February 4/5

Objective

I will describe chemical

reactions, and organize
data into charts for a candle
experiment.
Candle Demonstration Review
A candle burning is a chemical reaction!
Let’s take some notes on chemical reactions!

Chemical reactions
Let’s take some notes on chemical reactions!

New product is formed

Chemical reactions
A new product forming is a sign of a chemical reaction!
 Let’s take some notes on chemical reactions!

New product is formed

Chemical reactions

Formation of a precipitate
(a solid)
Formation of a precipitate (solid) is a sign of a chemical
reaction!
 Let’s take some notes on chemical reactions!

Change in smell, creation

New product is formed
of heat, smoke, or fizzing

Chemical reactions

Formation of a precipitate
(a solid)
Change in smell, creation of heat, smoke, or fizzing are signs of
a chemical reaction!
 Let’s take some notes on chemical reactions!

New product is formed Change in smell, creation

of heat, smoke, or fizzing

Chemical reactions

Formation of a precipitate Change in chemical

(a solid) composition
Change in chemical composition is a sign of a chemical
reaction!
Evidence: production of heat, smoke, carbon dioxide,
and water vapor!
Candle burning equation - oxygen is needed for a
candle to burn! Carbon dioxide is created
Wax + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water

Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Let’s explore a new experiment:

If I light the candles,

which one will go out first?
(short, middle, tall) WHY?

The ______ candle will go out first

because _________.
Candle Height Burn Time (seconds)

Short

Middle

Tall
The Experiment: Count how long it takes each candle to go out!
 The data:

Candle Height Burn Time

Short 55 seconds

Middle 30 seconds

Tall 25 seconds
Let’s graph the data!

Question for the chat: Have you graphed or seen a bar chart
before? Yes/No in the chat.
X-axis (horizontal axis) - Candle Heights (short,
middle, tall)

X- axis
 Y-axis (vertical) - Burn Time (seconds)

Y- axis
Let’s graph together:

https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Discussion Question: What are the data showing us? What can we conclude?

“The results from the graph show

_________.”

“As candle height _________, burn

time ___________.”
The Final Results: are they consistent with your predictions?
The tallest candle burned out first and the shortest
candle burned out last!

Candle Height Burn Time

Short 55 seconds

Middle 30 seconds

Tall 25 seconds
Discussion Question: Why did the tall candle burn
out first?
Breakout Rooms
Number yourselves from 1-5.
1. What is a chemical reaction?
2. Which candle did you think would go out first? (short, middle, tall) WHY?
3. Which candle went out first (short, middle, tall)? What patterns did you see in
the data?
4. Why did the tallest candle go out first?
Homework