ScienceYears 7–8Chemistry

Chemical reactions

Identify signs of chemical reactions; write word equations; understand combustion, oxidation and thermal decomposition

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you're baking a cake. You mix flour, eggs, sugar and butter — but when you put it in the oven, it changes into something totally different! 🎂

  2. 2

    Is baking a cake a chemical reaction? 🎂

  3. 3

    Here's what happens in a chemical reaction: the atoms in the ingredients rearrange themselves into new molecules. 🧪

  4. 4

    Mix these atoms to make a new molecule — drag the hydrogen and oxygen together to make water! 💧

  5. 5

    Burning wood is a chemical reaction. Let's see what happens. 🔥

  6. 6

    Which of these is a sign of a chemical reaction? 🔍

  7. 7

    Rust forming on a metal bike — chemical reaction or not? 🚲

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