Updated 7/6/2022: Johns

Unit 1: Matter

STANDARD: S8P1   Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the structure and properties of matter. 

ELEMENT: S8P1.f   Construct an explanation based on evidence to describe conservation of matter in a chemical reaction including the resulting differences between products and reactants. This is also known as the Law of Conservation of Mass.

LEARNING TARGETS: (Clarification statement: Evidence could include models such as balanced chemical equations.)

1. I can state the law of conservation of matter. (Knowledge)
2. I can read a basic chemical equation. (Knowledge)
3. I can identify reactants and products in a chemical reaction. (Knowledge)
4. I can explain how chemical equations are used to describe chemical reactions. (Reasoning)
5. I can explain how and why matter is conserved. (Reasoning)
6. I can, through scientific investigations, demonstrate the law of conservation of matter.  (Skill)
7. I can construct an explanation based on evidence to describe conservation of matter in a chemical reaction including the resulting differences between products and reactants. (Reasoning)

The Law of Conservation of Matter

Building the Law of Conservation of Matter with Bricks

How to Read Chemical Equations

Basics of Chemical Equations

Open, Closed, and Isolated Systems

 Conservation of Matter (Mass) Demonstration

Construct an Explanation: C.E.R.- Claim, Evidence, Reasoning