Digital Unit Plan Goals, Objectives and Assessments

Unit Title: Chemical Reactions & Bond Energies

Name: Juan Pablo Perezchica

Content Area: Chemistry

Grade Level: 10 12th Grade

Next Generation Science Standards/Performance Expectations

HS-PS1-2. Construct and revise an explanation for the outcome of a simple chemical reaction based on the outermost electron states of atoms,
trends in the periodic table, and knowledge of the patterns of chemical properties.

HS-PS1-7. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that atoms, and therefore mass, are conserved during a
chemical reaction.

ELA/Literacy

WHST.9-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific
procedures/experiments, or technical processes.

Mathematics

MP.2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

MP.4 Model with mathematics.

Science and Engineering Practices

HS-PS1-4. Develop a model to illustrate that the release or absorption of energy from a chemical reaction system depends upon the changes in total bond
energy.

Big Ideas/Essential Questions

Big Idea 1: All chemical reactions produce new substances (products) from previous substances (reactants) and are regulated by

the laws of thermodynamics. Reactions will proceed forward by themselves if they are exergonic, that is if they must release
energy to produce products. In contrast, reactions that are endergonic need to absorb energy from the environment to be driven
forward and produce products.
Big Idea 2: The required amount of energy to make products from reactants in a chemical reaction system is identical to
the difference in the sum of bond energies between the products and the reactants (also known as change in enthalpy). If
energy is released by the chemical reaction, than the sum of bond energies in the products is less than the sum of bond energies
in the reactants. If energy is absorbed by the chemical reaction, than the sum of bond energies in the products is greater than
the sum of bond energies in the reactants.

Students will conduct lab investigations, explore reliable texts and other types of resources, participate in discussions, and
formulate arguments/claims in response to these questions:
Essential Question 1: What happens in a chemical reaction and what must be provided or removed in a chemical reaction system
to get it to push forward?
Essential Question 2: How does the required amount of energy absorbed or released in a chemical reaction relate to
the difference in the sum of bond energies between the products and reactants; why?

Unit Goals---Describe the order of the performance expectations and how you will incorporate the common core literacy and
mathematic standards using your epistemic practices.

Unit Goals/Student Learning Objectives:

1.
Students will be able to calculate the reaction enthalpies of chemical reactions by identifying the individual bonds in the
reactions, and by using a bond enthalpy table. Students will be able to determine the thermodynamic nature of the reaction
(exothermic/endothermic) by evaluating the reaction enthalpy value they computed.
2. Students will be able to construct a claim pertaining to the heat flow of a chemical reaction, based on laboratory exploration
and research they conduct pertaining to this reaction.
3. Students will be able to construct a crude calorimeter, to perform combustion reactions on three food items and obtain the
energy content per unit of mass in the food.

In answering the two essential questions above, students will also participate in the following activities to develop their 21st

century skills:
1. Students will engage in an online socrative quiz on Kahoot, with questions pertaining to components involved in a chemical
reaction, chemical thermodynamics, and the connection between bond energies and energy released/absorbed. They will need
chromebooks/tablets for this activity.
2. Students will research the internet for reliable science websites and resources to help them identify the unknown products
and thermodynamic nature (including connected bond energies) of a reaction.
3. Students will use chromebooks/tablets to consult reliable websites on energy in specific foods to support a claim they make
about the accuracy of food nutrition labels. Students will watch a video on the internet pertaining to bomb calorimeters, and
compare the quality/effectiveness of their crude soda can calorimeter to that of a modern laboratory calorimeter.

Unit Summative Assessments

For a summative assessment, students will set-up a soda can calorimeter apparatus, which will first be modeled/demonstrated to the
students by the teacher. Using the apparatus, students will complete a job aid/sequence guide on the combustion reactions of several food
items. For this lab activity, students will answer whether or not the nutrition labels connected to these foods are accurate, by doing initial
online research on the food items (the caloriecounter.com), and calculating the caloric energy in each of their food samples. The teacher
will quickly reteach the content on calorimetry and combustion reactions before students do this lab activity; the teacher will walk around
the classroom and answer questions/clarify misconceptions as the students work. (This activity will take 2 days.)
Students will then take an online quiz on the soda can calorimetry activity by logging into QuizStar on their tablets/computers, and
selecting Soda Can Calorimetry Quiz. The quiz will consist of 11 multiple-choice problems and 3 short answer problems. To prepare
for it, students will be told to review their Soda Can Calorimetry Sequence guide for this quiz.
The students will take the Unit Exam on Chemical Reactions and Bond Energies. This exam will include everything covered in this
unit, including reaction enthalpies, bond energies, reaction thermodynamics, bond enthalpy and reaction enthalpy calculations,
calorimetry, and combustion reactions. The exam will consist mostly of multiple-choice problems, but will have several short answer
problems. If 30 percent of the students or more fail the exam (receive a score of 60% or less), content that students struggled with will be
retaught, before students proceed into the subsequent Unit.

Lesson 1 Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics & Bonding Energies

Student Learning Objective:

Students will engage in an online socrative

quiz on Kahoot (entry level assessment),
with questions pertaining to components
involved in a chemical reaction, chemical
thermodynamics, and the connection
between bond energies and energy
released/absorbed. They will need
chromebooks/tablets for this activity.
Students will be able to calculate the
reaction enthalpies of chemical reactions
by identifying the individual bonds in the
reactions, and by using a bond enthalpy
table. Students will be able to determine
the thermodynamic nature of the reaction
(exothermic/endothermic) by evaluating
the reaction enthalpy value they
computed.

Acceptable Evidence Formative Assessments:

Students will be introduced to the topic Chemical Reactions and Bond Energies through an online
Kahoot game, which they will access through the use of tablets/computers in the classroom. The
Kahoot game indicates whether the students selected the correct answer after each question is
completed, students will therefore be able to assess themselves. The teacher will also inform the class of
how it did on each question.
Students will watch and listen to a Power-point presentation on Chemical Thermodynamics &
Bonding Enthalpies given by the teacher, which will introduce important concepts like chemical bond
energies, exothermic and endothermic reactions, bond enthalpy, and get them to perform bond energy
calculations, using a bond energy table. Students will demonstrate learning from the presentation, by
completing Guided notes that will be handed to them at the beginning of class. The teacher will also
pose questions to the students (shown on several slides), which students with discuss with their shoulder
partners and answer out-loud when called upon. The teacher will use the student verbal responses and
their answers to the Guided notes to assess their comprehension of the material. (Lesson will take 2
days.)

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Lesson 2 Reaction Enthalpies, Combustion Rxns and Calorimetry
Student Learning Objective:

Students will be able to describe how

calorimeters work, to determine the
energy emitted or absorbed in a chemical
reaction.

Students will bel able to describe

important characteristics of combustion
reactions.

Acceptable Evidence Formative Assessment:

Students will perform a close reading on an article about Reaction enthalpies and calorimetry.
Students will annotate the article, by highlighting key ideas and creating notes in the margins, briefly
summarizing new information. The teacher will read through the article once, before students read on
their own and annotate the article. Students will answer several questions about the article to
demonstrate their understanding. The teacher will then hand the students a worksheet on reaction
enthalpies and calorimetry, which includes problems students will have to perform calculations on to
solve. The teacher will show the students how to do several problems on the worksheet, then have the

Students will be able to calculate reaction

enthalpies of a reaction, by knowing the
knowing the enthalpy of formation of the
participating substances (products and
reactants).

students do some problems on their own. Students will return the following day, with questions, which
the teacher will answer. The teacher will have the students complete the worksheet in class, and go over
problems/answers at the end. The teacher will grade the worksheet; if five students or more struggle
with the same problem, the teacher will demonstrate how to do on the projector screen/white board.

Lesson 3 Vinegar & Baking Soda: Constructing an Argument

Student Learning Objective:

Students will be able to construct a claim

pertaining to the heat flow of a chemical
reaction, based on laboratory exploration
and research they conduct pertaining to
this reaction.

Students will research the internet for

reliable science websites and resources to
help them identify the unknown products
and thermodynamic nature (including
connected bond energies) of a reaction.

Acceptable Evidence Formative Assessment:

Students will work on a Webercise activity on their tablets/computers, which pertains the reaction
between vinegar (acetic acid in water) and baking sodium (sodium bicarbonate). In this activity, which
includes a lab activity, students will first watch a Youtube video of the reaction and formulate a claim
about the thermodynamic nature of the reaction (exothermic or endothermic?) or a possible product.
Students will then do the reaction in class, make and record observations, and answer the prompts on
their argument guide. The teacher will walk around the classroom during this activity to check on
student progress and understanding. (Lesson will take 2 3 days).

Lesson 4 Soda Can Calorimetry: How Accurate Are Nutrition Labels?

Student Learning Objective:

Students will be able to construct a crude

calorimeter, to perform combustion
reactions on three food items and obtain
the energy content per unit of mass in the
food.

Students will use chromebooks/tablets to

consult reliable websites on energy in
specific foods to support a claim they make
about the accuracy of food nutrition labels.
Students will watch a video on the internet
pertaining to bomb calorimeters, and
compare the quality/effectiveness of their

Acceptable Evidence Summative Assessments:

The students will set-up a soda can calorimeter apparatus, which will first be modeled/demonstrated to
the students by the teacher. Using the apparatus, students will complete a job aid/sequence guide on the
combustion reactions of several food items. For this lab activity, students will answer whether or not the
nutrition labels connected to these foods are accurate, by doing initial online research on the food items
(the caloriecounter.com), and calculating the caloric energy in each of their food samples. The teacher
will quickly reteach the content on calorimetry and combustion reactions before students do this lab
activity; the teacher will walk around the classroom and answer questions/clarify misconceptions as the
students work. (This activity will take 2 days.)
The following day, students will take an online quiz on the soda can calorimetry activity by logging into
QuizStar on their tablets/computers, and selecting Soda Can Calorimetry Quiz. The quiz will consist
of 11 multiple-choice problems and 3 short answer problems. To prepare for it, students will be told to

crude soda can calorimeter to that of a

modern laboratory calorimeter.

review their Soda Can Calorimetry Sequence guide for this quiz.

Lesson 5 - Reaction Enthalpies & Bond Energies Unit Exam

Student Learning Objective:

Students will be able to calculate the

reaction enthalpies of chemical reactions
by identifying the individual bonds in the
reactions, and by using a bond enthalpy
table. Students will be able to determine
the thermodynamic nature of the reaction
(exothermic/endothermic) by evaluating
the reaction enthalpy value they
computed.

Students will be able to describe how

calorimeters work, to determine the
energy emitted or absorbed in a chemical
reaction.

Students will bel able to describe

important characteristics of combustion
reactions.

Students will be able to calculate reaction

enthalpies of a reaction, by knowing the
knowing the enthalpy of formation of the
participating substances (products and
reactants).

Acceptable Evidence Formative and Summative Assessments:

The day before the Unit Exam (the same day they take the Soda Can Calorimetry Quiz), the students
will review for it by consulting a set of flashcards on Quizlet on the Unit topic. There, students will
learn/strengthen their knowledge of important vocabulary terms and concepts. Students will also be
given a review sheet of important information that will be found on the Unit Exam. The teacher will go
over the review sheet and do sample problems with the students during class, to prepare them for the
exam. The teacher will take questions from the students, answer them, and clarify misconceptions.
The students will take the Unit Exam on Chemical Reactions and Bond Energies. This exam will
include everything covered in this unit, including reaction enthalpies, bond energies, reaction
thermodynamics, bond enthalpy and reaction enthalpy calculations, calorimetry, and combustion
reactions. The exam will consist mostly of multiple-choice problems, but will have several short answer
problems. If 30 percent of the students or more fail the exam (receive a score of 60% or less), content
that students struggled with will be retaught, before students proceed into the subsequent Unit.

Unit Resources:

Tablets/computers

Chemical Reactions & Bond Energies Kahoot game

Chemical Reactions & Bonding Energies Power-point Presentation and Guided Notes:
http://adventuresinchemistrydup.weebly.com/lesson-1.html

Reaction Enthalpies and Calorimetry article (with questions); the connected worksheet


Argument Guide: Vinegar & Baking Soda (webercise):
http://adventuresinchemistrydup.weebly.com/lesson-2.html

Heat of Formation Table (for vinegar & baking soda lab)

Sequence Guide: Soda Can Calorimetry:

http://adventuresinchemistrydup.weebly.com/lesson-3.html

Soda Can Calorimetry Rubric

QuizStar online Soda Can Calorimetry Quiz:

http://adventuresinchemistrydup.weebly.com/assessments.html

Calorimetry Assessments Scoring Guide

Quizlet Flash Cards for Unit Exam

Unit Exam assessment

Useful Websites:

Khan Academy: Calculating Enthalpies of Reactions Using Bond Enthalpies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mLFSDId6pQ
Mr. Kents Bond Enthalpies page:
http://www.kentchemistry.com/links/Kinetics/BondEnergy.htm
This page includes chemistry vocabulary connected to this lesson:
http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryglossary/a/Chemistry-Vocabulary.htm