Lesson Plan
Kenan Fellows

Balancing Equations Using Matrices

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Matrices help solve systems of equations in chemistry, computer graphics, circuitry, probability, and more. The second instructional activity in a seven-part series focuses on using matrices to balance chemical equations. Pupils rely on...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning how to balance equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students play Chembalancer game and balance equations using the trial and error method.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Activity #4 What Do Equations Mean?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice with writing and balancing simple chemcial equations. they comprehend that chemical equations are a method of using a set of univeral symbols to represent what happens experimentally in chemical reactions. Pupils...
Lesson Plan
Chymist

Writing Chemical Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Communicate chemistry clearly with a concise guide to writing chemical equations. It covers everything from the parts of a chemical equation to the different types of reactions that budding chemists may encounter.
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Matter and Energy: Equations and Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using simple materials, an informative lesson demonstrates the Law of Conservation of Matter and explains how to balance chemical equations. Young chemists perform experiments, analyze reactions, and balance chemical equations...
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Curated OER

Chemical Reactions and Balancing Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers perform various laboratory activities involving chemical reactions. They write balanced chemical equations for all reactions observed using computer software.
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Predicting Products and Writing Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A chemistry lesson presents 14 chemical reactions for scholars to observe, write the equation, and balance the equations. Additionally, it provides ways to extend the activity as it relates to catalysts.
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Curated OER

Conserving Chemical Resources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners balance chemical equations and solve for gram to mole ratios.
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Curated OER

Avoiding Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Burning Fossil Fuels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Chemistry and earth science meet in a lesson on carbon dioxide emissions. After reading about atmospheric problems caused by using fossil fuels, science stars balance equations for the burning of different alkanes. They compute the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Chemistry: Balancing Chemical Equations

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice balancing chemical equations. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders explain why it is necessary to balance equations. They complete practice worksheets individually.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introducing Chemistry Vocabulary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study vocabulary based on chemistry terms by creating flash cards.  In this scientific vocabulary lesson, students utilize a chemistry word or phrase to create a card which uses the term, describes it in the student's...
Handout
National Institute of Open Schooling

Electrochemistry

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
In an electrolytic cell, electrical energy is converted into chemical energy, the exact opposite of a battery! Lesson 15 in a series of 36 explores electrochemistry. Participants begin by reading and discussing oxidation/reduction...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hess's Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils solve chemical equations. In this chemistry lesson plan, they balance chemical equations after completing a lab. They can use a TI for this assignment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Redox Equations and the Half-Reaction Method

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review half-reactions and practice balancing redox equations in order to help them solve problems in chemistry.
Worksheet
Net Texts

Hess's Law Worksheet

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Challenge young scholars' understanding of thermochemistry with this skills-practice worksheet on Hess's Law. Given a series of five multi-step chemical reactions, learners must determine the overall change in entropy...
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Curated OER

A Solution for Precipitation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students predict the product of chemical reaction using the solubility rules. In this chemistry lesson plan, students balance ionic equation. They perform a lab to check if their predicted products are correct.