Classroom Resources: Reactions & Stoichiometry
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Stoichiometry, Balancing Equations, Classification of Reactions, Conservation of Mass, Limiting Reactant, Percent Yield, Dimensional Analysis | High School
Lesson Plan: Stoichiometry Unit Plan Mark as Favorite (119 Favorites)
The AACT high school classroom resource library has everything you need to put together a unit plan for your classroom: lessons, activities, labs, projects, videos, simulations, and animations. We constructed a unit plan using AACT resources that is designed to teach the concepts of stoichiometry and limiting reactants to your students.
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Classification of Reactions, Balancing Equations | High School
Activity: Chemical Reactions Performance Task Mark as Favorite (36 Favorites)
In this activity, students work in small teams to evaluate a given scenario. Based on the information provided, students will determine the type of chemical reaction described and write a balanced chemical equation for it. They will also create a particulate level representation to model the chemical reaction and prepare an explanation to explain their reasoning.
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Classification of Reactions, Balancing Equations | High School
Activity: Partner Work: Classifying and Balancing Chemical Reactions Mark as Favorite (22 Favorites)
In this activity, students work in pairs to classify and balance chemical reactions. The partners will begin the activity by coaching one another through the initial questions, and then will take turns completing the remaining questions.
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Balancing Equations, Precipitate, Solubility Rules | High School
Animation: Net Ionic Equations Animation Mark as Favorite (67 Favorites)
This animation explores what happens in a precipitate reaction on the particulate level. Students will see why writing a net ionic equation accurately represents what happens in these scenarios. An example of diluting a soluble solid, mixing two aqueous reactants that yield aqueous products, and mixing two aqueous reactants that yield a precipitate are part of this animation. **This video has no audio**
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Balancing Equations, Chemical Change | High School
Activity: Interesting Reactions Video Stations Mark as Favorite (26 Favorites)
In this activity, students visit stations to learn about a variety of interesting chemical reactions. Using written clues and QR code links to videos, students write chemical formulas and balanced chemical equations for each of the reactions.
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Balancing Equations, Limiting Reactant, Stoichiometry, Dimensional Analysis, Mole Concept, Measurements | High School
Activity: S'more Stoichiometry Mark as Favorite (69 Favorites)
In this activity, students determine the number of graham crackers and chocolate pieces required to complete a “reaction” with a given quantity of marshmallows (the limiting reactant). They then use the same thought process with a problem involving a real chemical reaction.
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Stoichiometry, Balancing Equations, Limiting Reactant | High School
Activity: Farfalle Stoichiometry Mark as Favorite (68 Favorites)
In this activity, students will use a hands-on manipulative (pasta) to represent the stoichiometric relationships in a compound and in a balanced equation. They will determine the limiting reactant for a given amount of two reactants and they will identify the excess reactant. In the extension exercise, students will balance the equations that are used in the production of ammonia, a common chemical fertilizer.
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Limiting Reactant, Stoichiometry, Balancing Equations, Mole Concept, Dimensional Analysis, Molar Mass | High School
Activity: Sweet Stoichiometry Reactions Mark as Favorite (67 Favorites)
In this activity, students will use candy to investigate stoichiometry and mole-gram relationships in chemical equations, but could also be used to introduce the concept of limiting reactants.
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Balancing Equations, Predicting Products | High School, Middle School
Activity: Snowman Challenge Mark as Favorite (71 Favorites)
In this activity, students practice completing and balancing chemical equations with a partner.
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Balancing Equations, Conservation of Mass | Middle School, High School
Activity: Balancing Equations with Note Cards Mark as Favorite (124 Favorites)
In this activity, students will balance equations and get immediate feedback on whether they are accurate or not while trying to solve a challenge. This activity works best as a review activity after balancing and the law of conservation of matter has been taught.
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Review, Subatomic Particles, Ions, Isotopes, Electrons, Atomic Mass, Lewis Dot Diagrams, Model of the Atom, Balancing Equations | High School, Middle School
Activity: Tic-Tac-Toe Review Mark as Favorite (41 Favorites)
In this activity students collaborate to complete tic-tac-toe review questions to prepare for a test on the atomic structure unit. The idea behind the activity is to give students choice and you can read more about the inspiration for the activity in the May issue of Chemistry Solutions.
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Balancing Equations, Conservation of Mass, Conservation of Matter, Conservation of Matter, Chemical Change, Chemical Change, Conservation of Mass, Polyatomic Ions, Precipitate | Middle School, High School
Activity: Simulation Activity: Balancing Chemical Equations Mark as Favorite (100 Favorites)
In this activity, students will learn how to count atoms and how to balance chemical equations using a simulation and games from PhET Interactive Simulations.
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Activity Series, Electrons, Electron Transfer, Balancing Equations, Predicting Products, Chemical Change, Chemical Change, Observations | High School
Activity: Simulation Activity: Metals in Aqueous Solutions Mark as Favorite (16 Favorites)
In this activity, students will run simulated tests of various metals in aqueous solutions to determine the relative reactivity of these metals. A total of eight metals will be observed in various combinations with the corresponding metal nitrate solutions and hydrochloric acid. Students will interpret the data collected to construct an activity series of the elements used in this simulation.
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Conservation of Mass, Balancing Equations, Limiting Reactant, Introduction, Conservation of Mass | Middle School, High School
Activity: Kinesthetic Reactions Mark as Favorite (5 Favorites)
In this lesson students, through their physical movement, will model the law of conservation of mass during a chemical reaction. Students will also explore the concepts of limiting and excess reactants as well as balancing a chemical equation. Through this activity they also develop a means of representing particles at the molecular level.
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Balancing Equations, Conservation of Mass, Molecular Formula | Middle School, High School
Lesson Plan: Counting Atoms & Balancing Equations Mark as Favorite (84 Favorites)
In this lesson, students will learn how to count atoms and how to balance chemical equations using videos, simulations and games.
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Classification of Reactions, Chemical Change, Balancing Equations, Acid Base Reactions | Middle School, High School
Activity: Animation Activity: Classifying Chemical Reactions Mark as Favorite (56 Favorites)
In this activity, students will view an animation that explores some of the ways to classify different types of chemical reactions. The animation covers synthesis (combination), decomposition, single replacement (single displacement), double replacement (double displacement), combustion, and acid-base neutralization reactions.
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Balancing Equations, Conservation of Mass, Photosynthesis | Middle School
Activity: Achieving a Photosynthetic Balance Mark as Favorite (3 Favorites)
In this activity, students will use candies to model the rearrangement of atoms from reactant to products during photosynthesis.
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Classification of Reactions, Chemical Change, Balancing Equations, Acid Base Reactions, Combustion | Middle School, High School
Animation: Classifying Chemical Reactions Animation Mark as Favorite (49 Favorites)
This animation explores some of the ways to classify different types of chemical reactions. It covers synthesis (combination), decomposition, single replacement (single displacement), double replacement (double displacement), combustion, and acid-base neutralization reactions. This animation was featured in the November 2020 issue of Chemistry Solutions. **This video has no audio**
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Net Ionic Equation, Precipitate, Solubility, Solubility Rules, Balancing Equations | High School
Activity: Animation Activity: Net Ionic Equations Mark as Favorite (15 Favorites)
In this activity, students will view an animation that explores what happens in a precipitate reaction on the particulate level. They will see why writing a net ionic equation accurately represents what happens in these scenarios. An example of diluting a soluble solid, mixing two aqueous reactants that yield aqueous products, and mixing two aqueous reactants that yield a precipitate are part of this animation.
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Limiting Reactant, Stoichiometry, Balancing Equations, Conservation of Mass, Conservation of Matter, Combustion, Conservation of Mass, Conservation of Matter | High School
Activity: Animation Activity: Limiting Reactant Mark as Favorite (9 Favorites)
In this activity, students will view an animation that explores what happens in a limiting reactant problem on the particulate level. Assembling a bike is used as an analogy to introduce the concept of limiting reactant, and then the balanced equation of the combustion of methane is used in four quantitative examples to show what it means for a chemical to be a limiting reactant. The concept of the conservation of mass is also demonstrated by calculating masses from the mole quantities of the reactants and products.
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Classification of Reactions, Balancing Equations, Solubility Rules, Activity Series, Predicting Products | High School
Activity: Simulation Activity: Predicting Products Mark as Favorite (70 Favorites)
In this simulation, students will reference an activity series and a solubility chart to accurately predict the products of single replacement and double replacement chemical reactions. Associated particle diagrams will be displayed to help students better comprehend the reaction at the particulate level. Students will also be asked to balance the chemical equation. The simulation is designed as a five question quiz for students to use multiple times.
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Stoichiometry, Balancing Equations, Classification of Reactions | High School
Activity: Simulation Activity: Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry Mark as Favorite (92 Favorites)
In this simulation, students will participate in a short quiz that challenges their knowledge of three related topics: classification of reaction types, balancing equations and solving stoichiometry problems.
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Conservation of Mass, Renewable Energy, Balancing Equations, Chemical Change, Functional Groups, Molecular Structure | High School
Lab: Soap or Fuel? Mark as Favorite (31 Favorites)
In this lab, students will transform vegetable oil into a soft soap and into biodiesel fuel. The two reactions emphasize that the products of a chemical reaction are under the control of the chemist. By noting the relationship of the reaction product to the reactants, students will gain a deeper understanding of the law of conservation of matter.
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Conservation of Matter, Chemical Change, Photosynthesis, Balancing Equations, Reversible Reactions, Molecular Formula, Molecular Structure, Conservation of Mass, Interdisciplinary, Matter, Elements, Monomer | Elementary School
Lesson Plan: Plant Chemistry Mark as Favorite (1 Favorite)
In this lesson, students will explore a simple, but key, biochemical reaction: photosynthesis.
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Precipitate, Chemistry Basics, Solubility Rules, Balancing Equations, Chemical Change, Chemical Change | High School, Middle School
Lab: Predicting Precipitates Mark as Favorite (30 Favorites)
In this lab, students use solubility rules to predict which chemical reactions will produce precipitates.