Balancing Chemical Equations
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About
Topics
- Chemical Equations
- Conservation of Mass
Description
How do you know if a chemical equation is balanced? What can you change to balance an equation? Play a game to test your ideas!
Sample Learning Goals
- Balance a chemical equation.
- Recognize that the number of atoms of each element is conserved in a chemical reaction.
- Describe the difference between coefficients and subscripts in a chemical equation.
- Translate from symbolic to molecular representations of matter.
For Teachers
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking (PDF). |
Video Primer
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Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Balancing Chemical Equations - Guided Inquiry Activity |
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Timothy Herzog, Yuen-ying Carpenter | UG-Intro | Guided | 7/27/15 |
| Balancing Chemical Equations - Clicker Questions |
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Yuen-ying Carpenter, Robert Parson, Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro | MC | 7/1/15 |
| Balancing Chemical Equations HTML5 |
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Elyse Zimmer | HS | Lab | 8/20/15 | |
| PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum |
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Julia Chamberlain | UG-Intro HS |
Other | 5/27/15 | |
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other | 8/23/15 | ||
| Balancing Chemical Equations Inquiry Lab | Tony Tracy | HS | Lab | 6/12/15 |
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