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Chemibot Helps the City

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COMBINED RATING

3.9 Stars

TEACHERS (47)

4.1

STUDENTS (24033)

3.7

LENGTH

17 Minutes

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Spanish Language Support

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Description

Learn about chemical and physical changes by acting as a robot and helping others around the town combine or separate substances.

Vocabulary Words

chemical change

physical change

mixture

soluble

solution

dissolve

properties

matter

homogeneous

states of matter

solid

liquid

gas

sifting

filtering

magnet

residue

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Chemical Reactions. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Matter cannot be created or destroyed; it can only change from one form to another.

Matter can be divided into tiny particles that are too small to be seen.

The three common states of matter on Earth are: solid, liquid, and gas.

The physical properties of a material remain the same even if the material is reduced in size.

During a physical change, the physical properties of a substance change but the chemical properties are the same.

Changes in state are physical changes.

Changes in the size of a material are physical changes.

A mixture can be separated back into its original substances.

During a chemical change, the chemical properties of a substance change and a new substance is formed.

When two or more different substances are combined, the types of substances and their temperatures affect whether a chemical change will occur.

When two or more substances combine and undergo a chemical change, the substances cannot be returned to their original states.

A mixture is a combination of two or more substances.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is meant by the properties of matter? What is all matter made of? What are the three states of matter?

After the Game

What is the difference between a chemical and physical change? What are some methods you used to successfully separate a mixture? How does the property of mass come into play during a chemical and physical change? What were some examples from the game of chemical and physical changes?