1. Balancing Equations/ Translating Equations Practice

2. Evaluation/Assessment:
Objective:
Today I will be able to:
Apply the law of conservation of matter to balancing equations
Correctly translate equations from words to symbols
Evaluation/Assessment:
Informal assessment – listening to student responses during the snowman challenge and interactions as the complete the practice problems
Formal assessment – analyzing student responses to the translation practice problems and the exit ticket
Common Core Connection
Build Strong Content Knowledge
Make sense of problem and persevere in solving them
 Model with mathematics
Use appropriate tools strategically
Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

3. Lesson Sequence Evaluate: Warm – Up Evaluate: Review HW
Elaborate: Balancing/ Translating Equations Practice
Evaluate: Exit Ticket

4. Warm – Up Translate the following word equations:
(Remember to balance the equation at the end!)
Sodium chlorate  Sodium chloride + oxygen gas
Zinc + Copper (II) nitrate  Zinc (II) nitrate + copper
Review your old quizzes, Ms. Ose will recollect them

5. Objective Today I will be able to:
Apply the law of conservation of matter to balancing equations
Correctly translate equations from words to symbols

6. Homework Finish balancing/Translating practice
Wear Closed Toe Shoes Tomorrow for Lab

7. Agenda Warm – Up Review HW Balancing/ Translating Equations Practice
Exit Ticket

8. Review HW

9. Balancing/ Translating Chemical Equations Practice
Complete the practice at your desk. It will be collected and graded for accuracy

10. Exit Ticket Translate and balance the following equation:
Zinc reacts with copper(II) nitrate to form zinc nitrate and copper.