Topic 16.1.

3 Determining orders of reaction using initial rates method

LESSON OBJECTIVES SUCCESS CRITERIA THE LEARNING PROCESS/ASSESSMENT FOR CLASS

LEARNING STRATEGIES SPECIFIC
DETAILS

SUBJECT BASED
OBJECTIVE
Students should be able to
● calculate order of reaction
using initial rates method
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Students will be able to
● understand experiments that
can be used to investigate
reaction rates by:
(i) an initial-rate method
Introduction: Show an image of a method to measure the What questions
rate of a reaction. Recall the rate law equation, order of did the students
reaction with respect to the reactants, overall order of ask?
reaction.
Teacher directed focus: Ask students to research the
methods of finding the order of the reactions.

● deduce the order (0, 1 or 2)
with respect to a substance in a
rate equation using data from an
initial-rate method
● determine and use rate
equations of the form: rate =
k[A]m[B]n, where m and n are 0,
1 or 2
What questions would you
anticipate the students to ask
during the lesson?
The rate equation is determined
experimentally and not from the
stoichiometry of the equation,
CORE VALUE OR unlike the equilibrium constant.
COMPETENCY
OBJECTIVE DIFFERENTIATION
Appreciate the use of initial STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE
rate method to calculate order THE SUCCESS CRITERIA
of reactions
Support: Q 1 from worksheet to
All students will be able to calculate order of reaction.
Independent student-led activity: They research the What are they
different methods of finding the order of reactions in struggling with?
groups.
From each group, get a method used to find the order of
reactions.
Teacher input: Explain the working of the initial rates
method to find the order of reactions.
How
Independent student-led activity: They work in groups to effective/accurate
find the order of the reactions from given differentiated was the peer/self-
worksheet and hence rate of the reactions, value of rate assessment?
constants.
Support: Work out numericals with same initial
concentration of reactants.
Stretch: Find rate constant, given order of reaction.
Extend: Use data to find rate equation, order of reaction
and rate constant.
Review & Reflect:
 demonstrate the stated Stretch: Q 2 b to use data given Summarise the steps to calculate the order of given
value or competency to find order of reaction from reaction using initial rates method.
by…… units. NOTES FOR
solving the numericals in Extend: Q 3 to find unknown Homework: THE NEXT
groups concentrations applying rate Answer questions from the Student Book. LESSON BASED
equations, after finding order of Solve past paper questions from this topic. ON THE
reaction. ASSESSMENT
Extension task: Plot a graph of
rate against concentration for a
first order reaction.

Cross-curricular opportunities. Links to UAE Culture: Industries in the UAE keep their
● Use calculators to find and use power functions (B.0.4). rates of reaction high to make it profitable - get acceptable
● Use an appropriate number of significant figures (B.1.1). amount of products in acceptable period of time.
● Change the subject of an equation (B.2.2).
● Substitute numerical values into algebraic expressions using
appropriate units for physical quantities (B.2.3).
● Solve algebraic expressions (B.2.4).
Real world applications: The rate of reaction is very important
to the chemical industry. The rate of reaction dictates the rate of
production of our daily products. In order to meet the demand
and safety standards, optimization of rate of reaction is
nonetheless the most important subject to control and study.