Plop, Plop, Fizz Fast: The Effect of Temperature on Reaction Time

Students will discover how water temperature effects the rate at which Alka-Seltzer® reacts.  Students will record the data on a table and can transfer the data to a line graph. There is an extension to this resource where they can take an Alka-Seltzeru00ae tablet and crush it to test whether surface area affects the rate of reaction.

Lesson Variations

Blooms taxonomy level: 
Understanding

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