Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V - Bicol

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Science 10 Quarter 4 Week 5

Name: _________________________________ Score: ______________

Grade & Section: _________________________________ Date: ______________

I. Introductory Concept
In this Learning Activity Sheet, you will learn how a chemical change occurs, how bonds are broken and
new bonds are formed, and how chemical reactions are translated into chemical equations, where atom
rearrangements result in the formation of new substance/s. The quality of our lives improved as a result of many of
these chemical changes.

II. Learning Skills from the MELCs

MELC: Apply the principles of conservation of mass to chemical reactions. (S10MT-IVe-g-23)

Objectives:
1. Distinguish evidences of chemical reactions.
2. Distinguish between reactants and products.
3. Write a chemical equation.

III. Activity
Activity 1. Put check on the reaction that shows chemical change.
Table 1 Chemical Change
Reaction
1. A tablespoon of sugar when heated melts, darkens, and finally burns
2. Burning of wood
3. Shattering glass with a baseball
4. When sulfuric acid is added into water, the temperature rises
5. Slicing carrots
6. When antacid/aspirin is dropped into a glass of water, bubbles are formed
7. A macbook falling out of a window
8. A fresh green leaf becomes brown when dried
9. Souring milk
10. Coconut milk curds when vinegar is added

Activity 2. Reactants and Products

Direction: Given the statement, identify the reactants and products. Write your answer in a given table below.
Note: Reactants are substances that are used up to form new substances in a chemical reaction.
Example. When sulfur dioxide (SO¿¿ 2) ¿ is added to oxygen (O¿¿ 2)¿ , sulfur trioxide (SO¿¿ 3) ¿is
produced. Sulfur dioxide (SO¿¿ 2)¿ and oxygen(O¿¿ 2)¿ , are reactants and sulfur trioxide(SO¿¿ 3)¿ is the
product.
Reactants Product/s
Sulfur dioxide (SO¿¿ 2) , O¿ xygen (O¿¿ 2)¿ Sulfur trioxide (SO¿¿ 3) ¿

1. Iron reacts with copper sulfate (CuSO 4) and forms iron (II) sulfate ( FeSO 4 ) and copper.
2. Magnesium combines with oxygen gas (O 2) to produce magnesium oxide
3. Hydrogen peroxide ( H 2 O2) in the presence of manganese dioxide (MnO 2) produces water and oxygen gas.
4. Acetic acid ( HC 2 H 3 O 3) and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3) produce sodium acetate with the release of
carbon dioxide (CO 2) gas and water.
5. Copper sulfate (CuSO 4) reacts with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to produce insoluble copper (II) hydroxide
Cu(OH )2and sodium sulfate ( Na2 SO 4 ) solution.

Table 2 Reactants and Products

Reaction Reactants Products
1

Activity 3. Chemical Equation

Direction: Refer to table 2. Use the identified chemical formula of reactants and products to make a chemical
equation.
Ex. When sulfur dioxide is added to oxygen, sulfur trioxide is produced. Sulfur dioxide and oxygen, SO2+O2, are
reactants and sulfur trioxide, SO3, is the product.
Reaction Chemical equation
1 SO 2+ ¿ O2 → SO 3

Table 3 Chemical Equation

Reaction Chemical Equation

IV. Analysis
Answer the following guide questions based on the previous activities.
Activity 1.
1. How many chemical reactions have you identified? Why do you think that your identified reaction is a
chemical reaction?
2. Below are the evidences of chemical reactions. Classify each reaction based on the evidences you have
identified.
Change in
Intrinsic properties, Temperature Formation of
Production of light Evolution of gas
change in color and change precipitate
taste

Activity 2.
1. Differentiate between reactants and products.

Activity 3.
1. How do you write a chemical equation?

2. Why is chemical equation important?

3. What is the difference between chemical reaction and chemical equation?

V. Abstraction
Chemical reactions can be identified via a wide range of different observable factors including change in
color, energy change (temperature change or light produced), gas production, formation of precipitate and
change in properties. When a physical change occurs, there is no breaking and forming of bonds. There are
certain things that will help them identify if a chemical reaction has taken place. Chemical bonding results to
breaking of old bonds and forming of new bonds, thus producing new substances. Formation of new substances
means chemical reaction is taking place.

To describe a chemical reaction, we need to indicate what substances are present at the beginning and
what substances are present at the end. The substances that are present at the beginning are
called reactants and the substances present at the end are called products. In chemical reactions, the
reactants are found before the symbol "→" and the products are found after the symbol "→". The general
equation for a reaction is: Reactants →Products

There are a few special symbols that we need to know in order to "talk" in chemical shorthand. In the
table below is the summary of the major symbols used in chemical equations. Table 4 shows a listing of symbols
used in chemical equations.
 VI. Application
Answer the following questions:
1. Give at least 2 significant examples of chemical reactions that falls on change in intrinsic properties
and production of light.

2. Enumerate chemical reaction that may bring benefit or harm to life as well as to environment. Give 1
example for beneficial and 1 for harmful. Write your answers on the table provided below.
Beneficial Harmful

3. Given the statements, write the chemical equation and label the reactant and product
a. Aluminum (Al) reacts to oxygen (O 2) to form Aluminum oxide ( Al2 O3).

b. The reaction of sulfuric acid ( H 2 SO 4 ) and sodium hydroxide to produce sodium sulfate ( Na2 SO 4 )
and water

VII. References
 Grade 10 Science Prototype and Contextualized DLL
 Grade 10 Science Learner’s Material, pages 403-410
 Grade 10 Teacher’s Guide, pages 281-287
 7.2: Evidence of a Chemical Reaction - Chemistry LibreTexts
 7.3: Chemical Equations - Chemistry LibreTexts

Development Team of the Learning Activity Sheet

Writer: Lester V. Gonzales

Editors:
Reviewers: Manuel F. Teodoro
Jesus P. Dela Peña
Madilyn B. Povadora
Filomena R. Dela Peña
Jessel R. De la Peña
Marvic E. Lee
Lester V. Gonzales
Chonelou John J. Loberiano
Sernim I. Lanurias
Illustrator: Lester V. Gonzales
Layout Artist: Lester V. Gonzales