Learning Intentions

• You will learn what you know about the concepts from our first unit.

• You will learn what the different types of matter are and how to classify substances into those types of matter. 

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.

•      31. Matter is anything that has mass and volume, energy is not matter

•     32. Mass is the amount of matter contained in something

•     33. Volume is the amount of space that something occupied

•     44. An element is a pure substance made of only one type of atom.

•     45. A compound is pure substance made of two or more types of atoms bonded together

•     46. A homogenous solution is a mixture of more than one pure substance, that is uniform in composition and transparent.

•     47. A homogenous suspension is a mixture of more than one pure substance, that is uniform in composition and opaque.

•     48. A heterogeneous mixture is a mixture of more than one pure substance that is not uniform in composition.

     Habits of Mind/Life skills being covered:

• Questioning and Posing Problems

• Creating, Imagining and Innovating

Journal Entry:

What is matter?