Combustion (Brie-anna Molina)

Author

Brie-anna Molina

Principle(s) Illustrated

• Combustion is a process of a substance chemically reacting with oxygen to produce heat. Not all substances combust when introduced to an oxidizer. Those that do are called fuels. In this exercise, students try to identify what properties in a substance make it a fuel or not.

Standards

• NGSS Science & engineering standards

• NGSS Cross-cutting concept standards

• NGSS Disciplinary core idea standards

Questioning Script

Prior knowledge & experience:

What do they already know.

Root question:

Prediction, question, etc.

Target response:

What is the correct answer

Common Misconceptions:

State common misconceptions

Photographs and Movies

Put all photos in the class photo album and reference here.

Put all movies in your own Youtube account. Make sure that the account is set for public viewing. Insert the Youtube videos here.

Applications to everyday live

Comparing the fuel efficiency of gasoline vs. diesel vs. ethanol vs. biodiesel, etc.

References

NASA: Combustion