Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions DIY Cold Pack STEM Challenge for MS-PS1-6
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Now that your students have the basic concepts of endothermic and exothermic reactions down, what should you do next? Imagine helping them solidify and apply their knowledge in an engaging way! In this exciting chemistry STEM challenge, students will demonstrate their understanding of exothermic and endothermic reactions by designing and building a cold pack to help the school nurse.
This endothermic and exothermic project is designed for middle school physical science and STEM students. Students should have some background knowledge on chemical energy and endothermic and exothermic reactions. The project supports mastery of the Next Generation Science Standards, including MS-PS1-6 and MS-ETS1-1.
Grab this resource today to save your planning and prep time, while knowing your students will be learning and engaged in a fun endothermic and exothermic reactions activity!
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What’s included in the exothermic and endothermic reactions STEM challenge?
- Detailed teacher notes for lesson planning and prep
- Printable, Google, and Easel versions of the student project packet that follow the engineering design process
- Embedded links to high quality background research articles and videos
- A slideshow for easy lesson facilitation
- An easy-to-use grading rubric
- Printable certificates for student engineers
- Suggestions for building materials, distance learning, and differentiation
Materials needed for this chemistry activity:
- Digital or printed copies of the student project packet
- Safety goggles
- Building and testing materials for each group, including:
- About 10 ml of vinegar in a small cup
- About 1 tbsp of baking soda in a small cup
- About 10 ml of baking soda solution in a small cup (Prepare by dissolving about 2 tbsp of baking soda in 1 cup of water. Stir until no more baking soda will dissolve.)
- About 1 tbsp of calcium chloride or Ice Melt in a small cup
- 1 thermometer
- 1 set of measuring spoons
- 1 quart sized zip-closing plastic bag
- 1 snack sized zip-closing plastic bag
- 1 timer (optional)
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What are other teachers saying?
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“I really like how the challenge uses simple, safe chemicals. Thank you!”
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How can the exothermic and endothermic reactions project be used in your middle school classroom?
- As an Elaborate activity during a 5E lesson sequence about chemical energy
- As a performance task at the end of a unit to assess students understanding of endothermic and exothermic reactions and/or MS-PS1-6
- As an extension or enrichment activity
- To incorporate more problem-solving and engineering skills in your classroom
- As a holiday break or extra credit assignment for your Physical Science course
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