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8th Grade

Properties of Matter

The focus of the Properties of Matter Module is the physical and chemical properties that characterize matter. Students learn characteristic properties like appearance, density, melting point, boiling point, and chemical behavior. They investigate how these characteristics relate to pure substances and mixtures. The module is divided into 3 parts: Characteristics of Matter; Mixtures and Solutions; and Compounds, Elements and Chemical Reactions. Each lesson builds on skills and concepts learned in previous lessons.

 

Eighth Grade Links:

8th Grade Homework Assignments

Properties of Matter student website.

Final Exam Review Sheet: Student Sheet 17

8th Grade Word Bank

Lab Notebook (Contact Mrs. Lopez for the viewer code)

 

Current Investigations:

Date

Lesson

Investigation

Homework

11 Pure Substance or Mixture

Inquiry 11.1 Determining Whether Substances are Pure or Mixtures

Perfect Teamwork pg 102-105

12 What Happens when Substances are Mixed with Water?

Inquiry 12.1 Adding Water to Substances

Dissolving Solutes Experiment

13 How Much Solute Dissolves in a Solvent?

Inquiry 13.1 Saturating a Solution

Inquiry 13.2 Determining Solubility

NaCl & NaNO3 Calculations

14 Mass, Volume, and Dissolving

Inquiry 14.1 Mixing Water and Alcohol

Inquiry 14.2 Dissolving a Solid and Measuring Mass

Reflections pg 121

NaCl Dissolving Paragraph

15 Separating a Soluble and an Insoluble Substance

Inquiry 15.1 Filtering a Solution

Inquiry 15.2 Cleaning Rock Salt

Separating Solutions and the Salty Sea pg 128-129

16 Researching Solvents

Inquiry 16.1 Removing Stains

Getting Taken to the Cleaners pg 134-135

17 Separating Solutes

Inquiry 17.1 Analyzing Inks

Inquiry 17.2 Comparing Inks

Inquiry 17.3 Identifying Inks

Separation Science at the FBI pg 146-147

Assessment Review Sheet 17

18 Changing Mixtures

Inquiry 18.1 Adding Salt to Ice

Inquiry 18.2 Adding Salt to Boiling Water

Inquiry 18.3 Investigation Solid Solutions

Ice Cream in the Old Days pg 160-161

The Samurai’s Sword pg 158-159

Review Inquires for Test

Study for Test

19 Assessing Our Progress

Inquiry 19 Describing the Components of a Mixture


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