Unit 6: Aqueous Solutions and Chemical Reactions

In this unit, the focus will be on writing and balancing chemical equations, identifying reaction types, and predicting products in chemical reactions. Additionally, reactions in aqueous solutions will be examined.

Enduring Understandings

The students will understand that:

• a chemical equation is an abbreviated chemical representation for a chemical change.
• during a chemical change, atoms are conserved.
• there are various types of chemical reactions and the results of chemical reactions can be predicted based on identifying the reaction type.

Essential Questions

• How are chemical equations used to represent a chemical change?
• How does a chemical equation show the conservation of matter?
• How does identifying reaction type allow you to predict product(s) of a chemical reaction?
• How can reactions be written to represent the changes occurring in aqueous solutions?