Students learn what happens in a chemical reaction — reactants transform into new products while atoms are conserved — and how to spot the signs that a reaction has occurred.
Students will be able to…
When wood burns or iron rusts, new substances appear — but no atoms are lost. How do chemical reactions transform matter while conserving every atom?
Project this and tap each part. Have students learn how reactants become products and why the mass never changes.
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Burn wood — you get ash, gas, heat. Where did the atoms go?
Students investigate.
Teacher explains.
Apply.
Three quick checks.
Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core literacy. State-standard crosswalks available on request.
Analyze data on properties before and after substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction occurred.
Develop a model to describe that atoms are conserved in a chemical reaction.
Develop a model describing changes in particle motion and state.
Follow precisely a multistep procedure in a scientific text.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students mass a sealed reaction (like baking soda and vinegar in a closed bag) before and after to show the mass stays the same. A printable lab sheet is in the Science library.
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