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Concept Builders - Matter

Knowledge of matter really matters. Dust off your periodic table and get ready to learn about the properties and states of matter.

Activities

Density Ranking Tasks

🞋︎ Learning Goal: To rank the density of three samples of matter based on information about the massiveness of its particles and the amount of space they take up.

Classification of Matter

🞋︎ Learning Goal: To identify samples of matter as being pure substances or mixtures (homogenous or heterogeneous) and to distinguish between elements and compounds.

Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

🞋︎ Learning Goal: To identify the difference between metals, nonmetals, and metalloids and to be able to place an element into one of these categories.

Name That Element

🞋︎ Learning Goal: To express a comfort with the organization of the periodic table, including concepts related to family names, periods, groups, metals, nonmetals, metalloids, atomic number, and atomic mass.

Particles .. Words .. Formulas

🞋︎ Learning Goal: To associate the particle representation of a sample of matter with the proper verbal description and formulas.

Chemical vs. Physical Properties

🞋︎ Learning Goal: To identify a stated property as being either a chemical or a physical property.