I created this balancing equations foldable for my physical science classes. We began our chemical reactions unit in physical science by balancing chemical equations.
When I took chemistry in high school, I ADORED balancing equations. Each problem was like a mini-puzzle. And, I love puzzles!

I put a circle in front of each reactant and product to show students where to write their coefficients. Circles turned out to be a bad idea for this because some of my students mistook them for zeros. I guess I should use rectangles in the future.
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