Next Generation State Standards
Curriculum Association
2-PS1-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
Students will experiment with a variety of materials, allowing them to watch and contrast the reactions that happen.
2-PS1-2. Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the best properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.
As students conduct experiments, they will compare and contrast the properties of various bases and acids.
2-PS1-4. Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heat or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
Students will work collaboratively with their peers to find possible solutions to what is causing reactions that may impact the experiment.
4-PS3-1. Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object.
Students will conduct experiments and collect data to determine the relationship between speed and energy.
5-PS1-2. Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.
Students will learn how to mix quantities depending on the project and how quantities make a difference in providing great substances.
MS-PS1-1. Develop models to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules and extended structures
Students will review and observe the concept of molecules and how mixing molecules results in the formation of a new substance.
MS-PS1-5. Develop and use a model to describe how the total number of atoms does not change in a chemical reaction and thus mass is conserved.
Students will review and observe the concept of molecules and how mixing molecules results in the formation of a new substance.
MS-PS1-2. Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Students will be able to identify and control variables in order to develop a test to identify the chemical base. Students will be able to explain how a substance reacts chemically in predictable ways.
MS-PS2-1. Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding objects.
Students will experiment with various materials to emphasize the idea of gravity and motion.