Learning Intentions

•  You can describe the difference between physical and chemical properties, and use them to brainstorm tests to identify materials.

•  You can explaining tests using properties that could be done to prove your assertion for each substance you classified last week.

Content Standards being covered:

Students can identify types and phases of matter, physical and chemical properties of matter, various changes in matter and how those changes occur.
35. Physical properties are characteristics of matter that are observable and measurable that describe the physical state of the matter
36. Chemical properties are characteristics that describe the possible chemical changes of matter and can only be determined when substance becomes something new
49. A physical change is when the structure of a substance changes but not the identity. Intermolecular forces are modified.
50. A chemical change is the structure of a substance changes in such a way that the identity also changes. Intramolecular forces are modified.

Habits of Mind/Life skills being covered:

Gathering Data Using all Senses

Responding with Wonderment and Awe

Journal Entry:

What tests could you do to identify water as a compound?