Lesson Plan: 4C.1.03

Hamble Lesson Observation Plan
Learning About
Why is combustion an oxidation reaction?
Keywords:
  • Combustion: A chemical reaction that occurs when a substance reacts with oxygen, releasing energy in the form of heat and light. (3)
  • Oxidation: The addition of oxygen to a compound. (3)
  • Tarnish (1)
  • Metal (1)
  • Rusting: The reaction of iron and oxygen in the presence of water or air moisture to produce iron oxide. (1)
  • Chemical reaction: A process in which one or more substances, the reactants, are converted to one or more different substances, the products. (1)
  • Fuel: Any substance which is a source of chemical energy. (1)
  • Chemical reaction: A process in which one or more substances, the reactants, are converted to one or more different substances, the products. (1)
  • Burning: Producing or having a flame. (1)
Memory Anchor:
Method Precise Learning Objective Linked Question / Activity
(Designed for maximum working out)		 Stepping Stones Pitstop Check
(Thinking Map)
Combustion is the chemical reaction of burning. What is combustion?
During combustion the fuel joins with oxygen. What are the products and reactants in combustion?

Fire Triangle. Extinguish a candle in a upturned beaker.
W Combustion is an oxidation reaction. What is an oxidation reaction?
Rusting is another example of an oxidation reaction What type of chemical reaction is rusting?
Tarnish of metals is oxidation. What reaction causes metals to tarnish?

Heating metal folded metal foils. The outside will tarnish, the inside does not.
Links To the Big Ideas
ForcesParticlesEnergyCells