Some examples from ECLIPSE of what students have said relating to chemical change:
A chemical change is where two things just go together
A compound is just a lot of different elements put together
A reaction is just something that happens
Fuels get used-up when we burn them
The flame reacts to the gunpowder
A chemical reaction is like cola: an example of a student-generated simile from the ASCEND enrichment project.
Chemical reactions are like hell: an example of a student-generated simile from the ASCEND enrichment project.
This is just one of a wide range of science topics that learners have talked about in ECLIPSE projects.
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Dr Keith S Taber kst24@cam.ac.uk
University of Cambridge Faculty of Education