November

Summary of Activities

Activity 1: Physical and Chemical Changes in Everyday Life (DUE NOVEMBER 8)

This activity helps students learn to spot physical and chemical changes in the world around them. It starts with students looking at laminated scenario cards, and decide if each example represents a physical or chemical change. Afterward, they read a short story about a chaotic morning and use different colored pens to highlight examples of physical and chemical changes in the narrative. To reinforce the lesson, there's a worksheet with practice questions, including some true/false statements. This activity is hands-on and encourages critical thinking about how matter changes in daily life.

Activity 2: Chemical and Physical Changes STEM Case

In this simulation, students take on the role of a forensic scientist investigating counterfeit gold coins. They examine evidence, recreate the process used to make the fake coins, and then write a case summary to share their findings. Along the way, they dive into the science of physical and chemical changes, learning about things like states of matter, the periodic table, chemical bonds, and reactions. This activity combines science with problem-solving and lets students see how the concepts they’re learning apply to real-life scenarios.

Both activities make learning about physical and chemical changes engaging and meaningful, whether through storytelling, hands-on investigation, or connecting science to real-world problems.