Jae Washington

Trecel Bates

Chemistry Mini Lesson

Objective: Students will be able to investigate what a chemical reaction is by performing their own
experiment.

Standard: 5-PS1-4. Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more

substances results in new substances.
T: What is a chemical reaction?
T: Chemical reactions are formed when chemical bonds made up of atoms are either formed or broken,
composition and decomposition.
Chemical reactions are a two-way street, on the left side of the street are the reactants; the substances that
we start with in a chemical reaction. On the other side of the street are the products, the result or the
substances produced from the reaction.
Examples of a Chemical Reaction would be:
iron+oxygen= rust
hygdrogen+oxygen=water
sodium+chloride= sodium chloride (table salt)

The ways that you can tell a chemical reaction has occurred are by:

1. Color Change.
2. Production of an odor.
3. Change of Temperature.
4. Evolution of a gas (formation of bubbles)
5. Precipitate (formation of a solid)

T: Thinking about your everyday life, where have you noticed a chemical change? Have you noticed one
today?

S: A banana or milk spoiling, water boiling, a candle burning.

T: Those are perfect examples! Today we are going to explore how to create our own chemical reaction.
Trecel and Jae will ask everyone to partner up and provide each partner with a water bottle, a funnel, a
balloon, baking soda, and vinegar.
T: Before we start, can anyone guess how we will create a chemical reaction with these materials?
What do you think will happen?
S: We will blow up the balloon with the water bottle!
T: Let’s give it a try.
 Jae Washington
Trecel Bates

Trecel or Jae will then pass out the instructions on how to complete experiment. Trecel and Jae will do it
with the class.

INFLATING A BALLOON WITH A CHEMICAL REACTION

1. Using the funnel, add 3 TBSP of vinegar into the bottle.

2. Dry off the funnel or grab a new one.
3. Put the funnel into the balloon and add 1 tsp of baking soda into the balloon. Shake
it so all the baking soda falls into the large part of the balloon.
4. Pull out the funnel.
5. Carefully, stretch the balloon over the bottle opening, making sure that the baking
soda remains in the balloon.
6. Lift up the balloon, letting the baking soda fall into the vinegar and watch the
balloon inflate!

Trecel or Jae will pass out a worksheet and have them answer the following questions.

 What type of change took place?

 How long did it take for the reaction to occur?
 What happened?
 How long did the reaction continue?
 What forms of matter did you observe during the experiment?
 Why do baking soda and vinegar react when combined?