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“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of, who do the things no one can imagine.” - Alan Turing
DESCRIBING MATTER
DAY 1
WARM-UP (7 MIN)
In your notebook, always include the date, the lesson title, and do the warm-up task associated to that date.
Task: *Complete the Musical Warm-Up: "What is that?"*
WARM-UP DISCUSSION (3 MIN)
*If matter makes everything, what is matter made of?*
THE NOTES: DAY 1 VOCABULARY (10 MIN)
*Write these down in your notebooks!*
Matter - anything that has mass and takes up space.
Chemistry - the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes.
Substance - A single kind of matter that is pure, meaning it always has a specific makeup (or composition) and a specific set of properties.
Physical Property - a characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.
Chemical Property - a characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into different substances.
KEY CONCEPT- Every form of matter has two kinds of properties, physical properties and chemical properties.
LAB: *PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROPERTIES* (15 MIN)
In your notebook, always include the date, the lesson title, and do the warm-up task associated to that date. FOR LABS, IF NO SHEET IS PROVIDED, YOU MUST RECORD STEP TITLES AND YOUR ANSWERS IN YOUR SCIENCE NOTEBOOK
Purpose: To explore matter in a way in which we can tell the difference between physical and chemical properties of matter.
Materials: Beaker of Water, Bag of Sugar, Rusted Metal, Rocks, Match with Match Box
Procedure:
MISSION 1: MIXING WATER AND SUGAR: Fill a beaker up with water to 200mL. Add 3 teaspoons of sugar to the water. Stir with the glass stirring rod for 40 seconds. Ask yourself, "What happened to the sugar? Is this a physical or chemical property?" Draw what you just did in your notebook. Write down in your notebooks whether this is a physical or chemical property and describe why you think this is a physical or chemical property.
MISSION 2: OBSERVING A ROCK: Pick up the rock. Notice the texture and color of the rock. Are these physical or chemical properties? Draw the rock in your notebook, describe 2 physical properties and explain each of the properties. When I say explain, explain why they are physical properties and not chemical.
MISSION 3: OBSERVING A PIECE OF METAL: You have a metal tool or object in your bin. Observe the piece of metal. What do you notice about the appearance and feel of piece of metal? Is rusting a chemical or physical property? Draw a picture of the rusted metal and describe whether rusting is a chemical or physical property. Feel free to look it up on Google.
MISSION 4: STRIKING A MATCH: Take your match and strike it against the box. Once it starts to burn, drop it into the water beaker. What happened to the match? Was this a chemical or physical property? Draw a picture of what happened and describe whether it was a chemical or physical property.
EVALUATION (10 MIN)
We'll wrap it up here with today's assessment in your learning management system. Feel free to study your notes and/or the videos below. We always recommend viewing the videos the night before the lesson.