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COMBINED RATING

3.6 Stars

TEACHERS (19)

4.2

STUDENTS (3330)

3.1

LENGTH

15 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

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Description

Come be a chemical scientist in a space lab for a day. You don't know about chemistry? Don't worry, Space lab's veteran scientists will help you on this adventure. Learn the main ways to identify chemical reactions. Let's do experiments ranging from laundry stain removers to space fuel fluid. Come join our team of scientists from another world!

Vocabulary Words

chemical reactions

physical reactions

reagents

chemical formula

atoms

compounds

change of color

change of smell

gas or steam release

formation or dissolution of solids

release or absorption of energy

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Chemical Reactions: Evidence of a Reaction. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

The formation of a precipitate can be evidence of a chemical reaction.

A physical change occurs when the form of a substance changes without changing its chemical composition.

Odor is a physical property of a substance.

A chemical formula represents the number of atoms of each element in a compound.

During a chemical reaction, a new substance is formed with different physical properties.

A temperature change in a substance can be evidence of a chemical reaction.

A color change in a substance can be evidence of a chemical reaction.

During a chemical reaction, atoms within a substance can be rearranged.

Products of chemical reactions can be useful or harmful for humans.

The release of a gas can be evidence of a chemical reaction.

It is important to adhere to safety precautions during chemical experiments.

During a chemical reaction, atomic bonds are broken and/or formed.

Color is a physical property of a substance.

Flammability is a chemical property of a substance.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are some items that are used for safety in the lab? How is crumpling a piece of paper different from burning the paper? How are different compounds, like water, represented when you write a chemical reaction?

After the Game

What was the evidence that a chemical vs. physical reaction had occurred with the paper? How did you know that a chemical reaction had happened when you burned the paper? What was different when you juste crumpled the paper up? What evidence did you see that chemical reactions had occurred?