Homework: Balance the 15 reactions on today’s worksheet (Follow the Yellow
Brick Road)
Agenda:
 Objective: To classify chemical reactions as 1 of 5 major types
 Warm-up: Balancing 2 reactions
 Review
 Types of reactions
 Video & Chemistry Reference Table
 Team activity – Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Overall Objective: To predict the products in a chemical reaction
 What is a chemical reaction?
 How are the chemical reactions represented?
 What are the amounts needed in a chemical reaction?
 What is usually produced in a chemical reaction?
 Types of reactions (typical products )

Overall Objective: To predict the products in a chemical reaction
 What is a chemical reaction?
 Rearrangements of atoms to form different substances
 Involves breaking and forming of chemical bonds
 How are the chemical reactions represented?
 Chemical equations; symbols
 What are the amounts needed in a chemical reaction?
 Balancing equations
 What is commonly produced in a chemical reaction?
 Types of reactions (typical products )

Warm-up: Word Equations for Chemical Reactions
 #12
 Magnesium + nitric acid hydrogen magnesium nitrate +
 #16
 Sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid sodium chloride + water

FIVE BASIC WAYS TO CLASSIFY CHEMICAL
REACTIONS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Synthesis
Decomposition
Single-Replacement
Double-Replacement
Combustion

1.
2.
Work as a Team
Resources: video clip; reference tables; worksheet
3.
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2.
What distinguishes each type of reaction?
Differences for each type (reference tables)
Write a short explanation
4.
1.
Classify 15 reactions
3 per type
5. Show your team’s work on large white boards

 5 Types of Chemical reactions
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-
HHvx1VC_8&list=PL9B92AB1CD71DA186

Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Group 1
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Explanation:
Group 2
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Explanation:
Group 3
____ ____ ____
Explanation:
Reaction type: Reaction type: Reaction type:
Group 4
____ ____ ____
Explanation:
Group 5
____ ____ ____
Explanation:
Reaction type Reaction type