Classroom Resources: Reactions & Stoichiometry

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  Classification of Reactions, Chemical Change, Balancing Equations, Acid Base Reactions, Combustion | Middle School, High School

  Animation: Classifying Chemical Reactions Animation

  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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  Classification of Reactions, Chemical Change, Balancing Equations, Acid Base Reactions | Middle School, High School

  Activity: Animation Activity: Classifying Chemical Reactions

  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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  Chemical Change, Conservation of Mass, Balancing Equations | Middle School, High School

  Demonstration: Identifying Chemical Reactions

  In this demonstration, students observe a series of teacher led demonstrations to learn how to identify evidence that a chemical reaction has occurred, how to write a word equation to explain a chemical reaction, and how to convert a word equation to a balanced chemical equation.

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  Balancing Equations, Conservation of Mass | Middle School, High School

  Activity: Balancing Equations with Note Cards

  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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  Balancing Equations, Conservation of Mass | Middle School, High School

  Activity: Balancing Legos

  In this activity students use Legos to model the reactants and products in a chemical reaction. They use these “atoms” and “molecules” to balance the chemical reaction in order to demonstrate the law of conservation of matter.

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  Balancing Equations, Conservation of Mass, Molecular Formula | Middle School, High School

  Lesson Plan: Counting Atoms & Balancing Equations

  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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  Balancing Equations, Conservation of Mass, Photosynthesis | Middle School

  Activity: Achieving a Photosynthetic Balance

  In this activity, students will use candies to model the rearrangement of atoms from reactant to products during photosynthesis.

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  Conservation of Mass, Balancing Equations, Limiting Reactant, Introduction, Conservation of Mass | Middle School, High School

  Activity: Kinesthetic Reactions

  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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  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

  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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  Photosynthesis, Conservation of Mass, Balancing Equations, Chemical Change, Reversible Reactions, Molecular Formula, Interdisciplinary, Chemical Change, Conservation of Mass | Middle School

  Lesson Plan: The Building Blocks of Photosynthesis

  In this lesson, students will use colored blocks to represent the elements in photosynthesis and illustrate how they are broken down and reassembled to create glucose.

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  Combustion, Chemical Change, Catalysts, Acid Base Reactions, Chemical Change, Balancing Equations, Classification of Reactions, Observations, Chemical Change | High School, Middle School

  Demonstration: Stop & Go Gases

  In this demonstration, students will witness the ability of carbon dioxide to extinguish a flame and oxygen to feed a flame. They will also be introduced to the concept of catalysts. This demonstration could also be used as an opportunity to practice writing and balancing equations and classifying chemical reactions.

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  Balancing Equations, Predicting Products | High School, Middle School

  Activity: Snowman Challenge

  In this activity, students practice completing and balancing chemical equations with a partner.

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  Precipitate, Chemistry Basics, Solubility Rules, Balancing Equations, Chemical Change, Chemical Change | High School, Middle School

  Lab: Predicting Precipitates

  In this lab, students use solubility rules to predict which chemical reactions will produce precipitates.

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  Balancing Equations, Chemical Change, Observations | High School, Middle School

  Lab: Chemical Reactions & Equations

  In this lesson, students will observe a series of reactions, make observations, and then write balanced chemical equations to chemically describe what they observed.

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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

  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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  Balancing Equations, Conservation of Mass | Middle School, High School

  Simulation: Balancing Chemical Equations

  The simulation for the September 2014 issue comes from PhET and helps students practice balancing chemical equations. AACT helped fund the conversion of this popular simulation into a format that is compatible with all devices, including iPads. PhET provides teacher’s guides for many of their simulations, and teacher-generated activities that can accompany the simulations.