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In this lesson, students will demonstrate different types of reactions such as displacement reaction occurring in Minecraft's Chemistry Lab.
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Students will learn about different kinds of chemical reactions
Students will learn about displacement and double displacement reactions
Students will learn about combination reactions
Students will learn about application of reactions
Collaboration
Critical thinking
Project Based Learning
What are reactions?
What are different type of reactions?
What are combination reactions?
Why do people wear mostly Gold ornaments?
How to keep material / store things depending upon material?
What are reactions?
What are different type of reactions?
What are combination reactions?
Why do people wear mostly Gold ornaments?
How to keep material / store things depending upon material?
Students will learn about Chemistry in Minecraft with gamification of concept.
They will able to explore the new assets/chemicals in the lab.
They can create new compounds based on their requirements.
They can mix the elements to make a compound.
They will also learn the appropriate uses of the Crafting Table, Element Constructor, Lab Table, and Compound Creator.
Students are expected to perform various reactions in the virtual chemistry lab in Minecraft.
This tutorial can also help in inclusive education.
It will enhance collaborative and critical skills of the students.
It will also motivate students to apply concepts in Minecraft which they have learned in real life.
Chemical Reactions using Chemistry in Minecraft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAOmMcRi5vc
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Student 'Pause & Play' Video
Unit B: Matter and Chemical Change
Students will:
Describe and apply different ways of classifying materials based on their composition and properties.
Identify conditions under which properties of a material are changed, and critically evaluate if a new substance has been produced.
Observe and describe patterns of chemical change.
Demonstrate understanding of the origins of the periodic table, and relate patterns in the physical and chemical properties of elements to their positions in the periodic table – focusing on the first 18 elements.
Identify/describe chemicals commonly found in the home, and write the chemical symbols.
Identify needs and opportunities for designing, through exploration
Generate ideas from their experiences and interests
Add to others’ ideas
Choose an idea to pursue.
Making
Choose tools and materials
Make a product using known procedures or through modelling of others
Use trial and error to make changes, solve problems, or incorporate new ideas from self or others
Sharing
Decide on how and with whom to share their product
Demonstrate their product, tell the story of designing and making their product, and explain how their product contributes to the individual, family, community, and/or environment
Use personal preferences to evaluate the success of their design solutions
Reflect on their ability to work effectively both as individuals and collaboratively in a group
Use materials, tools, and technologies in a safe manner in both physical and digital environments
Develop their skills and add new ones through play and collaborative work
Explore the use of simple, available tools and technologies to extend their capabilities
Curricular Competencies
Students are expected to know the following:
Chemical changes
Students are expected to know the following:
Atomic theory and models
Protons, neutrons, and quarks
Electrons and leptons
Students are expected to know the following:
Element properties as organized in the periodic table
The arrangement of electrons determines the compounds formed by elements
Students are expected to know the following:
Rearrangement of atoms in chemical reactions
Cluster 2: Properties of and Changes in Substances
Students will:
Identify characteristics and properties that allow substances to be distinguished from one another
Investigate to determine how characteristics and properties of substances may change when they interact with one other.
Demonstrate that changes of state are reversible through the addition or removal of heat.
Cluster 2: Properties of and Changes in Substances
Students will:
Define element and identify symbols of some common elements.
Explain the atomic structure of an element in terms of the number of protons, electrons, and neutrons and explain how these numbers define atomic number and atomic mass.
Investigate the development of the periodic table as a method of organizing elements.
Compare elements to compounds.
Interpret chemical formulas of elements and compounds in terms of the number of atoms of each element.
Investigate technologies and natural phenomena that demonstrate chemical change in everyday situations.
Cluster 2: Chemistry in Action
Students will:
Investigate and classify chemical reactions as synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, double displacement, or combustion.
Chemistry Foundations
Classification of Matter - Pure substances and mixtures
Models - Representing molecules, compounds and chemical changes
Properties and Changes of Materials
Students will be expected to:
group materials as solids, liquids, or gases, based on their properties.
identify properties that allow materials to be distinguished from one another.
describe changes that occur in the properties of materials when they interact with each other.
Properties of Matter
Students will be expected to:
investigate materials and describe them in terms of their physical properties and chemical properties.
use models in describing the structure and components of atoms.
identify and write chemical symbols for common elements.
use the Periodic Table, develop an understanding that the elements are grouped on the basis of similar characteristics.
identify and write chemical formula of common compounds.
describe changes in the properties of materials that result from some common chemical reactions
Physical Science: Properties and Changes of Materials
Students will be expected to:
observe and identify changes in an object’s appearance, state and/or reversibility and classify it as a physical change or not.
describe and give examples of the interactions among materials, including gases, and discuss their properties.
Atoms and Elements
Students will be expected to:
describe changes in the properties of materials that result from some common chemical reactions.
use models in describing the structure and components of atoms and molecules, and explain the appropriate operational definition.
Identify examples of common elements, and compare their characteristics and atomic structure.
Use the periodic table as a classification system and compile data bout its structure.
Describes various other physical properties of an object, a substance or a material.
Recognizes the materials of which an object is made.
Demonstrates that chemical changes change the properties of matter.
Defines a characteristic property as a property that aids in the identification of a substance or group of substances.
Associates a characteristic property of a substance or material with its use.
Explains a chemical change based on the changes in the properties of the substances involved.
Names different types of chemical changes.
Associates known chemical reactions with decomposition or synthesis reactions.
Distinguishes an endothermic reaction from an exothermic reaction according to perceptible signs.
Defines an element as a pure substance made of a single type of atom.
Describes the periodic table as a structured classification of elements.
Describes the position and electrical charge of the neutron in an atom.
Represents an atom of a given element using the simplified atomic model.
Physical Science: Properties and Changes of Materials
Students will:
Investigate the characteristics and physical properties of materials in solid, liquid, and gaseous states of matter.
Investigate how reversible and non-reversible changes, including changes of state, alter materials.
Physical Science: Atoms and Elements
Demonstrate an understanding of the classification of pure substances (elements and compounds), including the development and nature of the Periodic Table.
Chemical Reactions
Explore the properties of chemical reactions, including the role of energy changes, and applications of acids and bases.
Matter and Energy
Students will:
describe chemical changes in matter as changes that are irreversible
distinguish between a physical change and a chemical change
Chemistry: Atoms, elements, And Compounds
Students will:
use appropriate terminology related to atoms, elements, and compounds
distinguish between elements and compounds
describe patterns in the arrangements of electrons in the first 20 elements of the periodic table, using the Bohr-Rutherford model
identify and use the symbols for common elements (e.g., C, Cl, S, N) and the formulae for common compounds (e.g., H2O, CO2, NaCl, O2)
Chemistry: Atoms, elements, And Compounds
Students will:
use appropriate terminology related to chemical reactions, including, but not limited to: compounds, product, and reactant
describe, on the basis of observation, the react- ants in and products of a variety of chemical reactions, including synthesis, decomposition, and displacement reactions
Physical Science: Properties and Changes of Materials
Students will be expected to:
identify changes that can be made to an object without changing the properties of the material making up the object.
identify and describe some changes to materials that are reversible and some that are not.
describe changes that occur in the properties of materials when they interact with each other.
identify the source of the materials found in an object and describe the changes to the natural materials required to make the object.
Physical Science: Properties and Changes of Materials
Students should be able to:
distinguish between physical properties and chemical properties and provide examples of each.
contrast the three subatomic particles of the atom in terms of their location, and their relative size and charge.
recognize that the 92 natural elements that exist on Earth are represented in the periodic table.
Content Knowledge
Students should be able to:
analyze real world chemical reactions by applying the principal of chemical reactivity.