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8E Task Sheet (L5-7)
Explaining what happens when we burn magnesium metal
Watch the reaction when magnesium burns in air.
Task:
Explain what happens when
magnesium burns.
Top Tips:
• Try to use particle
diagrams to show what is
happening.
Key words: compound, element, metal, mixture, non-metal, reaction
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5 Identified the elements, compounds or mixtures.
Described the appearance and properties of the materials before and
after the reaction (classified as metals or non-metals).
Described what happens during the reaction.
Used a simple particle model to describe the change.
6 Used a particle model to explain the reaction in detail.
Described why the substances can be classified as an element,
compound or mixture.
Explained the reaction using the Big Idea of Energy.
Explained why there are the same numbers of particles in the
beginning and at the end of the reaction.
Written the word equation for the reaction.
7 Followed the instructions for level 6, using detailed scientific knowledge
and understanding, and also:
Used symbols from the Periodic Table to write a balanced symbol
equation.
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