Engaging Google Slides Chemistry Lesson with Guided Notes, Creative Practice & Exit Ticket.
Teach chemical reactions in a way students will actually remember!
This fully editable Google Slides lesson introduces the four main types of chemical reactions—synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, and double replacement—through clear visuals, guided instruction, and creative practice activities.
Students begin with a short warm-up and then move into an interactive mini-lesson comparing the reaction types using diagrams and scaffolded examples. The highlight of the lesson is the creative “reaction story” activity, where students use cartoon characters (the Morphos) to model what happens during each type of reaction. This visual, narrative approach helps even struggling learners grasp abstract chemistry ideas.
The lesson wraps up with practice questions and a concise exit ticket so you can assess understanding before students leave the room. It fits perfectly into a 45-minute class period.
Perfect for middle school physical science, introductory high school chemistry, or review in Living Environment/Biology when chemical reactions are referenced.
✔ Warm-up activity
✔ Direct instruction with diagrams
✔ Creative reaction-modeling activity
✔ Scaffolded practice problems
✔ Exit ticket
✔ Fully editable Google Slides
✔ Clear teacher pacing & flow
Engaging, visual, and classroom-ready—everything you need to teach chemical reactions in one place.
Grade 7 Physical Science
Grade 8 Physical Science
General science courses covering chemical changes
Intro to Chemistry
Regents Chemistry (pre-unit primer)
Biology/Living Environment review of chemical processes
Primary target: Grades 7–10
ELA / Creative Writing:
Students write reaction “stories,” describing particle interactions in narrative form.
Opportunities to incorporate vocabulary, sequencing, and descriptive writing.
Math:
Reaction identification lays the groundwork for later equation balancing.
Students reason about symbolic representations and patterns.
Have students balance each reaction type (HS-PS1-7 extension).
Students create their own reaction story animations using Google Slides or paper flipbooks.
Add a lab demo: steel wool + copper chloride (single replacement), baking soda + hydrofluoric acid, etc.
Use real chemical reaction videos to match to reaction types.
MS-PS1-2
Analyze and interpret data on substances before and after chemical reactions to determine that new substances are formed.
Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs):
Developing and using models
Constructing explanations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Cross-Cutting Concepts (CCCs):
Patterns: Categorizing reactions by shared structural patterns
Cause and Effect: Understanding how particle interactions lead to observable changes
HS-PS1-2
Construct and revise explanations for the outcome of simple chemical reactions based on patterns observed.
SEPs:
Using models to show particle interactions
Constructing explanations
Developing arguments based on evidence
CCCs:
Patterns: Recognizing structure-based patterns in reaction categories
Energy & Matter: Atom rearrangements demonstrate conservation of matter
RST.6-8.3 / RST.9-10.3
Follow multistep procedures (warm-up, guided practice, story activity).
RST.6-8.7 / RST.9-10.7
Integrate quantitative or technical information from diagrams and symbolic equations.
WHST.6-8.2 / WHST.9-10.2
Write explanatory narratives (reaction "stories").
MP.4
Model with mathematics (symbolic representation of reactions).
Engaging Google Slides Chemistry Lesson with Guided Notes, Creative Practice & Exit Ticket.
Teach chemical reactions in a way students will actually remember!
This fully editable Google Slides lesson introduces the four main types of chemical reactions—synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, and double replacement—through clear visuals, guided instruction, and creative practice activities.
Students begin with a short warm-up and then move into an interactive mini-lesson comparing the reaction types using diagrams and scaffolded examples. The highlight of the lesson is the creative “reaction story” activity, where students use cartoon characters (the Morphos) to model what happens during each type of reaction. This visual, narrative approach helps even struggling learners grasp abstract chemistry ideas.
The lesson wraps up with practice questions and a concise exit ticket so you can assess understanding before students leave the room. It fits perfectly into a 45-minute class period.
Perfect for middle school physical science, introductory high school chemistry, or review in Living Environment/Biology when chemical reactions are referenced.
✔ Warm-up activity
✔ Direct instruction with diagrams
✔ Creative reaction-modeling activity
✔ Scaffolded practice problems
✔ Exit ticket
✔ Fully editable Google Slides
✔ Clear teacher pacing & flow
Engaging, visual, and classroom-ready—everything you need to teach chemical reactions in one place.
Grade 7 Physical Science
Grade 8 Physical Science
General science courses covering chemical changes
Intro to Chemistry
Regents Chemistry (pre-unit primer)
Biology/Living Environment review of chemical processes
Primary target: Grades 7–10
ELA / Creative Writing:
Students write reaction “stories,” describing particle interactions in narrative form.
Opportunities to incorporate vocabulary, sequencing, and descriptive writing.
Math:
Reaction identification lays the groundwork for later equation balancing.
Students reason about symbolic representations and patterns.
Have students balance each reaction type (HS-PS1-7 extension).
Students create their own reaction story animations using Google Slides or paper flipbooks.
Add a lab demo: steel wool + copper chloride (single replacement), baking soda + hydrofluoric acid, etc.
Use real chemical reaction videos to match to reaction types.
MS-PS1-2
Analyze and interpret data on substances before and after chemical reactions to determine that new substances are formed.
Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs):
Developing and using models
Constructing explanations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Cross-Cutting Concepts (CCCs):
Patterns: Categorizing reactions by shared structural patterns
Cause and Effect: Understanding how particle interactions lead to observable changes
HS-PS1-2
Construct and revise explanations for the outcome of simple chemical reactions based on patterns observed.
SEPs:
Using models to show particle interactions
Constructing explanations
Developing arguments based on evidence
CCCs:
Patterns: Recognizing structure-based patterns in reaction categories
Energy & Matter: Atom rearrangements demonstrate conservation of matter
RST.6-8.3 / RST.9-10.3
Follow multistep procedures (warm-up, guided practice, story activity).
RST.6-8.7 / RST.9-10.7
Integrate quantitative or technical information from diagrams and symbolic equations.
WHST.6-8.2 / WHST.9-10.2
Write explanatory narratives (reaction "stories").
MP.4
Model with mathematics (symbolic representation of reactions).
