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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.1 6.Physical Science.1.1 All matter is made of atoms, which are far too small to see directly
through a light microscope. Elements have unique atoms and thus, unique properties. Atoms
themselves are made of even smaller particles.
Essential Questions - 21st Century Skills
and Readiness Competencies:
1. In the world of science, what makes
something a building block?
2. What is matter?
3. What are characteristics?
4. What makes information appropriate to use
as an explanation for the nature of matter?
5. What is an atomic model?
6. What is the particle model of matter?
7. How is the Periodic Table of Elements
arranged?
8. What does the atomic number represent?
Evidence Outcomes:
a. Identify evidence that suggests there is a
fundamental building block of matter.
b. Use the particle model of matter to illustrate
characteristics of different substances.
c. Develop an evidence based scientific
explanation of the atomic model as the
foundation for all chemistry.
d. Find and evaluate appropriate information
from reference books, journals, magazines,
online references, and databases to compare
and contrast historical explanations for the
nature of matter.
Academic Vocabulary:
atom
atomic model
atomic number
characteristic
electron
group
matter
metal
metalloid
neutron
nucleus
particle
period
Periodic Table of Elements
property
proton
reference materials
Assessment:
1. Completed matching activity is assessment.
2, 4, & 5. Activity sheet in lesson is the
assessment.
3. Complete discussion questions for
assessment.
6. Assessment is built into the lesson plan.
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.1 scientific explanation
subscript
substance
Suggested Activities/Strategies:
1. Vocabulary Matching Game: This is an
online interactive game. It could also be used
in paired partnerships and/or printed out with
each student given the words and definitions
in a zip-lock bag.
2. Moving Molecules Activity: Based on their
observations students will describe, on the
molecular level, how heating and cooling
affect the motion of atoms in a solid.
3. Use this atom tutorial for note taking and or
extra practice over atoms. Students learn about
atomic structure and subatomic particles
through an interactive slide show. To
download you must register for a free teacher
domain. There are several lessons and
interactive activities over a variety of science
subjects.
4. The Periodic Table Activity: Students are
introduced to the basic information given for
the elements in the Periodic Table (name,
symbol, atomic number, and atomic mass.)
5. Protons, Neutrons, Electrons Activity:
Students put a static charge on a strip of
plastic by pulling it between their fingers.
6. Alex Lesson Plan on Atomic Models: This
lesson introduces students to scientific models.
The students learn how models of the atom
have changed as new evidence is gathered and
about the current model of the atom.
1. Vocabulary Matching Game
2. Moving Molecules Activity
3. Teacher Domain
Resources/Technology:
Share My Lesson on the History of the Atom
Middle School Science Lesson Plans
The Science Queen
Free Clip Art
Free I-pad Apps
Free PowerPoints
Free Interactive Games
Slide Share Atom Presentation
Slide Share Presentation Molecules
Middle School Chemistry
Super Collider Video
History of the Atom Video
Interactive Cell to Scale Pictures
Free Lesson Plans
Candle Activity Properties
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.1 4. The Periodic Table Activity
5. Protons, Neutron, Electrons Activity
6. Alex Lesson Plan Atomic Models
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.2 6.Physical Science.1.2 Atoms may stick together in well-defined molecules or be packed
together in large arrays. Different arrangements of atoms into groups compose all substances.
Essential Questions - 21st Century Skills
and Readiness Competencies:
1. Why do substances behave differently? For
example, why does water pour rapidly while
syrup pours slowly?
2. What is the difference between elements
and compounds?
3. How do atoms combine to form molecules?
4. What is a mixture?
5. What is the difference between a polar and
non-polar bond?
6. How are the properties of molecules
different from atoms?
Evidence Outcomes:
a. Explain the similarities and differences
between elements and compounds.
b. Identify evidence suggesting that atoms
form into molecules with different properties
than their components.
c. Find and evaluate information from a
variety of resources about molecules.
Academic Vocabulary:
atom
chemical bond
compound
covalent bond
element
heterogeneous
homogeneous
ionic bond
metallic bond
mixture
molecule
non-polar bond
polar bond
property
pure substance
valence electron
Assessment:
1. Assessment is located in the lesson closure
section of the plan.
2. Assessment ideas are located at the end of
the lesson.
3. The correctly constructed model can be
used as assessment.
4, 5, 6, & 7. Assessments are built into the
lessons.
8. Create a rubric to assess the
Superhero/Villain Project.
Rubric Generator
Suggested Activities/Strategies:
1. How Many Drops Activity: In this lesson,
students conduct a simple test to determine
Resources/Technology:
What is an Atom YouTube Video
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.2 how many drops of each of three liquids can
be placed on a penny before spilling over.
2. Helping Molecules Get Along Activity:
Students learn about the basics of molecules
and how they interact with each other. They
learn about the idea of polar and non-polar
molecules and how they act with other fluids
and surfaces.
3. Using The Building Blocks of Matter from
Teacher's Domain, students construct a water
molecule with marshmallows and toothpicks.
4. What is a Polar Molecule Activity: Use this
activity to introduce students to the idea that
water is a polar molecule that has a slight
positive charge at one end of the molecule and
a slight negative charge at the other.
5. Atomic Musical Chairs Activity: Students
identify the different parts of an atom and
determine the atomic number, atomic mass,
and the number of protons, neutrons, and
electrons for each atom.
6. Molecularium™ Riding Snowflakes is
learner-friendly examination of atoms and
molecules. This has several lessons and
activities throughout
7. Adopt an Element Performance Task:
Students create an advertisement for an
element.
8. Have the students form pairs. One
must design a superhero whose powers are
based upon the properties of an element.
The partner must design a super-villain who
has powers based upon the opposite
properties.
Molecular Movement
Atoms and Elements
Middle School Chemistry
Site with Multiple Free Lesson Plans
Free PowerPoints
Free I-pad Apps
Free Clip Art
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.2 1. How Many Drops
2. Helping Molecules Get Along Activity
3. The Building of Matter
4. What is a Polar Molecule Activity
5. Atomic Musical Chairs
6. Molecularium Lesson
7. Adopt an Element
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.3 6.Physical Science.1.3 The physical characteristics and changes of solid, liquid, and gas
states can be explained using the particulate model.
Essential Questions - 21st Century Skills
and Readiness Competencies:
1. What determines whether matter is in the
form of a solid, liquid, or gas?
2. What is the kinetic molecular theory and
how does temperature affect the behavior of
particles in a gas?
3. What is the difference between a change in
temperature and a change of state?
4. What are the physical characteristics of the
states of matter?
5. What is the difference between a physical
change and a chemical change?
Evidence Outcomes:
a. Explain how the arrangement and motion of
particles in a substance such as water
determine its state.
b. Distinguish between changes in temperature
and changes of state using the particle model
of matter.
Academic Vocabulary:
boiling point
changes of state
chemical change
condensation
evaporation
freezing point
gas
ideal gas
ideal gas law
kinetic molecular theory
liquid
melting point
phase
phase change
physical change
physical characteristic
properties of matter
solid
state of matter
sublimation
temperature
vaporization
Assessment:
1. Assess answers to Discussion Questions.
2, 3, & 4. Assessments are built into the
lessons.
5. Watch the video and then have students
answer discussions questions either as a whole
group or in partners.
6. The interactive activity is the assessment.
Teacher will observe or have students peer
check that they completed the activity
correctly.
7. Completion of the chart can be used as
assessment.
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.3 Suggested Activities/Strategies:
1. Watch the short video clip as an activating
strategy for showing how properties of
materials are affected by arrangement of
atoms. This site also has several other
activities and interactive activities.
2. Molecules Matter Activity: Students discuss
the meaning of chemistry and matter.
3. Molecules in Motion: Students add food
coloring to hot and cold water to see whether
heating or cooling affects the speed of water
molecules.
4. Changing State Activity: Students identify
and control variables to design a test to
determine if heating water affects the rate of
evaporation. Have students conduct an
experiment to answer the question of whether
hot or cold water freezes faster. Afterwards,
have them try to explain the results using the
kinetic molecular theory.
5. This video segment adapted from A Science
Odyssey examines the scale of the atom and
the tremendous amount of space between the
electrons and the nucleus.
6. In this interactive simulation adapted from
University of Colorado’s Physics Education
Technology project, students explore the
relationship between the pressure, volume, and
temperature of a gas.
7. Distinguish between chemical and physical
changes with this Changes in Matter activity.
8. Solid, Liquid, Gas Experiment: Students
distinguish similarities/differences of matter
and recognize that different states of matter
may appear in one substance.
Resources/Technology:
Free Clip Art
Free I-pad Apps
Free PowerPoints
Free Interactive Games
Free Matter Lesson Plans
Matter Scramble Puzzle
Matter Crossword Puzzle
States of Matter Lesson Plans
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.3 1. Video over Structure of Matter
2. Molecules Matter
3. Molecules in Motion
4. Changing State Evaporation
5. Atoms, the Space Between Video
6. Gas Properties Interactive Activity
7. Changes in Matter Activity
8. Solid, Liquid, Gas Experiment
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.4 6.Physical Science.1.4 Distinguish among, explain, and apply the relationships among mass,
weight, volume, and density.
Essential Questions - 21st Century Skills
and Readiness Competencies:
1. Which of the following is the best
recommendation for a person trying to lose
weight and why? Reduce the number of
calories eaten, exercise more, or go to the
moon?
2. If weight and mass are not the same thing,
why might people use the words
interchangeably?
3. In what type of situation would it be most
useful to know the mass of an object? weight?
volume? density?
4. How is mass measured?
5. How is volume measured?
6. What is density?
7. What are some of the tools you can use to
report results for scientific investigations?
Evidence Outcomes:
a. Explain that the mass of an object does not
change, but its weight changes based on the
gravitational forces acting upon it.
b. Predict how changes in acceleration due to
gravity will affect the mass and weight of an
object.
c. Predict how mass, weight, and volume
affect density.
d. Measure mass and volume, and use these
quantities to calculate density.
e. Use tools to gather, view, analyze, and
report results for scientific investigations
about the relationships among mass, weight,
volume, and density.
Academic Vocabulary:
acceleration
density
force
gravity
mass
volume
weight
Assessment:
1, 2, 6, & 7. Assessments are built into the
lessons.
3. & 4. Use Discussion Questions for
assessment.
5. Use the Lab as the assessment.
8. When you go into the lesson link, all links
to the assessments are found on the right side
of the web page.
9. Formative Assessments are located at
bottom of lesson plan. They also have links to
worksheets that could be used as assessments.
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.4 Suggested Activities/Strategies:
1. Students investigate a wax candle and a
piece of clay to understand why the candle
floats and the clay sinks, even though the
candle is heavier than the piece of clay.
2. Students place hot and cold colored water
into room-temperature water. They observe
that the hot water floats on the room-
temperature water and the cold water sinks.
3. This video segment adapted from ZOOM
offers a demonstration of buoyancy by
showing how to pour a cup of air into a cup
filled with water.
4. In this video from NASA's Teaching From
Space Initiative, two astronauts aboard the
International Space Station (ISS) describe
mass, weight, and the differences between the
two.
5. Cookie Lab: Students use mass and volume
to describe and identify cookies.
6. Go to Share My Lesson and choose from
several lesson plans over this standard.
7. Density Lesson Plan: Students make
predictions about which items will sink or
float. They then use what they learned about
density to create an aluminum foil object that
floats and an object that sinks.
8. Density of Water Lab: Students measure the
volume and mass of water to determine its
density.
9. Mass and Density Lesson: Students identify
differences in mass, volume, and density
amongst the three states of matter and
calculate density with varying quantities of
mass and volume.
Resources/Technology:
Free Clip Art
Free I-pad Apps
Free PowerPoints
Free Interactive Games
Mass versus Weight Resource
Density Lesson Plans
Volume, Mass, Weight Slide Share
Measuring Mass, Volume, Density
Density Archimedes PowerPoint
Density Review PowerPoint
Interactive Simulations
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Physical Science
6th Grade Standard 1.4
1. Density Activity
2. Temperature Affects Density Activity
3. Density and Buoyancy Video and
Questions
4. Mass versus Weight Video and Questions
5. Cookie Lab
7. Density Lesson Plan
8. Density of Water Lab
9. Mass and Density Lesson
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Physical Science
7th Grade Standard 1.1 7.Physical Science.1.1 Mixtures of substances can be separated based on their properties such
as solubility, boiling points, magnetic properties, and densities.
Essential Questions - 21st Century Skills
and Readiness Competencies:
1. What techniques can be used to separate
mixtures of substances based on their
properties?
2. Which properties are the most useful in
trying to separate mixtures of substances?
3. How much difference must there be among
the properties of substances for the properties
to be useful in separating the substances?
4. What is the difference between a mixture
and a solution?
5. What are the properties of a mixture?
6. Why is separating mixtures important to
industries?
7. When is it useful to separate mixtures?
8. When is it detrimental to separate mixtures?
Evidence Outcomes:
a. Identify properties of substances in a
mixture that could be used to separate those
substances from each other.
b. Develop and design a scientific
investigation to separate the components of a
mixture.
Academic Vocabulary:
boiling point
Bunsen burner
classification
classify
compare
contrast
density
evaluate critique
experimental procedures
falsifiable hypothesis
filtration
freezing point
gram
heterogeneous
homogeneous
inconsistent results
Assessment:
1, 2, 3, 6, & 7. Assessment is located within
each lesson and activity.
4. & 5. Use attached rubrics for assessment.
4. Mixture in Industry Rubric
5. Sand, Water, Salt Rubric
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Physical Science
7th Grade Standard 1.1 investigate
substance
magnetic property
mass
material
matter
melting point
mixture
negative charge
phase
phase change
physical size
positive charge
saturation
scales
scientific investigation
separate properties
solubility
solution
substance
super saturation
volume
temperature
thermometer
variation
Suggested Activities/Strategies:
1. Pure Substance, Mixtures, and Separations
Lab Activities: Download and use the lab
activities entitled Separating Marbles,
Separating Coins, and Separating Metal and
Plastic Beads.
2. Messin' with Mixtures Lesson Plan: In this
activity, students investigate the properties of
a heterogeneous mixture, trail mix, as if it
were a contaminated soil sample near a
construction site.
3. Mix it Up Lesson Plan: This lesson plan
introduces the properties of mixtures and
solutions. A class demonstration gives
students the opportunity to compare and
contrast the physical characteristics of a few
simple mixtures and solutions.
Resources/Technology:
The Science Queen
Free Clip Art
Free I-pad Apps
Free PowerPoints
Free Interactive Games
Mixture Lab Interactive
Interactive Solubility Demonstration
Element, Compound, Mixture Demo
Solubility Activities
Chemistry4Kids
Separating Mixtures Site
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Physical Science
7th Grade Standard 1.1 4. Read the Mixtures in Industry article and
have students write a summarizing paragraph.
5. Design an experiment to separate a mixture
of salt, sand, and water. Have students follow
all safety procedures.
6. Colors Collide or Combine: In this activity,
students explore how the areas of color change
shape as M&M’s are placed in different
positions in a plate.
7. Separating Mixtures Hands-on Activity:
Crime labs use a process called
chromatography to separate ink into the
individual chemicals that are used to make it.
1. Pure Substances, Mixtures, Separations
Lab Activities
2. Messin' with Mixtures
3. Mix it Up
4. Mixture in Industry Article
5. Separating Salt and Sand
6. Colors Collide or Combine
7. Separating Mixtures Hands-on Activity
Interactive Quiz on Mixtures, Elements,
Compounds
Science Class Net Link to Several Lesson
Plans and Activities
Multiple Worksheets
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Physical Science
8th Grade Standard 1.1 8.Physical Science.1.1 Identify and calculate the direction and magnitude of forces that act on
an object, and explain the results in the object's change of motion.
Essential Questions - 21st Century Skills
and Readiness Competencies:
1. What relationships exists among force,
mass, speed, and acceleration?
2. What evidence indicates a force has acted
on a system? Is it possible for a force to act on
a system without having an effect?
3. What are the similarities and differences
between distance and displacement?
4. What are the similarities and differences
between mass and weight?
5. What relationships exist among force, mass,
speed, velocity, and acceleration?
6. What is the relationship between friction
and the motion of an object?
Evidence Outcomes:
a. Predict and evaluate the movement of an
object by examining the forces applied to it.
b. Use mathematical expressions to describe
the movement of an object.
c. Develop and design a scientific
investigation to collect and analyze speed and
acceleration data to determine the net forces
acting on a moving object.
Academic Vocabulary:
acceleration
displacement
distance
force
friction
gravity
inertia
mass
motion
Newton's Laws of Motion
speed
velocity
weight
Assessment:
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, & 7. Assessments are built into
the lessons.
3. Assess the journal content for evidence of
understanding.
Suggested Activities/Strategies:
1. Granny on a Ramp Activity: Students
identify balanced and unbalanced forces,
observe the effect of various ramps on
potential and kinetic energy, and determine
Resources/Technology:
The Science Queen
Free Clip Art
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Physical Science
8th Grade Standard 1.1 height, slope, and velocity.
2. Newton Car: In this activity, students test a
slingshot-like device that throws a wooden
block causing the car to move in the opposite
direction.
3. Newton's First Law of Motion Activities:
This site has several demonstrations that
students can perform. Have them explore and
then write their findings in a journal.
4. Design a Luge: By applying the physical
forces of friction and gravity students can
design faster luges and exciting luge courses.
5. Newton's Laws: Students conduct balloon
races to observe Newton’s Third Law.
6. Force and Motion Lesson Plan: The focus
of this unit is on Newton's Three Laws of
Motion. Students discuss, explain, and
demonstrate the three laws. The culminating
activity requires students to create a fan-
powered vehicle.
7. Science of Energy Motion Introduction:
This unit introduces students to motion
(mechanical energy) through reading and a
worksheet.
1. Granny on a Ramp Activity
2. Newton Car
3. Newton's First Law of Motion Activities
4. Design your own Luge
6. Force and Motion Lesson Plan
7. Science of Energy Lesson
Free I-pad Apps
Free PowerPoints
Free Interactive Games
Middle School Science Link
Multiple Science Lesson Plans
Newton's First Law of Motion
Physics for Kids
Velocity/Acceleration PowerPoint
Newton's Laws Unit
Several Force and Motion Lesson Plans
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Physical Science
8th Grade Standard 1.2 8.Physical Science.1.2 There are different forms of energy, and those forms of energy can be
changed from one form to another but total energy is conserved.
Essential Questions - 21st Century Skills
and Readiness Competencies:
1. Which forms of energy can be directly
observed and which must be inferred?
2. What evidence supports the existence of
potential and kinetic energy?
3. Is there a limit to how many times energy
can be transferred? Explain your answer.
4. In which direction does thermal energy
move?
Evidence Outcomes:
a. Gather, analyze, and interpret data to
describe the different forms of energy and
energy transfer.
b. Develop a research-based analysis of
different forms of energy and energy transfer.
c. Use research-based models to describe
energy transfer mechanisms and to predict
amounts of energy transferred.
Academic Vocabulary:
chemical energy
conduction
convection
energy
kinetic energy
Law of Conservation of Energy
mechanical energy
nuclear energy
potential energy
radiation
solar energy
thermal
Assessment:
1, 3, 4, 6, & 7. Assessments are built into the
lessons.
2. A working Roller Coaster design is
evidence of content understanding and
application.
Suggested Activities/Strategies:
1. Students do an activity in which heat is
transferred from hot water to metal washers
and then from hot metal washers to water.
2. Make Your Own Roller Coaster: The
physics behind coasters, carousels, bumper
cars, and other amusement park rides is
explained here. Students design their own
virtual roller coaster.
Resources/Technology:
Energy Audit
Conservation of Energy YouTube Video
StudyJams
Free Clip Art
Free I-pad Apps
Free PowerPoints
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Physical Science
8th Grade Standard 1.2 3. Bouncing Poppers: This is an activity
involving poppers and measurement of
distance.
4. Toy Car Activity: In this activity, students
perform an exercise using different toy cars to
illustrate the effect mass has on kinetic and
potential energy.
5. Share My Lesson has multiple lesson plans
over energy.
6. Conduction, Convection, Radiation Lesson:
Students consider heat transfers that occur in
everyday situations and investigate
conduction, convection, and radiation.
7. Converting Energy Lesson: This lesson
develops student ideas of what energy is and
how it can be measured and introduces them
to energy transformations and conversions.
1. Heat, Temperature, and Conduction
2. Make Your Own Roller Coaster
3. Bouncing Poppers
4. Potential and Kinetic Energy Toy Car
Activity
6. Conduction, Convection, Radiation Lesson
7. Converting Energy Lesson
Free Interactive Games
Energy Lessons from Class.net
Renewable Energy Activities
Science of Energy Lesson Plans
Forms of Energy Worksheet
Energy Booklet
Energy Transfer Resource
Video on Kinetic and Potential Energy
Energy Activities
Energy Transfer Site
Middle School Math and Science Portal
Renewable Energy Activities
Energy and Science Lesson Plans
Free Lesson Plan Page Hot Chalk
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Physical Science
8th Grade Standard 1.3 8.Physical Science.1.3 Distinguish between physical and chemical changes, noting that mass
is conserved during any change.
Essential Questions - 21st Century Skills
and Readiness Competencies:
1. What are the characteristics that distinguish
physical and chemical changes?
2. Is it easier to observe the conservation of
mass in physical or chemical changes? What is
the evidence?
3. What would happen if mass were not
conserved?
Evidence Outcomes:
a. Identify the distinguishing characteristics
between a chemical and a physical change.
b. Gather, analyze, and interpret data on
physical and chemical changes.
c. Gather, analyze, and interpret data that
show mass is conserved in a given chemical or
physical change.
d. Identify evidence that suggests matter is
always conserved during physical and
chemical changes.
e. Examine, evaluate, question, and ethically
use information from a variety of sources and
media to investigate physical and chemical
changes.
Academic Vocabulary:
chemical change
chemical property
gas
Law of Conservation of Mass
liquid
mass
matter
physical change
physical property
plasma
solid
states of matter
Assessment:
1. & 2. Use activity sheets below.
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8. Assessments are built into
the lessons.
1. Student Activity Sheet
1. Answer Key
2. Student Activity Sheet
2. Answer Key
Suggested Activities/Strategies:
1. Chemical Reaction Activity: Students
explain that for a chemical reaction to take
place, the bonds between atoms in the
reactants are broken, the atoms rearrange, and
new bonds between the atoms are formed to
make the products.
Resources/Technology:
Middle School Chemistry
Free Clip Art
Free I-pad Apps
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Physical Science
8th Grade Standard 1.3 2. Chemical Change Activity: Students
analyze the chemical equation for the reaction
between vinegar (acetic acid solution) and
baking soda (sodium bicarbonate.)
3. Do Molecules Change Their Nature?:
Students observe chemical changes, identify
chemical properties, and review the distinction
between chemical changes and physical
changes, both in terms of the production of
new substances and changes in molecules.
4. Several Experiments: This lesson plan has
several different experiments for the students
to perform.
5. Share My Lesson: This Chemical Reactions
lesson has student activity sheets and
PowerPoints.
6. Physical Chemical Change Activity: Using
what they know about physical and chemical
changes, students place each card into the
correct category and record data in a chart.
7. Pop the Top: The students experience what
happens when there is a buildup of gas and
pressure, providing a contrast between a
physical and chemical change.
8. Slime and Goo Activities: This link
contains multiple hands-on activities to
demonstrate Chemical Reactions.
1. Chemical Reaction Activity
2. Chemical Change Activity
3. Do Molecules Change Their Nature?
4. Several Experiments
5. Share My Lesson
6. Physical and Chemical Change Activity
7. Pop the Top
8. Slime and Goo Activities
Free PowerPoints
Free Interactive Games
Reactions PowerPoint
It's a Chemical Reaction Opener
Physical and Chemical Reactions Activities
Physical and Chemical Change Foldable
Multiple Chemical Reactions
Virtual Lab on Physical and Chemical
Changes
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Physical Science
8th Grade Standard 1.4 8.Physical Science.1.4 Recognize that waves such as electromagnetic, sound, seismic, and
water have common characteristics and unique properties.
Essential Questions - 21st Century Skills
and Readiness Competencies:
1. What are some different ways to describe
waves?
2. What are the properties of waves?
3. What is the difference between pitch and
frequency in sound?
4. What are the differences among light
absorption, reflection, and refraction?
Evidence Outcomes:
a. Compare and contrast different types of
waves.
b. Describe for various waves the amplitude,
frequency, wavelength, and speed.
c. Describe the relationship between pitch and
frequency in sound.
d. Develop and design a scientific
investigation regarding absorption, reflection,
and refraction of light.
Academic Vocabulary:
amplitude
electromagnetic wave
frequency
pitch
reflection
refraction
seismic wave
sound wave
speed
wave
wavelength
Assessment:
1. No written assessment for this hands-on
activity.
2, 4, & 7. The assessments are built into the
activities.
3. The worksheet from the activity can be used
as assessment.
5. Use answers to the questions as assessment.
6. Use a teacher-developed test as assessment.
3. Waves Worksheet
5. Waves Assessment
Suggested Activities/Strategies:
1. Use the Kinesthetic Activity to show the
difference between transverse and longitudinal
waves.
2. Demonstrate the difference between pitch
and frequency with homemade guitars.
3. Transverse Wave Activity: Students classify
Resources/Technology:
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Free Clip Art
Free I-pad Apps
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Physical Science
8th Grade Standard 1.4 waves as mechanical or electromagnetic
and describe longitudinal and transverse
waves. Students examine a transverse wave
using a slinky.
4. Relationship between Wavelength and
Frequency: The students discover and verify
the relationship between wavelength and
frequency on the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
5. Wave Online Activity: Students read an
article about waves and answer questions
online about what they read. There are also
links on the properties of waves.
6. Sound in the Air: The focus of this unit is
sound, how sounds behave, the two types of
sound waves, and how sound waves move.
7. The Vibrational Nature of Sound
Experiment: Students explore sound
frequency, pitch, and conduction using the
string telephone, tuning fork, and musical
glasses experiments.
1. Kinesthetic Activity
2. Pitch and Frequency Activity with Guitar
3. Transverse Wave Activities
4. Wavelength and Frequency Lesson
5. Wave Online Activity
6. Sound in the Air
7. Vibrational Nature of Sound Experiment
Free PowerPoints
Free Interactive Games
Sound PowerPoint
YouTube Video on Nodes
Wave Demonstrations
Better Lesson
YouTube Wave Video
Multiple Wave Resources
Wave Simulations
Wave Activity
Sound Experiments
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