Chemical reactions

What happens at the molecular level during a chemical reaction? How is energy exchanged or transformed during chemical reactions? How do you control the rate of a chemical reaction? What is chemical equilibrium?

7. Controlling Chemical Reactions

  Factors that Affect the Rate of a Chemical Reaction Big Idea Application During chemical processes matter can change forms. The overarching essential questions being considered What happens during a chemical reaction? The essential questions ...

6. Model Mania

  Conservation of Matter Big Idea Application During ordinary physical or chemical processes matter can neither be created nor destroyed.  It can only change forms. The overarching essential questions being considered What happens during ...

3. Where's the Evidence?

Observe Evidence of Chemical Reactions Big Idea Application During chemical processes matter can change forms. The overarching essential questions being considered What happens during a chemical reaction? The essential questions being considered How can you ...

Chemical Reactions - Assessment Ideas

Performance Tasks Closed Chemistry- Design and build a closed structure in which a chemical reaction can occur.  You will present your demonstration to the class providing evidence for conservation of mass.  ...

Chemical Reactions Box

Introduction This unit will explore the big idea of chemical changes and interactions.  The overall approach of the unit will be inquiry-based.  The students will utilize their previous studies of atoms ...

6. Cell Energy (photosynthesis and respiration)

Here you will find a toolbox full of inquiry investigations on photosynthesis and respiration. Rather than the detailed lesson plans provided elsewhere at My Science Box, each experiment only contains ...