Chemical Reactions: Evidence of a Reaction Science Games

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In this series of games, your students will learn how to determine whether a chemical reaction has occurred. The Chemical Reactions: Evidence of a Reaction learning objective — based on NGSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research.

Scroll down for a preview of this learning objective’s games and the concepts they drive home.

Concepts Covered

During a chemical reaction, bonds are broken, atoms are rearranged, and new bonds are formed. Substances can be broken apart, joined together, or some combination of the two.

The substances entering the reaction are called reactants, and the resulting substances, with new chemical formulas, are called products. Usually, the products take on different physical properties from the reactants, such as density, color, melting point, boiling point, odor, physical state, solubility, and flammability.

Along with these physical changes, there are other telltale signs that a chemical reaction has occurred. Some examples are temperature changes to the substances or their surroundings, release of gas, separation of liquids, precipitation or dissolution of solids, and more.

Human-made materials, or synthetics, are created by transforming natural resources in chemical reactions. These include some foods, medicines, fabrics, fuels, cleaning products, and much more.

Many chemicals are harmful to humans, and some reactions can be dangerous. It is important to take certain safety precautions in laboratories. Scientists wear protective gear, such as goggles, gloves, and lab coats, and they always use equipment properly to ensure their safety.

A preview of each game in the learning objective is found below.

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The Cao's Evolution: Chemical Reactions Estimated Duration: 12 minutes GAIA has been waiting for you for a long time. His mission is to find humans capable of combining the correct reagents that help evolve a new species: the CAOs, who were created in a laboratory to help humanity restore a world destroyed by climatic changes.

SpaceLab Estimated Duration: 15 minutes 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!

Basketball Master Estimated Duration: 12 minutes Shoot a basketball through the hoop and answer some questions along the way! The game does not have any instructional content, it simply has review questions spread throughout.

Reactants, Products and Leftovers - Sandwiches Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Create your own sandwich and then see how many sandwiches you can make with different amounts of bread, meat, and cheese. Use this everyday experience to describe the meaning of the limiting reactant in a chemical reaction. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

Reactants, Products and Leftovers - Molecules Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Experiment with chemical reactions, and see how many products you can make with different amounts of reactants. Show or hide the molecules before and after the reaction, and predict the products and leftovers in the reaction. Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

Reactants, Products and Leftovers - Game Estimated Duration: 10 minutes Play a game to test your understanding of reactants, products and leftovers. Determine the number of reactants from the products and leftovers, or vice versa. Can you get a perfect score on each level? Note: Students will automatically move through this simulation after 10 minutes of playtime.

It's Not Witchery Estimated Duration: 30 minutes Brew fantastical potions to learn about chemical reactions and its evidence.

Galaxy Escape Estimated Duration: 20 minutes 10 Bright Monsters have been captured in space and they need your help to cross the galaxy jumping between platforms, finding them, and releasing them by correctly answering each question. Each monster that you release and unlock will be available to play with in the next level, in the search for the next monster. In your journey, you’ll be able to find power-ups, like ‘Double points’ and ‘Slow down’, which can be activated by finding gems, and their duration can be extended by correctly answering a question. Unlock and release the 10 different monsters and a spaceship along 10 different levels, while you make the most possible points.

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Chemical Reactions - Evidence of a Reaction Estimated Duration: 4 minutes Chemical reactions transform substances into new materials with different properties. Indicators include temperature changes, color changes, gas release, and liquid separation. Examples are baking soda and vinegar cooling, iron rusting, and antacids fizzing. Reactions involve breaking and forming atomic bonds, producing unique substances like water from hydrogen and oxygen. These reactions can be both beneficial and harmful, such as creating medicines or emitting greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels. Recognizing these signs helps us appreciate the transformative power of chemistry.

Chemical Reactions: Evidence of a Reaction Science Games

Concepts Covered

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