Lesson 2 - How are chemical and physical changes different? (1 period, 10-15 minutes of homework)

Lesson goal: 

You should be able to tell the main differences between a chemical change and a physical change, then to show you understand give examples of both chemical and physical changes.

Materials needed: 

Chemical/physical change notes organizer, textbook, pencil

Lesson steps:

1. Watch Jing - Review from yesterday
2. Today’s Goal & Homework Night 1
3. Watch this BrainPop un: aisbudapest pw: brainpop
4. Explore headings on pages 78-84 in text
5. This website also explains this well
6. Begin to fill out this organizer (not homework - leave unfinished for tomorrow’s class)
7. View The Google Doc “Chemical Reaction Slide Spreadsheet” for your class: 6.1   6.2   6.3   6.4   

Measuring your learning: 

At this point you should begin to be able to tell the difference between a chemical and physical change.  You will show this by finding an example of each for homework.
Homework: Find one example of a chemical change and one example of a physical change.  Place examples next to your name on the spreadsheet. Do your best to find a different from the others in your class.