Writing word equations and finding reaction patterns | 14-16 years

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Try this lesson plan for 14–16 year olds to help your students identify patterns in chemical reactions and practise writing word equations to describe them.

In this activity, students work individually, reading and interpreting text by looking for patterns. It provides an opportunity for students to:

Use word and symbol equations to describe reactions.
Use patterns in reactions to make predictions about other reactions.
Represent chemical reactions by word equations.

The materials can be used for diagnosis (to identify students needing practice), as a remedial exercise or for summative assessment.

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