Balancing Chemical Equations

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How do you know if a chemical equation is balanced? What can you change to balance an equation? Play a game to test your ideas!

Sample Learning Goals

  • Balance a chemical equation.
  • Recognize that the number of atoms of each element is conserved in a chemical reaction.
  • Describe the difference between coefficients and subscripts in a chemical equation.
  • Translate from symbolic to molecular representations of matter.
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Balancing Chemical Equations - Inquiry based Introduction A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
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Balancing Chemical Equations - Guided Inquiry Activity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Timothy Herzog, Yuen-ying Carpenter UG-Intro Guided
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Concept Questions for Chemistry using PhET A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
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Balancing Chemical Equations - Clicker Questions A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Yuen-ying Carpenter, Robert Parson, Trish Loeblein UG-Intro MC Chemistry
Balancing Equations A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Stephanie Davis HS
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Balancing Chemical Equations A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Jackie Esler MS Lab Chemistry
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other Biology
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PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum This contribution was designed by PhET. Julia Chamberlain HS
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MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer HS
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Balancing Chemical Equations Kristin Michalski MS
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Balancing Equations Game Sheet Valerie Chapple HS
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Ajust equacions químiques Miriam Pujadas HS HW Chemistry
Leerlingformulier Reactievergelijking kloppend maken Nikè Bon HS HW Chemistry
화학반응식 완결하기 SIM 사용지침서 이화국(Wha Kuk Lee) UG-Intro
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Balanceamento de equações químicas Victor Augusto Bianchetti Rodrigues HS Guided Chemistry
Balanceamento, Leis Ponderais e Modelo de Dalton DANILO JOSE F PINTO HS Guided
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DIVIÉRTETE BALANCEANDO ECUACIONES QUÍMICAS Jhon Soto UG-Intro Guided
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Balanceo de ecuaciones químicas por tanteo andis pacheco MS HW Chemistry
Ecuaciones Químicas (Introducción) Olimpia Eunice Martinez UG-Intro HW
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