USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
 Structure and Nature of Matter & Chemical and Physical Changes
Unit Design
This unit is the beginning of a series of sub-units in the Physical Sciences.  In this unit, students should learn and understand the structure and nature of matter and they should be able to recognize and compare between physical and chemical changes.


Topics
1. Structure & Nature of Matter
• Particles of atoms
• Atoms v. Molecules
• Elements and the Periodic Table
• Metals v. Non-Metals

2. Chemical Changes
• Characteristics of chemical changes
• Reactants v. Products
• Factors affecting the rate of reactions
• Conservation of Mass-Chemical changes

3. Physical Changes
• States of matter & Characteristics
• States of matter & Energy of particles
• Physical Properties
• Characteristics of physical changes
• Conservation of Mass-Physical Changes
• Mixtures v. Solutions


Unit Goals




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