Chemical Reactions

Chemical Reactions

K-12 Science Curriculum Guide

Matter : Chemical Reactions

Content :

Chemical Reactions [Gr.10]

Content Standards :

 demonstrates understanding of chemical reactions associated with biological and industrial processes affecting life and the environment.

Performance Standards :

 using any form of media, presents the effects of chemical reactions on biological and industrial processes affecting life and the environment.

Learning Competencies :

 describes the four general types of chemical reactions.
 applies the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions
 balances equations, given the formulas for reactants and products.
 enumerates and explains the factors affecting rates of chemical reactions.
 recognizes that all chemical reactions are accompanied by energy change.
 identifies chemical reactions involved in biological and industrial processes affecting life and the environment.
 describes chemical reactions involved in plant growth, food digestion and spoilage.
 describes the effects of various factors on the rate of chemical reactions.
 explains how the factors affecting rates of chemical reactions are applied in food preservation and materials production, control of fire, pollution, and corrosion.
 recognizes the importance of controlling rates of reactions in technology.