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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Equation Solver

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity helps with understanding how to balance an algebraic equation. You input the term and the operation. The activity uses that term, operates on both sides of the equation, then displays the resulting equation.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemical Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore mass relations between reactants and products for a given chemical process, and practice balancing chemical equations.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Elemental Balancing Act!

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to It's Elemental - Balancing Act! The computer will give you a number of incomplete chemical equations. Balance the chemical equations by selecting coefficients from the pull-down menus. Once you think the equation is balanced,...
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Balancing Act!

For Students 9th - 10th
The computer will give you a number of incomplete chemical equations. Balance the chemical equations by selecting coefficients from the pull-down menus. Once you think the equation is balanced, press the 'Check my answer!' button.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Balancing Chemical Equations 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice balancing this chemical equation. A hint or video tutorials are available if you need help.
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Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: Balancing Chemical Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the basics of writing and balancing the chemical equations of chemical reactions.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Chemistry: Chemical Formulas and Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive module, students are introduced to the most fundamental part of chemistry: chemical reactions and the formulas that accompany them.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Pan Balance Numbers

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this tool to strengthen understanding and computation of numerical expressions and equality using a balance scale.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Using Models to Solve Equations

For Students 6th - 7th
Given a problem, the student will use concrete and pictorial models to solve equations and use symbols to record their actions.
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PBS

Pbs: Balancing Scales to Solve Equations

For Students 6th - 8th
Predict the number of blocks you need to equal the weight of one bag and then test your theory. This interactive exercise focuses on using critical thinking skills to add and subtract items on the scales to achieve balance and visual...
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PBS

Pbs: Linear Equations in One Variable

For Students 6th - 8th
Visualize solutions to one variable equations by performing a balancing act. This interactive exercise focuses on linear equations and mathematical reasoning to show how one variable equations need to stay balanced to be solved correctly...
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Introduction to Balancing Redox Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
The objective of this article is to introduce how to balance redox reaction chemical equations in neutral solution.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: One Step Multiplication & Division Equations

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Based on our understanding of the balance beam model, we know that that to keep a true equation, we always have to do the same thing to both sides of an equation. But how do we know what to do to both sides of the equation? Learn to...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Chemical Equations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of chemical equations.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Using Models to Solve Equations

For Students 6th - 8th
Given a problem, the student will use concrete and pictorial models to solve equations and use symbols to record their actions.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: What Is a Chemical Reaction?

For Students 9th - 10th
Use chemical formulas to visualize how chemical equations are balanced.
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University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Boxes [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This task challenges students to demonstrate an understand of the concept of equality using scales and balance beams.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Pyramid Equality

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan will result in students solving equations and using properties to form equivalent expressions. It provides downloadable PDF resources to go along with the activity as well as strategies for diverse learners, extensions...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Balance When Adding and Subtracting

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive scale shows you how to deal with numbers and variables when solving simple algebraic equations.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Identifying and Balancing Chemical Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCard stack will allow students to review balancing and classifying chemical equations.
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Hooda Math

Hooda Math: Balance Scales

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Solve simple linear equations using a balance beam. Replicate the given equation by moving the blocks of X and 1 to the sides of the balance scale. Then use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to each side to solve for x.
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BBC

Bbc: Algebra Revision Bite Solving Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
BBC Schools offers a test review ("revision") of several aspects of solving equations. Content includes solving simple equations, solving equations with brackets, simplifying letters in equations, plus much more. After working through...
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Balance Weights

For Students 6th - 8th
This resource allows students to practice balancing weights where students determine what weight is missing to make things balance. There are ten problems with instant feedback and an opportunity to practice again.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Balancing Chemical Equations: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how to balance a chemical reaction. It is 3 of 6 in the series titled "Balancing Chemical Equations."

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