Unit 3: Changes to Matter

(7 weeks - Trimester 2)

Full Curriculum

 

Performance Expectations
2-PS1-3. Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object. 

2-PS1-4. Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot. 
 

Standards
2-PS1-3
2-PS1-4

Essential Questions

 

How are materials similar to and different from one another? 

How do the properties of the materials relate to their use?

In what ways can an object made of a small set of pieces be disassembled and made into a new object?

Can all changes caused by heating or cooling be reversed?

 

STEMscopes

Properties of Materials

Building Blocks of Matter

Changes from Heat