This lesson for Grades 6-8 combines a short video with three experiments to observe and record chemical changes. The experiments use common household materials to demonstrate chemical reaction -- a change that leads to a transformation of one substance into another substance. In the 3rd experiment, there are two chemical reactions happening at the same time. Through careful observation, learners see that the 3rd reaction represents a "chemical clock", because the time it takes the chemicals to react happens very predictably, like a regular clock.

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