How do new substances form?
Question: What is the reddish-brown substance in the water?
Investigations Questions:
How can you tell one substance from another? (1.3)
Why do different substances have different properties? (1.4, 1.5, 1.6)
Key Concepts:
1. Different substances have different properties. (1.3)
2. Things that are too small (or too large) to see can be studied with models. (1.5)
3. Substances have different properties because they are made of different groups of atoms. These groups vary in the type or number of atoms that make up the group. (1.6)
4. Groups of atoms repeat to make up a substance. (1.6)
Question: How did the rust form?
Investigations Questions:
Can substances change into different substances? (2.1)
How do substances change into different substances during chemical reactions? (2.2, 2.3)
Key Concepts:
5. During a chemical reaction, one or more starting substances (reactants) change into one or more different substances (products). (2.1)
6. During a chemical reaction, atoms do not change from one type to another. (2.2)
7. During a chemical reaction, atoms rearrange to form different groups of atoms. (2.2)
Question: What was produced during the reaction between the iron pipes and the fertilizer?
Investigations Questions:
What happens to atoms during a chemical reaction? (3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
Key Concepts:
8. During a chemical reaction, all of the atoms that make up the reactants rearrange to form the products. (3.2)
9. During a chemical reaction, atoms cannot be created or destroyed. (3.3)
Question: Who might have used the unknown substance to steal the diamond?
***Simply memorizing vocabulary words does us no good - being able to use them in conversation and use multiple words in the same sentence - THAT will help you better understand the content.***
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20pts: Learning Check 1 (Google Form assigned through Classroom)
20pts: Learning Check 2 (Google Form assigned through Classroom)
60pts: Written Argument (Google Doc assigned through Classroom)
60pts: Final Assessment (done through Amplify online)
Final Unit Grade worth 100pts:
Option 1: 20pt learning check 1 + 20pt learning check 2 + 60pt Written Argument
Option 2: 20pt learning check 1 + 20pt learning check 2 + 60pt End of Unit Assessment
For students who earned a perfect score on the Critical Juncture Assessment, their grade will be determined:
Option 3: 20pt learning check 1 + 20pt learning check 2 + 60pt Independent Project Grade