8e-5-atoms-elements-5-7

							 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


Level ladder:
What is your target level? Use the level ladder to help you reach it:

 To get     You might have:
  level
    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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