Download Physical Science Unit 3 Matter 2014

Critical Content/Concept Web
Unit Topic:
Matter
Conceptual Lens:
Grade:
Unit Overview
Properties and Structure
Atomic Structure and
Classification
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States of Matter
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Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
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Unit Topic:
All matter is made of
atoms
Physical and Chemical
Properties
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Metals
Nonmetals
Chemical reactivity
Protons determine what
the atom is
Neutron determine
Isotope
Electrons determine
chemical properties
Organization of the
Periodic Table
Matter is made of atoms that can be
identified based on their physical and
chemical properties. Atoms combine to
make molecules. Energy causes matter to
change states.
Grade: 8
Subject: Physical Science
Unit: Matter
Lens: Properties and Structure
Enduring Understandings
1. Atoms are the basic unit of matter
Guiding Questions
1. How does atomic structure help us to classify atoms?
2. How can we use physical and chemical properties to
identify pure substances?
3. How do atoms combine to make molecules?
4. How does matter change when energy is either added
or removed?
Grade: 8
Subject: Physical Science
Unit: Matter
Lens: Properties and Structure
Critical Content and Skills
AC = Assessment Code:
Assessment
Students will Know…
1. Atoms are classified based on their structure
2. Pure substances have physical and chemical
properties that can be used to identify them.
3. Atoms combine to make molecules
4. Energy Causes Changes in Matter
5. States of Matter
Q – Quizzes
O – Observations
D – Dialogues
P - Prompts
WS – Work Samples
SA – Student Self-
T - Tests
AC
Students will be able to do…
1. Develop a model that predicts and describes
changes in particle motion, temperature and
state of a pure substance when thermal
energy is added or removed
2. Place an unknown atom on the periodic table
based on its structure and predict its physical
and chemical properties
3. Design and conduct inquiry based
investigations
4. Support a claim citing evidence
5. Analyze and interpret data
AC
Grade: 8
Subject: Physical Science
Unit: Matter
Lens: Properties and Structure
Instructional Plan/Activities
(Correlations)