Unit 1.

2 Matter
Learning Experience 1
SE: Cognitive Differentiate
C.4(A) Differentiate between Requirement To constitute the distinction between
physical and chemical changes
and properties. Content Physical changes
Physical properties
Chemical changes
Chemical properties

Context N/A

❏ Process Skill ❏ Readiness ❏ Supporting ✓ Content

Unpacking:
Students must be able to differentiate between physical and chemical changes and properties including, but
not limited to
● Physical changes
○ A change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical
composition.
○ Identity of substance doesn't change
○ Change in shape or size
○ Phase Change
■ Melting
■ Vaporizing
■ Solidifying
■ Condensing
■ Sublimating

● Physical properties - Any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
○ Mass
○ Volume
○ Melting Point
○ Boiling Point
○ Density
 ○ Color
○ Malleability
○ Ductility
○ Solubility
○ Viscosity
○ Conductivity
○ Hardness
○ Magnetism
● Chemical Change - A usually irreversible chemical reaction involving the rearrangement of the atoms
of one or more substances and a change in their chemical properties.
○ Color change
○ Temperature change
○ New substance formed (solid, gas)
○ Odor change
○ Light produced
● Chemical properties - characteristic of a substance that is observed during a reaction in which the
chemical composition or identity of the substance is changed.
○ Stability/Reactivity
○ Toxicity
○ pH
○ Fermentation
○ Oxidation
○ Flammability

SE: Cognitive Identify

C.4(B) identify extensive
properties such as mass and
volume and intensive
properties such as density and
melting point
Requirement To recognize or establish as being a particular person
or thing: verify the identity of
Content Intensive properties
Extensive properties

Context Mass, volume, density, melting point

❏ Process Skill ❏ Readiness ❏ Supporting ✓ Content

Unpacking:
Students must be able to identify extensive and intensive properties

Including, but not limited to:

 ● Extensive physical properties
○ A property of matter that is dependent on the amount of matter in a sample that changes when
the amount of matter in a sample changes
○ Depends on amount of material present
○ Examples include: mass, volume, length
● Intensive physical properties
○ A property of matter that is dependent on the type of matter in a sample, and includes density,
specific gravity, and specific heat
○ Independent of amount of material present
○ Examples include: Boiling point, Melting point, Density

Learning Experience 2
SE: Cognitive Compare
C.4(C) Requirement To examine (two or more objects, ideas, etc.) in order
compare solids, liquids, and to note similarities and differences
gases in terms of To consider or describe as similar, equal, or
compressibility, structure, analogous; liken
shape, and volume
Content Solids, liquids, and gases

Context Compressibility, structure, shape, volume

❏ Process Skill ❏ Readiness ❏ Supporting ✓ Content

Unpacking:
Students must be able to compare solids, liquids, and gases
Including, but not limited to:
● Shape, mass, volume and compressibility

● Structure
○ Kinetic molecular theory and phase
● Density= mass/volume
○ Units- g/mL or g/cm3
○ mass of an object; using a triple beam balance
○ Volume of a cube (lxwxh); using a ruler
○ Volume of liquid; using a graduated cylinder
○ Volume of an irregular object
○ Density of water equals 1.0g/mL
○ Objects with densities greater than 1 would sink in water
○ Objects with densities less than 1 would float in water
SE:
C.4(D) classify matter as pure
substances or mixtures
through investigation of their
properties
Cognitive Classify
Requirement To arrange or organize according to class or category
Content Pure substances and mixtures
Context Investigation of properties

❏ Process Skill ❏ Readiness ❏ Supporting ✓ Content

Unpacking:
Students must be able to classify matter as pure substances or mixtures
Including, but not limited to:
● Pure substances
○ A sample of matter that consists of only one type of matter with definite physical properties,
chemical properties, and definite composition
○ Elements (Ex: Cl, Na, Br)
○ Compounds: a substance that is made of 2 different elements that are chemically combined
(Ex: H2O, NaCl, H2SO4)
● Mixtures
○ A material system made up of two or more different substances which are mixed, but are not
combined chemically
○ Homogeneous: substances are mixed evenly throughout (Ex: Milk, Coffee)
○ Heterogeneous: substances are not uniform throughout (Ex: Trail mix, chicken noodle soup)
● Use properties of matter to determine if a sample is a pure substance or a mixture