Firework Color Chemistry Virtual Science Lab

Have a lesson with a bang and have students learn all about the chemistry and elements of fireworks! Great for middle and high school science and chemistry classes this 4th of July, New Years, or Independence Day, or any time! No lab equipment needed, everything is learned virtually with links students click on and worksheets to accompany the learning task pages.

How a Virtual Lab Works:

Everything is included! No prep, no lab supplies needed! Everything is included. Students click or scan the QR code to go to links, then complete activities using the science lab they observe in the videos to complete the lab and learn new content.

In this lab students will:

• Learn how firework structures work
• Watch a demonstration of what makes the colors of fireworks
• Learn how the elements of the periodic table of elements are used in fireworks
• Try out a simulator of creating colored fireworks online

Lab key questions to answer:

How do fireworks work?

How are do fireworks get their colors?

How do the elements connect to fireworks?

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This lab demonstration is meant to be used independently by students and WITHOUT ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED! Students will follow all the steps of a lab with pre-research pages, background learning, prediction activities, then students will WATCH REAL SCIENTISTS COMPLETE A DEMONSTRATION of Fireworks with the click to the link or scan of a QR code and work along with the scientists to answer questions, create diagrams, and demonstrate learning of these new concepts.

NO NEED FOR A LAB COAT OR SUPPLIES! THIS LAB CAN BE COMPLETED TOTALLY REMOTELY!

EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO SO NO PRIOR TEACHING NEEDED! The lesson has everything students need from background learning, steps, and all the pages to work on the lab in its entirety which makes it perfect for independent and meaningful learning for students.

This activity creates a MEANINGFUL and MEMORABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE for students as they work through the activities to further their learning in the scientific method and to deeper understand the scientific concept taught in the lab demonstration

This Lesson Includes over 15 student activities:

• Teacher instructions
• Differentiation recommendations
• Student instructions
• Background knowledge lesson and worksheet
• Background worksheet- parts of a firework
• Firework structure design diagram activity
• Prediction and hypothesis worksheet page
• Procedure for experiment worksheet (with video)
• Experiment data collection page
• Elements in Pyrotechnics periodic table of elements worksheet page
• Elements in fireworks match-up activity worksheet task
• Data summary of firework colors
• Data analysis worksheet
• Lab extension- future of fireworks and firework environmental impact writing
• Assessment
• Rubric (for teacher and for self-assessment grading)
• Answer Keys
• Contact Page for more great learning ideas and links!

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