Chemical Reactions | NGSS
Issues and Science, Third Edition, Redesigned for the NGSS
How do people use chemical reactions to solve problems?
Students analyze and interpret data to determine whether chemical reactions have taken place. They use models to explain what takes place at the atomic/molecular scale during a reaction. They also apply what they learn about chemical reactions to such problems as designing useful products and identifying processes for cleaning up chemical wastes.
Students generate and answer questions such as: What happens when new materials are formed? How do particles combine into new substances? How can chemical reactions solve and create problems?
Details at a Glance
- 5 Weeks | ~50 minute class periods
- 13 Activities
- Accommodates 5 classes, each with 8 groups of 4 students
- Consumables service 160 students
- Includes Spanish student materials
- Meets our criteria for supporting literacy
- Includes digital resources
- Developed in partnership with SEPUP & The Lawrence Hall of Science
- Includes assessment
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Evidence of Alignment
Issues and Science was developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science in response to the need for high quality, three dimensional, phenomena driven curriculum. Quick details from this unit:
- Anchoring phenomenon: Chemical reactions can be used to solve problems but can also create problems.
- Investigative phenomena within the 13 activities connect content to the unit issue, How do people use chemical reactions to solve problems?
- This unit builds towards and assesses Performance Expectations (PE) PS1-2, PS1-5, PS1-6.
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Online Teacher Portal access for one teacher for 7 years, which includes: Spanish versions, LABsent, editable PowerPoints, Teacher Edition, Student Book, and supplemental resources.
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Student Book
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Hardbound, high-quality student books are designed to last the length of an adoption for use year after year. Unlike a traditional texbook, the Student Book does not provide science content through reading and questions. Instead students are encouraged to question, investigate, and analyze in each of the heavily field-tested activities.
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