Reaction Riddle at Deutsches Museum

Physical vs Chemical Changes Adventure Pack

Inside the interactive labs of the Deutsches Museum, experiments are behaving unpredictably.

Ice is melting — but is it a new substance? Color changes are flashing across beakers. Gas bubbles are forming, and temperature spikes are triggering unexpected reactions. Ari Raider has detected a disruption in the change system and needs explorers to determine what is physical and what is chemical before the lab locks down.

In Reaction Riddle at Deutsches Museum, students are dropped into a high-stakes chemistry mission inside one of the world’s largest science museums. By learning how physical changes differ from chemical changes, how reactions create new substances, and how clues like gas bubbles, color shifts, and temperature changes signal transformation, explorers must solve the riddle and restore experimental order.

This adventure blends foundational chemistry concepts with story, exploration, and optional hands-on discovery.

About This Adventure Pack

Reaction Riddle at Deutsches Museum is designed for elementary explorers and connects directly to an interactive online adventure.

Students can complete the Reaction Riddle at Deutsches Museum adventure online for free, including access to free printable trading cards that match this experience. The online adventure delivers the full learning and story-driven mission without requiring a physical kit.

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For families or classrooms that want to extend the experience, this Adventure Pack adds a hands-on excavation and collectible cards that bring the science mission into the physical world.

The learning experience is the same whether students use the physical pack or not. The pack simply adds a tactile, collectible layer to the adventure.

What This Adventure Covers

Each Reaction Riddle at Deutsches Museum Adventure Pack explores core physical and chemical change concepts, including:

• Physical Change – A change in form that does not create a new substance
• Chemical Change – A change that produces a new substance
• Reversible – A change that can be undone
• Irreversible – A change that cannot easily be undone
• Reaction – A process where substances interact
• New Substance – A material formed during a chemical change
• Gas Bubbles – A sign of a chemical reaction
• Color Change – A possible indicator of chemical change
• Temperature Change – Energy released or absorbed during a reaction

Each topic appears naturally within the adventure and is required to move the story forward, reinforcing learning through exploration rather than memorization.

What’s Inside the Pack

• Adventure-Filled Field Pack (6×9 Adventure Pouch)
• Adventure Mission Card
• Interactive Online Adventure
• Knowledge Card Pack
• Mystery Dig Kit
• Dig Stick Tool
• Cleaning Wipe
• Mystery Collectible Specimen (Gemlet)
• Gemlet Storage Container
• Excavating Adventures Sticker

Why Kids Love It

Testing reactions, identifying clues, solving transformation puzzles, and uncovering a real mystery specimen makes learning feel like running a world-class science demonstration.

Why Teachers and Parents Love It

Reaction Riddle at Deutsches Museum supports elementary physical science standards through clear distinctions between physical and chemical changes, observable reaction clues, and hands-on inquiry thinking. The adventure works for whole-class instruction, science centers, small groups, or independent learning — with or without the physical pack.

Free Adventure Option

Reaction Riddle at Deutsches Museum is also available online for free, including free printable trading cards that align directly with this adventure. No purchase is required to participate.

This reflects our mission at Excavating Adventures: to make engaging, story-driven adventures accessible to everyone.

👉 Explore the free Reaction Riddle at Deutsches Museum adventure here:
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