The Importance Of Learning In AP Chemistry

This chapter covers the basics that you may have learned in your chemistry class. The questions that follow

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To learn about the trends of the properties of elements in the periodic table (periodic trends)

Chemical changes are often accompanied by physical changes. Three that you should not see in this lab are changes in temperature, presence of a flame, and evolution of light, as when as firefly glows. Three physical changes that indicate a chemical change may have occurred (and that may be seen in this lab) are:

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Activity #2: Think, pair, share-students will pair up and discuss various different chemical changes or try to understand one of their peer’s understanding of a chemical change-and why it is useful. Think, pair, share activities are useful since they can participate with each other, promotes thinking, and there share their information they have learned with the entice class. Time: 10 min. Objective 2 (Elaboration)

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