Unit 1: Structure and Properties of Matter 

18 Days

Full Curriculum

 

Performance Expectations
Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures.

Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

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Assessment

NECAP - Density- 2013

conclusion

placemat

set-up

 

Standards
PS1-2 PS1-1
Detailed Unit Plans 
PS1-1-Structure and Properties of Matter
PS1-2 -Structure and Properties of matter

Essential Questions

How do atomic and molecular interactions explain the properties of matter that we see and feel?

 

How can models be used to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures?

 

How can particles combine to produce a substance with different properties?

 

How can data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact be used to determine whether a chemical reaction has occurred?

 

What happens when new materials are formed? What stays the same and what changes?