

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EVIDENCEOFCHEMICALREACTIONS
ALaboratoryInvestigation

Introduction:
A
chemicalreaction
isaprocessinwhichoneormoresubstanceschangeintooneormorenew
substances.Chemicalreactionsareconstantlyhappeningaroundus:carenginesandbatteriesareboth
poweredbychemicalreactions,plantsproduceglucosethroughaseriesofchemicalreactionscalled
photosynthesis,thecellsinourbodiesbreakdownthatglucosethroughcellularrespiration,andcooking
involvesavarietyofchemicalreactionsthatbreakdownmoleculesintheingredientsandformnew
moleculesinthefinishedproduct.Theoriginalsubstancesarecalledthe
reactants.
Thesubstancesthat
arecreatedarecalled
products
.

Inthislabyouwillperformfourdifferentchemicalreactionsatfourdifferentstationsinthelab:

1. Burningmagnesiummetal
2. Reactionofcalciummetalwithwater
3. Electrolysisofwater
4. Reactionofpotassiumiodidewithleadnitrate

Foreachchemicalreaction,makecarefulobservationsofthereactantsbeforethereactionbegins,what
happensduringthereaction,andtheproductsthatarecreatedduringthereaction.
Writethese
observationsinyourdatatable,andrecordallformsofevidencethatallowedyoutorecognize
thatachemicalreactiontookplace.

Readandfollowtheinstructionsofeachreactioncarefully.Beforeleavinganystation,makesureto
cleanitsothatitisatleastastidyforthenextgroupasyoufoundit.

Reaction1,MethaneandOxygen:CH
+O
>H
O+CO
4
2
2
2

Important:
Thisreactionisdoneasa
demonstration
.Observethereactionandrecordyour
observationsinthedatatable.

Reaction2,ElectrolysisofWater:H
O>H
+O
2
2
2
Inthisreaction,anelectriccurrentisusedtobreakwatermoleculesapart,forminghydrogengasand
oxygengas.

Materials
9Vbattery
Matches
Woodensplint
Electricalwire(insulated)withalligatorclips
Graphitefromamechanicalpencil
Ringstand
Testtubeclamp
Rubbergloves
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Twotesttubes
Ruler

Procedure
1. Recordobservationsofthematerialsbeforeduringandaftertheprocedure.
2. Locateastationwherethereisatubcontainingwater(asmallamountofbakingsodais
dissolvedinthewaterbutisnotinvolvedinthereaction).
3. Putonrubbergloves
4. Dipatesttubeintothewatersothatitfillscompletely
thereshouldbeabsolutelynoair
inside
.Leavingthemouthofthetesttubeunderwatersothatnoaircanenter,clampthetest
tubeupsidedowntotheringstand.
5. Repeatstep3withthesecondtesttube.Youshouldnowhavebothtesttubesfullofwaterand
partiallysubmergedinthetubwithnoairinthetopofeithertesttube.
6. Clampthealligatorclipofonewiretoastickofgraphite,
thenrepeatthiswithasecondwiresothatyouhavetwo
separatewireswithsticksofgraphiteattachedononeend.
7. Withoutremovingthetesttubesfromthewaterinthetub,
carefullyplaceoneofthesegraphitesticksinsideeachtest
tube.Eachtesttubeshouldstillbefullofwaterandcontain
astickofgraphitethatisconnectedtoawire.
8. Connectthefreeendsofthewirestotheterminalsofthe9V
battery.Oncebothwiresareconnectedstartatimer.You
shouldseebubblesforming.Ifnot,checkyoursetup.
9. Recordobservations.Allowthisreactiontocontinuewhile
yougoontoyournextstation.

(
Completeyournextstationbeforecontinuing)

10. Returntoyourelectrolysisofwaterstationforandrecordthetimeonthetimer.
11. Unclipthewiresfromthe9Vbattery.
12. Usingaruler,measurethelengthofanygasthathasappearedineachtesttube,andrecordthis
inyourdatatable.
13. Keepingthetesttubesupsidedownandintheirclamps,slidetheclampsuptheringstandsothat
thetesttubesarenolongersubmerged.
14. Useamatchtoigniteawoodensplint,thenplacethesplintinthetongs.Blowitout,andplace
theglowingsplintinsidethefirsttesttube.RecordanyobservationsintheReaction3section
underGlowingSplintTestObservations.
15. Repeatstep13forthesecondtesttube.

Reaction3,Calciumandwater:Ca+H
O>Ca(OH)
+H
2
2
2
Inthisreaction,calciumandwaterreacttoformcalciumhydroxideandhydrogengas.

Materials
Testtube
Ringstand
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Testtubeclamp
Graduatedcylinder
Forceps
Calciummetal
Litmuspaper

Procedure
1. Recordobservationsofthematerialsbeforeduringandaftertheprocedure.
2. Clampthetesttubetotheringstandusingthetesttubeclamp.
Remember:Neverholdatest
tubeinyourhandswhileperforminganexperiment.Ensurethatthemouth(opening)of
thetesttubeispointingawayfromyourselfandotherindividuals.
3. Usingthegraduatedcylinder,measure10mLofwaterandpouritintothetesttube.
4. Usingforceps,add2or3piecesofcalciummetaltothetesttube.
Donottouchthecalcium
withyourfingers!Itwillburn!
5. Whenthereactionstops,uselitmuspapertotestthepHoftheresultantsolution.
6. Describethereactionandrecordtheresultsinthedatatable.

Reaction4,MagnesiumandOxygen:Mg+O
>MgO
2
Inthisreaction,magnesiumandoxygenintheairreacttoformmagnesiumoxide.Magnesiumisthe
activeingredientinsparklers,andburnshotandverybrightly.
Holditawayfromyourbodyanddo
notlookdirectlyatitwhenburningtoavoiddamagingyoureyes.

Materials
Magnesiumribbonapproximately1cmlong
Tongs
Bunsenburner
Flintstriker
Ceramicfibersquare

Procedure
1. Recordobservationsofthereactantsandproductsbeforeduringandaftertheprocedure.
2. Usethetongstopickuponeendofthemagnesium,thenignitetheotherendinaBunsenburner
flame.
3. Holdtheburningmagnesiumoveraceramicfibersquareuntilthereactioniscomplete.
Donot
lookdirectlyattheburningmagnesium!
4. Remembertorecordyourobservationsofwhattheproductlookslikeinthedatatable.

Reaction5,Potassiumiodideandlead(II)nitrate:KI+Pb(NO
)
>PbI
+KNO
3
2
2
3

Materials
Testtube
Ringstand
Testtubeclamp
Graduatedcylinder
Lead(II)nitratesolution
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Potassiumiodidesolution
Procedure
1. Clampacleantesttubetotheringstandusingthetesttubeclamp.
2. Usingthegraduatedcylinder,measure5mLofpotassiumiodidesolutionandplaceitinthetest
tube.
3. Rinsethegraduatedcylinderthoroughly.
4. Usingthegraduatedcylinder,measure5mLoflead(II)nitratesolutionandplaceitinthetest
tube.Describeandrecordtheresultsinthedatatable.
5. Discardtheproductinthewastereceptacleprovided.Donotflushthisdownthedrain!

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Date:__________Section:__________

DataTablesforIntrotoChemicalReactions

Reaction1,MethaneandOxygen:

CH
+O
>H
O+CO
4
2
2
2

Observationsofthereactionanddescriptionsoftheproduct(s):

Reaction2,ElectrolysisofWater: H
O>H
+O
2
2
2
Observationsofthereactionanddescriptionsoftheproduct(s):

Howmuchgasisinthetubethatnowcontainsthemostgas?Measureinmillimeters:_________

Howmuchgasisintheothertesttube?Measureinmillimeters:_________

GlowingSplintTestObservations:

Tube1:

Tube2:

Reaction3,MagnesiumandOxygen:

Mg+O
>MgO
2

Observationsofthereactionanddescriptionsoftheproduct(s):

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Reaction4,CalciumandWater:

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Ca+H
O>Ca(OH)
+H
2
2
2

Observationsofthereactionanddescriptionsoftheproduct(s):

LitmusPaperTestResults:

Reaction5,Potassiumiodideandlead(II)nitrate:KI+Pb(NO
)
>PbI
+KNO
3
2
2
3
Observationsofthereactionanddescriptionsoftheproduct(s):

PostLabQuestions:

ForReaction2:
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Didyouhearapopwheninsertingtheglowingsplintintooneofthetesttubesbutnottheother?
Whatmighthavecausedthepop,andwhydidntithappenintheothertube?(Hint:lookatthe
chemicalequationforthisreaction)

Crosscuttingconcept:causeandeffect

Determinetheratiooftheamountsofgasbetweenthetwotesttubesbydividingthelargeramountby
thesmaller:

Crosscuttingconcept:scaleandproportion

Whydoyouthinktheamountofgasineachtubeisnotthesame?(Hint:thisreactionisbreaking
waterintotwodifferentgases.Whywouldtheamountofonebedifferentfromtheother?)

Crosscuttingconcepts:scaleandproportion,causeandeffect

ForReaction4:
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Explainhowthelitmuspapertestdoneafterthisreactioncanbeusedasevidencethatachemical
reactiontookplace:

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Day3:IntroductiontheChemicalReactionTypes
JesseBraxton,HelenHuangHobbs
Chemistry10th/11thgrades
65minutes
IntroductiontoChemicalReactiontypes

OVERVIEW/RATIONALE
Forthelasttwodaysstudentshaveperformedalabactivityinwhichtheyobservedchemicalreactions
occurring.Todaywewillformallyintroducechemicalreactiontypes,acategorizationsystemthatcanbe
usedtoorganizethedifferentreactionsthattheyregularlyseeintheirlives.
ENDURINGUNDERSTANDINGS
Chemicalreactionsoccurinourliveseveryday.
Categorizinginformationallowsustobetterunderstandtheworldaroundusandpredictfutureevents.
ESSENTIALQUESTIONS
Howcanwecategorizechemicalreactions?

GOALS/OBJECTIVES
Studentswillbeableto:
Recognizeanddefinesignsthatachemicalreactionhastakenplace
Categorizechemicalreactionsbasedontheirobservationsandknowledgeofthereactants
Predictproductsbasedonknowingthetypeofchemicalreactionoccurring.
Studentswillunderstand:
Achemicalreactionisaprocessinwhichoneormoresubstancesconvertintooneormorenew
substanceswithdifferentproperties.
Studentswillknow:
Vocab:reactants,products,synthesis,decomposition,singlereplacement,doublereplacement,
combustion,precipitate,
Examplesofdifferenttypesofchemicalreactions
.
STANDARDS
CHEM.B.2.1.3Classifyreactionsassynthesis,decomposition,singlereplacement,doublereplacement,or
combustion.
MATERIALS
Classsetofnotes(includingonecompletedsetforStudentA).
Powerpointpresentationonchemicalreactiontypes
PROCEDURES

OPENER
(4minutesindependent+5minutesgroupdiscussion+1minuteshareout)
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Asaclassopener,studentswillbeaskedtopulltheirlabpacketsoutoftheirchemistrynotebooks,and
recalltheobservationsthattheymadeyesterday.Studentswillbeasked,Whatisthedifferencebetween
achemicalandphysicalchange?Theywillbeaskedtodiscusstheirideaswiththeirsmallgroup/table
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andcomeupwithaworkingtheoryofatleastfoursignsthatachemicalreactionoccurred.The
claimevidencereasoningframeworkhasalreadybeenintroducedtoourstudentsandwewillremind
themtousetheirknowledgeofchemicalchangesalongwiththeirobservationstojustifytheirclaimsthat
Xisasignofachemicalreaction.
Studentswillbeaskedtovolunteertheirideasonthesignsthatachemicalreactionoccurs.
BODYOFTHELESSON

(45minutes)

IwilldistributetheCornellnotestyledpacketouttostudents.Wewillgothroughaslideshow
presentationinwhichIwillintroducefourindicationsthatachemicalreactionhastakenplace,andfive
differentreactiontypes.Duringthispresentationofinformationstudentswillbegivendefinitionsofthe
reactiontypes,aswellasexamplesofchemicalreactions.Theywillbeaskedbasedonthegeneral
formulaforeachreactiontypetopredicttheproduct(s)whenthereactant(s)arepresentedtothem.
Thisis
donetobuildaconnectionbetweenknowingthegeneralformulaandapplyingit.Crosscuttingconcepts
ofenergyandmatterandstabilityandchange.

Studentswillfillintheblanksintheirnotesheetaswellaskbeingaskedtodescribeintheirownwords
whathappensduringeachofthetypesofchemicalreactionsstudentswillbeaskedtovolunteerto
sharethesedescriptions.Aswereviewthereactiontypessomeexampleswillbegiven,studentswillbe
askedtovolunteerideasonexamplesofreactiontypes.
Asstudentsvolunteertheirideasonchemical
reactionswecanadjust/rewordthedefinitionstoclearupmisconceptions,implementinganinformaltype
offormativeassessment.
CLOSER

(10minutes)

Asacloser/exitticket:Studentswillclassifythereactionsthattheysawduringthelab.Theywillalso
beaskedtowritedownanyquestionstheyhaveaboutthechemicalreactiontypes.
Thesesheetswillbe
collectedandthiswillhelpusaddressmisconceptionsandgapsinknowledge.Itwillbeusedasa
formativeassessmenttool,allowingustobetterunderstandwhatmisconceptionsandquestionsstudents
mayhave.Thesesheetswillbereturnedtostudentstomorrowtogivethemfeedbacksothattheycantake
ownershipofsomegapsinknowledge.
ACCOMMODATIONS

StudentAisrecoveringfromaconcussion,inordertoreducecognitiveload,shewillbeaskedtofollow
alonginacompletedCornellnotesetandbegivenahighlightertohighlightasweworkthroughthenotes
asaclass.

StudentswhoneedstructureandscheduleanObjectivessectionwasaddedtotheCornellnoteswith
thesestudentsinmind.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Theexitticketsheetonthelastpageoftheguidednoteswillaskstudentsforanyremainingquestions
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thattheyhaveaboutchemicalreactiontypes.
Studentswillbeaskedforhomeworktodescribemomentsfromtheirowneverydaylifethatshow
evidenceofachemicalreactionoccurringthishomeworkwillalsoservetohelpusasinstructors
understandhowwellstudentsareconnectingthechemistryintheclassroomtotheirlives.

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Date:_______________________

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ClassPeriod___________

GuidedNotesforChemicalReactionTypes:
Objectives:
Recognizesignsofachemicalreactions
Beabletocategorizeachemicalreactionintooneofthefivetypes
Motivation:
Chemicalreactionsoccurinourliveseveryday.
Classifyingchemicalreactionsintocategoriesallowsustobebetterabletopredictthetypesof
productsthatwillresultfromachemicalreaction.

Whatevidenceofachemical
reactiondidyouseeduringthe
labyesterday?

Whatisaprecipitate?

Inyourownwordswhatdoes
thelawofconservationof
massstate?

Whatareindicationsthatachemicalreactionhastaken
place?
1. Energyisreleasedor_________________asheator
________
2. _______isproduced.
3. The_________ofthesolutionchanges
4. A_______________isformed.
Duringachemicalreaction,atomsarerearranged.
_________arebrokenandformed.
ThereisnolossofmassduetotheLawof
___________________ofmass.
SimilarlytheLawof______________________of
_________meansthatthereisnochangein____________.

Inareactionyoustartwith________________.Afterthe
reactionoccursyouendupwith_____________________.

Whatarethe5basictypesof
chemicalreactions?

Thereareseveraltypesofreactions,
1.________________________makesomethingnew
2.________________________breakitdownnow
3.________________________oneswitcheroo

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4.________________________twoswitcheroo
5.________________________burnbabyburn
Whathappensinasynthesis
reaction?

Synthesis:Asynthesisreactionoccurswhen

Thegeneralequationforasynthesisreaction:

Inthisequation_____________representsthereactants,
and___________representstheproduct(s).
Example(s):

Whathappensina
decompositionreaction?

Decomposition:

Thegeneralequationforadecompositionreaction:

Inthisequation_____________representsthereactants,
and___________representstheproduct(s).

Example(s):

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Whathappensinasingle
displacementreaction?

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Singledisplacement:

Thegeneralequationforasingledisplacementreaction:

Inthisequation_____________representsthereactants,
and___________representstheproduct(s).

Example(s):

Whathappensinadouble
displacementreaction?

Doubledisplacement:

Thegeneralequationforadoubledisplacementreaction:

Inthisequation_____________representsthereactants,
and___________representstheproduct(s).

Example(s):

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Whathappensinacombustion Combustion:
reaction?

_____isalwaysareactantincombustionreactions.The
otherreactantisoftencalled______.
Combustionreactionsarealsocommonlyreferredtoas
____________.
Theproductsofacombustionreactioninclude____and
____.
Thegeneralformforacombustionreactionis:

Example(s):

Useadiagram,bulletpoints,orfullsentencestosummarizethemostimportantinformationabout
chemicalreactiontypes:
Studentsareencouragedtoputtheirunderstandingsintotheirownwordsand
formatsthataremostaccessibletothem.

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ClassPeriod___________

Exitticket:
Classifythechemicalreactionsyoudidyesterdayintothefivetypesyoulearnedabouttodayinclass:

Doyouhaveanyquestionsaboutchemicalreactionsandreactiontypes?

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Homeworktonight:
1.Describeachemicalreactionyouhaveseenoutsideofthelab.Whatevidencedidyouseethata
chemicalreactionoccurred?

2.Howwouldyouclassifythistypeofchemicalreaction?

Select
atleast
7ofthefollowingreactions.
Foreachofthereactionsyouchose
categorizethereactionintooneofthefivetypesthatwediscussedtodayinclass
explainyourreasoningforchoosingthatcategory
predicttheproductsofthereaction
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.

Mg+I
2
CuCl
+H
S
2
2
NaOH+HClO
4
ZnCO

3
HCl+Zn
Na+MgCl
2
CaCl
+K
CO
2
2
3
K+Cl
2
BaCl
+K
PO
2
3
4
H
SO
+KOH
2 4
Al
(CO
)
2
3
3

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Day4:BalancingEquations
10th&11thGradeChem

65Minutes

OVERVIEW/RATIONALE
Thisisthefourthlessonoftheunitonchemicalreactions,andcontinuestobuildonthelabfromthefirst
twodays,thistimebyintroducingthemtotheconceptofbalancingchemicalequations.Studentswill
learnastrategyforbalancingequations,practiceusingaPhETsimulation,andthenapplythisstrategyto
balancethechemicalequationsforthereactionstheyexperiencedinthefirsttwodaysoftheunit.

ENDURINGUNDERSTANDINGS
Mattercanchangebutcannotbecreatedordestroyed.
ESSENTIALQUESTIONS
Whathappenstoenergyandmatterduringareaction?
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
Studentswillbeableto:
Balanceachemicalequation
Studentswillunderstand:
Atomsarenotchangedinachemicalreaction,theyaresimplyrearrangedinnewcombinations
Theatomsthatmakeupthereactantsinachemicalreactionmustalsobepresentintheproducts
inthesamequantity.
Studentswillknow:
Vocab:coefficient,subscript

STANDARDS
CHEM3.2.C.A4Balancechemicalequationsbyapplyingthelawsofconservationofmass.

MATERIALS
Computerswithinternetaccess
Projection

PROCEDURES

OPENER
(3minutesgroupdiscussion,2minutesshareout)
Inagroupoffour,sharetheevidenceofchemicalreactionsyouseeinyourlife.Eachgroupwilltally
howmanyofthetypesofevidencetheywereabletocollect.

BODYOFTHELESSON

(50minutes)

Writetheunbalancedequationfordecompositionofwaterontheboardandaskstudentswhatis
wrongwiththisequation.Iftheyneedahint,suggestthatithastodowiththeconservationofmass.
Usingquestionstoguidethediscussion,bringtheclasstoarecognitionthattheequationisunbalanced
becausethenumberofoxygenatomsinthereactantsarenotequaltothenumberintheproducts.Display
thePhETsimulation
(
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/balancingchemicalequations/latest/balancingchemicalequations_e
n.html
)forbalancingthedecompositionofwatertoprovideavisualoftheunequalnumberofatomson
eachsideoftheequation,anddemonstratehowitisonlypossibletoaddwholenumbersofmoleculesin
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ordertobalancetheequation.Writeachartontheboardtokeeptrackofthenumberofatomsoneach
sideoftheequation,andshowhowtobalancetheequationbychangingthecoefficientsofreactantsas
needed,thenbalancetheequationonthePhETsimulation.Showhowitiseasiertobalancetheequation
bystartingwithatomsthatonlyappearinonereactantorproduct.
(15minutes)

StudentswillthenopentheircomputersandnavigatetothePhETsimulation.Theintroductiontothe
simulationprovidesscaffoldsforstudentstobalancethecombustionofmethane,whichtheywillattempt
ontheirown.Afterafewminutes,asstudentsfinishbalancingtheequation,checktheircomprehension
byaskingthemtoindicatethecoefficientofthewaterthatisproducedbyholdingupthatnumberof
fingers,placingthatnumberoffingersontheirchestsoasnottoshowtheiranswertothewholeclass.If
nearlyallstudentsshowthecorrectanswer,haveoneofthemcomeuptotheboardtobalancethe
equation.Ifnot,walkthroughitwiththemandthenhavestudentsdothemakeammoniasimulationin
thePhETintroduction.Haveastudentbalancethisequationontheboard.
(15minutes)

StudentswillthenworktheirwaythroughthePhETgamebalancingchemicalequations,whichhas
threelevels.Directstudentstocompletethefirsttwolevels,anddothethirdiftheywantanadditional
challenge.(
20minutes)
CLOSER
(
10minutes)

Exitticket:Writethebalancedversionofallfiveequationsfromthelab.

StudentshavealreadydonetwoofthesefiveequationsusingthePhETsimulation,andshouldbeableto
completethelastthreeatthispoint.

ACCOMMODATIONS

TheintroductiontothePhETsimulationprovidesoptionalscaffoldsintheintroductionforstudentswho
needthem.Thegameitselfhasthreedifficultylevels,allowingstudentswhoarereadyforanadditional
challengetopracticethemoredifficultequationsoflevel3.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Theexitticketwilldemonstratewhetherstudentshavelearnedthebasicsofbalancingequations.For
homework,theywillbegivenahandoutwiththreeequationstobalance,whichwillprovideadditional
evidenceoftheirlearning.

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ExitTicket:BalancetheEquationsfromtheEvidenceofReactionsLab

Instructions:
Writethebalancedversionofthesethreeequationsfromthelab.

1. Burningmagnesium:
Mg+O
>MgO
2

2. Calciumandwater:

Ca+H
O>Ca(OH)
2
2

H
2

PbI
2

3. Potassiumiodideandlead(II)nitrate:

KI+Pb(NO
)
>K(NO
)
3
2
3

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BalancingChemicalEquationsHomework

Strategyforbalancingequations:
1. Writetheunbalancedequationforthechemicalreaction.
2. Makeachartandcountthenumberofeachtypeofatominthereactantsandproducts
3. Balancethenumberofatomsoneachsideoftheequationbychangingthecoefficientsof
reactantsandproductsasneeded.Afterchangingacoefficient,updateyourcharttoshowhow
manyatomsofeachtypearenowpresent.Startwithatomsthatonlyappearinonereactantor
product,andaftertheyarebalancedgoontotheothers.
4. Continuouslyverifyyourresults.Thenumberofeachtypeofatomonbothsoftheequationmust
beequalwhenyoufinish!

1. Mg
+
H
O >
Mg(OH)
+
H
2
2
2

2. C
H
+
O
>
CO
+
H
O
2
6
2
2
2

3. Al
+
Fe
O
Fe
+
Al
O
2
3 >
2
3

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Days5and6,StudentGeneratedActivitySeries
JesseBraxton,HelenHuangHobbs
Chemistry10th/11thgrades2x65minutes
ActivitySeriesConstruction

OVERVIEW/RATIONALE
Forthepastweekstudentshavebeenlearningaboutchemicalreactionsandreactiontypes.Studentswill
firstconductaseriesofexperiments.Thenextday,usingthedatathattheycollected,theywillconstruct
theirownactivityseriesintheirlabgroups.
ENDURINGUNDERSTANDINGS
Chemicalreactionsoccurinourliveseveryday.
Categorizinginformationallowsustobetterunderstandtheworldaroundusandpredictfutureevents.
Anactivityseriescanbeusedtodeterminepredictwhetherornotareactioncanoccur.
ESSENTIALQUESTIONS
Whataresignsofachemreactionoccurring?
Whydosomereactionsoccurwhileothersdonot?
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
Studentswillbeableto:
Recognizeanddefinesignsthatachemicalreactionhastakenplace
Categorizechemicalreactionsbasedontheirobservationsandknowledgeofthereactants
Predictproductsbasedonknowingthetypeofchemicalreactionoccurring.
Predictwhetherareactionwilloccurbasedonanactivityseries
Studentswillunderstand:
Achemicalreactionisaprocessinwhichoneormoresubstancesconvertintooneormorenew
substanceswithdifferentproperties.
Studentswillknow:
Vocab:activityseries,singlereplacementreaction,
.
STANDARDS
CHEM.B.2.1.3Classifyreactionsassynthesis,decomposition,singlereplacement,doublereplacement,or
combustion.
CHEM.B.2.1.4Predictproductsofsimplechemicalreactions(e.g.,synthesis,decomposition,single
replacement,doublereplacement,combustion).
MATERIALS
Copiesofthelabactivityforeverystudents
Materialsforthelabarelistedinthelabprocedure

Forthelabconstructionactivity,studentswillbegivenindexcards,markers,maskingtape,andalarge
pieceofflipchartpaper

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PROCEDURES
Day1:
OPENER
(3minutesindependent+4minutesgroupdiscussion+3minutesclassdiscussion)
Asstudentsentertheroomtheywillreceivealabpacket.Asanopenertheywillbeaskedtoindividually
readthroughtheintroductionandcompletethefirsttwoprelabquestions.Theywillbeaskedtodiscuss
theiranswerswiththeirlabgroups.AsaclassIwillaskstudentstovolunteeranswerstothetwoprelab
questions.Iwillaskstudentstovolunteertheirdefinitionofactivity,andwritethisdefinitionontheboard
forreferenceduringthelabactivity.
BODYOFTHELESSON

(50minutes)

Studentswillbeaskedtoreadthroughthelabactivity.Iwillaskifthereareanyquestionsaboutthe
procedure.

Studentswillworkthroughthelabactivityinpairsbutcompletingthepacketindividually.Iwill
circulatethroughouttheroomduringthistimetoensurethatstudentsareconductingthelabsafelyand
writingdowntheirobservations.
Crosscuttingconcept:energyandmatterandstabilityandchange.
CLOSER

(5minutes)
Studentswillcleanuptheirworkstationsandensurethattheirdatachartsarecompleted.Ashomework
theywillbeaskedtocompletethepostlabquestions.
Ifstudentsarefinishedearly,theywillbeaskedtodothepostlabquestionsinclass
.
Day2:
OPENER
(7minutesgroupdiscussion+3minutesclassdiscussion)
Intheirlabgroupsstudentswilldiscusstheiranswerstothepostlabquestions.Wewillpullthe
discussiontothewholeclasstogetconsensus.
BODYOFTHELESSON

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Asagroupafour,studentswillbeaskedtoconstructtheirownactivityseries.Thegoalistobeable
tousethisactivityseriestopredictwhetherornotareactionwilloccur.Studentswillbegivenindex
cardstowriteelementsonto,andalargesheetofpapertotapedowntheirfinalactivityseries.Theycan
usemarkerstolabeltheseriesanddescribehowtoreadit.
Duringtheconstructionoftheirseries,
studentsshouldusetheclaimevidencereasoningframeworktheclaimevidencereasoningstepswillbe
postedintheroomandstudentswillbeencouragetoreferencethemastheydebatethepositionsofthe
differentelementsontheactivityseries.Crosscuttingconcept:patterns,energyandmatter,andstability
andchange
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Studentswillbeaskedtoposttheiractivityseriesaroundtheroomandconductagallerywalk.During
thiswalkstudentswillbeaskedtotakenoteofothersseriesandiftherearediscrepanciesbetweenthe
series.Asaclasswewilladdressdiscrepanciesbetweendifferentactivityseries.(
10minutes
)
Iftherearediscrepanciesbetweengroupmembersorstudentconstructedactivityseries,wewilldiscuss
theissuesasaclass.Thisisagoodopportunitytodiscussthereasonsformultipletrials.Somemembers
mayhavemissedsignsofachemicalreaction,butwith14pairsconductingtheexperiment,itisunlikely
thateveryonemissedtheevidenceofachemicalreaction.
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Asaclasswewillmakeaclassactivityseriesconstructedbasedonthestudentversions.(
5minutes
).
Wherewouldyouputmagnesium?HowwouldIusethistopredictwhetherornotareactionwould
occur?aretypesofquestionsthatcanbeusedtopromptstudents.
Studentswillbeshownavideoofalkalimetalsreactinginwater.
(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvVUtpdK7xw
)andaskedtoaddsodium,lithium,andpotassium
metalstotheclassactivityseries.Theywillbeaskedtohypothesizewherecalciumgoesbasedonthe
reactiontheyperformedduringthefirsttwodaysoftheunit.Basedontheirknowledgeofwhatmany
coinsandcurrencieshistoricallyhavebeenmadeof,theywillbeaskedtoaddgoldandsilvertotheclass
activityseries(
10minutes
)

CLOSER

(5minutes)
Studentswillbeshowntheactivityseriesfromthebookandcompare/contrasttheclassactivityseriesto
it.Theywillbeaskedtowriteoutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesthattheynoticebetweenthetwo.
Thisis
donesothatstudentscanseehowtheknowledgeandunderstandingtheyconstructedcomplimentsand
potentiallycontraststheinformationformatgenerallyacceptedandusedbythetextbook.Byshowing
themthatthisinformationcanbepresentedinmultiplewaysIhopetobuildstudentconfidencein
tacklingdataandchartsinbooksandreworkitintoaformatthatismoreaccessible/readabletothem.
ACCOMMODATIONS

StudentAwillcompletethelabbutherpartnerwillbethegrouprecorderwhodoesthewritingfor
them.Herpartnerwillalsobeaskedtoreadtheinstructionsaloudtoher(shehasaneasiertime
processingauditoryinformationthanwritteninformation)
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION

Thegroupconstructionofactivityserieswillserveasaninformalassessmentastowhetherornot
studentsunderstandtheactivitylabexercisethattheycompletedonDay5.Whentheysubmittheirlabs,it
willserveasawayofassessingtheirabilitytorecordobservations,andrecognizesignsofachemical
reactionoccurring.

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MixingMetals:BuildingAnActivitySeries

Thegoalsofthislabaretohavestudentsexploreavarietyofchemicalreactions.Usingtheirknowledge
ofsinglereplacementreactions,anddatatheycollectinthelabtheywillconstructtheirownactivity
seriesasawayofscaffoldingthemintoamoreinquirybasedlab.Thequestionandprocedureareboth
teachergenerated,butthestudentswillformulatetheirownresults.
Introduction
:
Ifapieceofironisplacedintoasolutionofgoldnitrate,theironsolidreactswiththegoldsolution
(reviewyournotesforevidencethatachemicalreactionisoccurring).Thisprocessoccursbecausethe
more
active
ironmetaldisplacesthe
lessactive
goldinsolution.Intodayslabyouwillbeconductinga
seriesofexperiments.Asyouconducttheseexperiments,youwillmakeobservationstodetermine
whetherornotachemicalreactionisoccurring.Afteryouhavecompletedtheseexperimentsyouwill
takeyourresultsandtrytodevelopyourownversionofan
activityseries
.Thisactivityseriesshouldbe
abletobeusedtopredictwhetherornotareactionoccurs.

Safetyconcerns
:
Youwillbeworkingwithanacid,HCl,whichshouldbehandledwithcaution.Aswithalllabactivities,
properpersonalprotectionequipmentshouldbewornatalltimes.Duringyourmetalmixingtrials,you
willbeworkingwithsomemetalsthatarepotentiallyharmfultotheenvironmentandmustbedisposedof
properly,pleaseplaceyourwasteintheappropriatewastecontainer.

Objective:
Studentswillconductaseriesofexperimentsinordertodeveloptheirownactivityranking.Usingthis
rankingsystemstudentsshouldbeabletopredictwhetherornotametalwilldisplaceanothermetal

PreLabQuestions:
1. Whataresignsofachemicalreactionoccurring?

2. Oneofthepossiblechemicalreactionstodayiscoppermetalsolidreactingwithzincnitrate.
Whattypeofchemicalreactionisthis?Writeoutachemicalequationfortheproposedreaction.

Theseprelabquestionsareintendedtoconnectthelabactivitytopriorlearningsaboutsignsofa
chemicalreactionandtypesofchemicalreactions.

Materials:
1cmpiecesofCopperfoil
1cmpiecesofZincfoil
1cmpiecesofMagnesiumribbon
1cmpiecesofLeadfoil
1cmpiecesofAluminumfoil
PiecesofIronmetal
0.1MMagnesiumnitratesolution
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0.1MZincnitratesolution
0.1MCoppernitratesolution
0.1MSilvernitratesolution
5testtubes
6MHCl

Procedure:
PartI:
Willametaldisplacehydrogen?
Note:Thoughhydrogenisanonmetal,itisoftenincludedinactivityseries.Theseexperimentswillalso
helpyoudeterminetherelativeactivityofthesolidmetals
.

Intoeachtesttubeplaceoneofthemetalsolids.Add2pipettesof6MHCltoeachofthetesttubes.
Recordanyobservations.Notethetime.In20minutes,observeandrecordobservationsagain.Attheend
ofthelabtakeafinaltimepointandobserveandrecordobservations.

PartII
:Willmetalsdisplaceeachother?
Note:Justlikeintheintroductionwheresolidironreactedwithgoldnitrateyouwilltestwhetherornota
solidmetalreactswithametalinsolution.Theseexperimentswillhelpyoudeterminetheactivityofeach
ofthemetalsyoutest.

Usinga24wellplate,placemagnesiumsolidintheColumn1wellsofthe24wellplate.Placezincsolid
inColumn2wells,repeatforcopper,iron,lead,andaluminumsolids,inwells3,4,5and6respectively.
Usingthedatatableattachedtothissheet,recordyourobservationsaboutthemetalmixingtrials.Add
510dropsofmagnesiumnitratesolutiontoeachofthedifferentmetalsinRowA,dothesameforthe
zinc,copper,andsilvernitratesolutionsinrowsBD.
Figure1.24wellplate

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Table1.Observationsfrommetalmixingtrials:
GuidingQuestions:Didareactionoccur?Whatisyourevidencethatachemicalreactionoccurred?

Magnesium

Zinc

Copper

Iron

Lead

Aluminum

Magnesium
Nitrate

ZincNitrate

Copper
Nitrate

SilverNitrate

Afteryouhavedoneyourmixingexperimentsandrecordedyourobservationsinthedatatable,youmay
cleanup.
Makesurethatyoudisposeofyourliquidandsolidwasteintheappropriatewaste
containers
.

PostLabquestions:
1. Writebalancedchemicalequationsforthemetalsthatreactedwiththehydrochloricacid.
Thisallowsstudentstopracticethebalancingchemicalequationskillthattheyhavelearnedinclass.
2.Post1982pennieshaveazinccorewithathincopperoutershell.Usingyouractivityranking
predictwhatwouldhappenifapost1982pennywereputintoasolutionofhydrochloricacid?
Studentshavepreviouslydoneameltingpennylabwheretheycomparethepropertiesofpre1982
penniestopost1982pennies,thisallowsthemtoconnecttheircurrentunderstandingsaboutactivity
withpriorexperiencesinlab.
3.Copper,silverandgoldarefoundinnatureasthepureelement(notcombinedwithanother
compound),whilelithium,sodiumandpotassiumareneverfoundasthepureelement.Whatdoesthis
suggestabouttheactivityofthesetwogroupsofelements?
Thisquestionprimesthemfortheextensionactivitythattheywilldoinclasstomorrow.

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Days7and8:ReviewingandFinalAssessment
JesseBraxton,HelenHuangHobbs
Chemistry10th/11thgrades
ReviewdayandFinalSummativeAssessment

2x65minutes

OVERVIEW/RATIONALE
Thesetwodayswillwrapupaunitonchemicalreactions.Day7willserveasawayforstudentsto
identifygapsinunderstanding,andDay8willserveasawayofassessingtheirlearningfromtheunit.

ENDURINGUNDERSTANDINGS
Whathappensonamacrolevelisdeterminedbywhathappensonamicrolevel
Chemicalreactionsarealwayshappeningaroundus
Modelsandsystemsforcategorizinginformationcanhelpusmakesenseofcomplexideasandpredict
outcomes
Scientificknowledgeisbasedonevidencethatcanbecollectedexperimentally.
GOALS/OBJECTIVES
Studentswillbeableto:
Describeevidencethatachemicalreactionoccurs
Categorizechemicalreactionsandpredictproductsorreactantsforachemicalreaction.
Studentswillunderstand:
Achemicalreactionisaprocessinwhichoneormoresubstancesconvertintooneormorenew
substanceswithdifferentproperties.
Studentswillknow:
Vocab:chemicalreaction,reactants,products,synthesis,decomposition,singlereplacement,
doublereplacement,combustion,precipitate,
Examplesofobservableevidenceofachemicalreaction

STANDARDS
CHEM.B.2.1.3Classifyreactionsassynthesis,decomposition,singlereplacement,doublereplacement,or
combustion.
CHEM.B.2.1.4Predictproductsofsimplechemicalreactions(e.g.,synthesis,decomposition,single
replacement,doublereplacement,combustion).
CHEM.B.2.1.5BalancechemicalequationsbyapplyingtheLawofConservationofMatter.

MATERIALS

Classcopiesofreviewsheets
Classsetcopiesoftests

PROCEDURES

DAY1

OPENER
(5minutes)

Studentswillbeaskedtoindividuallyreflectonwhichofthe3areas(Chemicalreactionevidenceand
categorizationbalancingchemicalequationsDevelopmentanduseofanactivityseries)theyfeelthe
strongest,andwhichareatheyfeeltheyneedthemostwork.
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Thisselfreflectionwillhelpusasinstructorsgroupstudents(i.e.pairsomeonewhofeelsweakat
chemicalequationcategorizationwithsomeonewhofeelsthatthisistheirstrength).

BODYOFTHELESSON
(50minutes)

Insmallgroupsstudentswillworkthroughthereviewquestions.Theycanusetheirnotesasareference
butwillbepromptedtouseeachotherasresourcesfirst(
thisisdonetotrytoemphasizestudentsas
holdersofknowledgeaswellasbuildtheirskillsatexplaining/reasoningtooneanother).
(
40minutes
)
Duringthisreviewtime,Iwillcirculatethroughtheroom,respondingtostudentsquestions.
Asaclasswewillreviewtheanswerstotheactivitysheet(
10minutes
)
CLOSER
(10min)
Studentswillusethebottomofthereviewsheettoreflectonwhatareastheyneedtostudyinordertobe
preparedfortomorrowsassessment.Studentswillbetoldthatthemajorityoftheexamisopenended
questions,thereareonly2multiplechoicequestionsontheexam.
Theycantakethereviewsheet&their
reflectionshomewiththeintentthatitwillinfluencetheirstudyingfortheexamtomorrow.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Reviewactivityhasmostlyopenendedquestions.Itwillnotbecollectedbutserveasformative
assessmentforthestudentstobetterunderstandwhatareastheyneedtostudy.

DAY2
BODYOFTHELESSON
(65minutes)

Studentswilltaketheirchemicalreactionsandequationstest.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Studentswhoneedanalternativetestingspaceaspertheir504/IEPswillbesenttotheSpecialEducation
liasonsofficetotaketheirassessment.
StudentAcantaketheexambeforeorafterschool,overthecourseoftwodaysthiswillallowtheexam
tobereadaloudtoher.Shecandescribeheranswersverballyasopposedtowritingthemdown.

Testcorrectionswillbeallowedforeverystudentbutstudentsmustnotonlycorrecttheiranswersbut
justifythereasoningbehindwhythenewansweriscorrectandthereasonwhytheygottheanswerwrong
previously.
ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Thetesttheytakewillserveasanevaluationofstudentsunderstandingsofchemicalreactions.

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ClassPeriod___________

ReviewActivity:
Inyourassignedsmallgroupstacklethefollowingproblems:
1. Inthelaboratory,youaregiventwosmallchipsofeachoftheunknownmetalsX,Y,andZ,
alongwithdropperbottlescontainingsolutionsofXCl
(
aq
)andZCl
(
aq
).Describean
2
2
experimentalstrategyyoucouldusetodeterminetherelativeactivitiesofX,Y,andZ.
2. Listtheobservationsthatwouldindicatethatareactionhadoccurred.
3. Definethefollowingterms:
a. ChemicalEquation
b. Precipitate
c. Coefficient
d. Reactant
e. Product
4. Writethegeneralequationforeachofthefivereactioncategorieswehavediscussedinclass.
5. Describethelawofconservationofmassinyourownwords.
6. Foreachofthefollowingreactions,predictthemissingproduct(s)andthenbalancetheresulting
equation.Identifyeachreactionbytype
a. Br
+KI
2
b. NaClO

3
c. C
H
+O

7
14
2
d. CuCl
+Na
S
2
2
Afterwereviewtheanswerstotheabovequestions,pleasereflectonthislearningactivity:

Evidenceofachemicalreaction(Q2)
Categorizingchemicalreaction(Q3,Q4,Q5,Q6)
Balancingchemicalequations(Q5,Q6)
Understandinghowanactivityseriesisconstructed(Q1)
Whatquestionsandareasdidyoustrugglewithonthisreviewactivity?
Wereyourmistakesduetoagapinunderstanding,orabrainfart?
Whataretheareasthatyouneedtoaddressinordertobereadyforthetesttomorrow?
Whatstrategieswillyouusetostudyforthetesttomorrow?

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ChemicalReactionsandBalancingEquationsTest

1.Accordingtothelawofconservationofmass,thetotalmassofthereactingsubstancesis
a. alwaysmorethanthetotalmassoftheproducts.
b.alwayslessthanthetotalmassoftheproducts.
c. sometimesmoreandsometimeslessthanthetotalmassoftheproducts.
d.alwaysequaltothetotalmassoftheproducts.

2.Whichequationbelowviolatesthelawofconservationofmass?
a. 2H
+O
2H
O
2
2
2
b. KCl+BrKBr+Cl
2
c. 2Fe
O
+3C4Fe+3CO
2 3
2
d. Na
CO
+2HCl2NaCl+H
O+CO
2 3
2
2

3.Correctthecoefficientsintheerroneousequationin#2sothatitnowfollowsthelawofconservation
ofmass.

4.Somesmallrocketsarepoweredbythereactionrepresentedbythefollowingunbalancedequation:
(CH
)
N
H
(
l
)+N
O
(
g
)N
(
g
)+H
O(
g
)+CO
(
g
)+heat
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2

a.
b.
c.
d.

Identifythereactantsintheequation
Identifytheproductsintheequation
Balancethechemicalequation
Definethetypeofreactionthatisoccurring.Explainyourreasoningbehindthischoicebasedon
yourknowledgeofchemicalreactiontypes.

5.Writethegeneralformulaforthefollowingreactiontypes.
a. synthesis
b. decomposition
c. combustion
d. singledisplacement
e.doubledisplacement

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Belowisacopyoftheclassactivityseriesweconstructedtogether.(
Aversionoftheclassconstructed
activityserieswouldbeincludedhereinthetest).
Writeasentencethatexplainshowyouusetheactivityseriestopredictwhetherornotareactionoccurs.

Basedonthisactivityseriespredictwhetherornotareactionwouldoccurinthefollowingequations.

Ifareactionoccurs,writetheproductsandbalancetheequation.

6.Zn(
s
)+HCl(
aq
)_____________________

7.Mg(
s
)+Cu(NO
)
(
aq
)________________
3
2

8.Ag(s)+Zn(NO
)
(
aq
)_________________
3
2

9.Fe(s)+Ag(NO
)
(
aq
)_________________
3
3

10.Drawapicturethatshows
atleast
oneexampleofachemicalreactionoccurringoutsideofalab.
Categorizethetypeofchemicalreactionoccurring.
Forextracreditwriteoutabalancedchemicalequationforthereaction.

*QuestionsfromthisassessmenthavebeenadaptedfromHoltChemistryTextbook(2009)

SelfAssessment.Youmustcompletethissection
Estimatehowlongyoustudiedforthisexam:
Listthestrategiesyouusedtostudyforthisexam:
Didyouusetheinformationfromyesterdaytoadjustyourstudyinglastnight?
Whatscoredoyouthinkyougotonthisexam?

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