Equip your chemistry class with the tools to properly understand endothermic and exothermic reactions. Young chemists collect, analyze, and graph data to determine how the Law of Conservation of Matter is applied to chemical composition and chemical reactions, such as those related to precipitation, gas evolution, and water production.

 

 

Concepts

endothermic reactions, exothermic reactions, the law of conservation of mass, atoms, molecules, chemical reactions

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Allow pupils to brainstorm ideas about how endothermic and exothermic reactions could be used for environmental adaptations to combat climate change
• Allow pupils to present these ideas in class upon completion of the experiment and provide time for group discussion

Classroom Considerations

• Requires TI-84 calculators

Pros

• Several common examples are included to engage all pupils in the classroom

Cons

• None

Common Core

WHST.9-10.1.a WHST.11-12.1.a