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This lesson introduces students to the concept of word equations and what we do and do not include in one.
In this lesson students will learn how to write word equations from sentences, turn sentences into word equations and identify reactants and products in a word equation.

This lesson is the second lesson in the KS3 "Chemical Reactions” topic, though can be taught as a stand alone lesson. It is designed with non-specialist teachers in mind, being easy to follow and present, and comes with complete answers to all activities and examples built into the powerpoint slides, along with hints and tips about lesson delivery in the powerpoint’s “notes” section.

Lesson objectives:

• Identify the reactants and products in a word equation
• Write word equations for simple chemical reactions
• Turn word equations into sentences/paragraphs
• Describe how atoms rearrange and join together differently in a chemical reaction

Lesson features:

• Interactive powerpoint with delivery tips/notes
• Intergrated answers on slides
• Built in AfL and mini-whiteboard checks
• Scaffolding and “I do, we do, you do” tasks
• Stretch and challenge tasks throughout

This lesson contains:

• Lesson powerpoint (pptx.)
• Writing Word Equations Worksheet (PDF)
• Worksheet answers (PDF)