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Students demonstrate that setting of plaster and cement is a change, which involves a release of heat energy, use data collected experimentally to construct comparison graphs and analyze the graphs to make predictions about future experiments.

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exothermic reactions

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exothermic reaction, gypsum, heat exchange, plaster, rehydration, science
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Grade
6th - 9th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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