Knowledge/Skill Building

🧪 Fuel Reaction Decision Tools

Content Expertise Critical Thinking & Problem Solving PS.Chm.4.1 PS.Chm.4.2 PS.Chm.4.4 PS.Chm.4.3 Submission Required

Students analyze simplified reaction models for possible car energy systems, including balanced equations, energy release, and conservation of mass. Older students calculate sample mole relationships or percent composition for two fuel options, while younger students use manipulatives, color-coded atom models, and verbal comparisons to judge feasibility. Teams record which fuel systems appear promising and which environmental trade-offs still need investigation.

Plan day
Day 12
Duration
75 min
Grouping
Small Group
Steps