What is the quantitative nature of how substances combine or change to make new substances?

How can we characterize and explain these reactions and make

predictions about them?

AKA Can you design the perfect explosion? How do you get what you want from a chemical reaction?
Objectives that take us here: (from a framework for k-12 science education)
To understand that some changes are physical, and therefore reversible, while other changes are chemical and irreversible (or reversible). gr. 2
To understand that no matter what reaction or change in properties occur, the total mass of the substances does not change (law of conservation of mass). gr. 5
To understand that there are different types of reactions, and that these reactions can be predicted by the chemicals' characteristics described on the periodic
table. gr. 8

Question Phenomena What scientific practices What are the key Objective
are the students engaging understandings that students
in? should walk away with?
How do we measure Bean lab- modeling an That a mole is a representative Construct an analogy to demonstrate
matter? experiment amount of particles understanding of the mole.
(6.02x10^23), where 1 mole is
equal to molar mass of a
sample.
Can you prove the law of That a reaction's reactants Designing an experiment That matter is never created or Prove the law of conservation of mass
conservation of mass? and products will have the destroyed Explain how it is reflected in balanced chemical
same mass when executed equations.
in a closed system.
What information does a Explain mole ratio and how it is demonstrated in
balanced equation give a balanced chemical equation.
us?
How can we measure We can measure/quantify Counting by measuring How to calculate the molar Determine the relationship between the mass of a
matter (liquids and the number of particles mass mass of a molecule knowing substance and the number of moles of a substance
solids)? that reacted by knowing the molar mass of the elements.
the mass of products
and/or reactants
How can we measure Whoosh demo- how much We can measure/quantify That STP means 0C and 1 atm Determine the relationship between the volume of
matter (gas)? oxygen is in a gallon the number of gas That at STP 1 mol of any gas a gas and the number of moles of the gas
bucket? particles present by occupies 22.4 L
knowing the volume
Understanding empirical formulas
How can we measure We can manipulate Create a flow chart or How to manipulate chemical Visually diagram a summary of mol conversions
matter? chemical reactions to get other diagram that shows reactions to get a desired and calculations
what we want. how you can use the mole: amount of product
 volume of gas or liquid to
mol
particles to mol
mol given to mol desired
mol desired to volume of
gas or liquid, mass of
solid, or number of
particles
How can I How is a 'whoosh' demo Planning an experiment Stoichiometry is the calculation Use a balanced chemical equation to determine
design the balanced of quantities in chemical different quantities, including numbers of atoms,
perfect equation like reactions molecules, or moles; mass and volume.
'whoosh'? a recipe? balanced chemical equations
tell us how much reactant is
needed/how much product is
formed in a reaction
How can I 'whoosh' demo Planning an experiment Coefficients of a balanced Describe and review the general procedure in
get what I equation give mole ratios solving stoichometric problems in the context of
want? What is good experimental designing an experiment
design?
Why do 'whoosh' demo Planning an experiment A limiting reagent is is the Determine what stops a chemical reaction and
reactions regent that determines the what the difference is between a theoretical
stop? amount of product that can reaction and an actual reaction.
form.
% yield = actual
yield/theoretical yield *100

Final project: execute 'whoosh' experiment

Monday
Unit introduction
Expectations
whoosh demonstration: writing
and drawing the balanced
equation
HW: Read 10.1, assessment
questions 9-12
Read bean lab
Mole-Mass relationship:
counting by measuring mass
(stoichiometry 3)
Whoosh planning day- Why do
reactions stop?
Tuesday Wednesday
Review 10.1 reading Bean lab review
Bean lab (stoichiometry 1) HW: bean lab analysis questions quiz
Mole-volume relationship: Review 10.2 homework
whoosh demo- how much Percent composition and
oxygen is in the bottle? chemical formulas
(stoichiometry 4) Empirical formulas
(stoichiometry 5)
NO IDEAS
Execute whoosh lab Quiz: limiting reagents
Debrief whoosh lab, success of
Thursday Friday
Do-now: chem~stoichiometry1 Conservation of mass- execute
experiment
Why do we need to know the HW: Conservation of mass lab
value of a mole to design the report
perfect whoosh?
Conservation of mass- design a
method (stoichiometry 2)
Quiz: conservation of mass, Whoosh planning day- how can
mole-mass relationship, mole- I get what I want?
volume relationship, empirical Good experimental design
formulas
(chem~stoichiometry5~quiz...)
Breathe day: create a flow chart
that synthesizes the unit so far
(stoichiometry 6)
Stoichiometry test review Stoichiometry test