Intended Audience:
This lesson is intended for introductory level chemistry students.
This lesson is intended for introductory level chemistry students.
Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to identify a chemical reaction as either synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, or combustion
- Students will be able to predict the products of simple chemical reactions as they follow the patterns found in synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, double replacement, and combustion reactions.
- HS-PS1-2 Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms, trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties. (Taken from NGSS)
Lesson Rational:
An integral component of every introductory chemistry course is the study of matter and how it interacts. Most of the interactions of matter can be classified as one of the 5 types of chemical reactions. In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to listen to, and take notes on, five podcasts that describe the different types of reactions. I would assign these podcasts, along with fill-in notes, the night before I talk about the types of reactions in class. This way students have some background as to what I will be discussing. I have chosen to make one audio recording for each type of reaction. This can help students in a couple of ways. First of all when students are initially listening to podcasts, the fill-in notes will be easy to follow, and students will not have to guess which reaction I am talking about at which point. Secondly, if a student ever feels the need to go back and re-listen to information about a certain type of reaction, they will not need to scan through one long podcast. Instead, they can just listen to the podcast or podcasts that they are confused about.
Podcast Series:
5 Types of Reactions: Combustion
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