Atomic+Structure

=Atomic Structure= toc

Essential Question
What creates an atom.

Content Knowledge

 * ~ GA: Science (GPS) GA: Grade 8 Habits of the Mind ||
 * S8CS5. Students will use the ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters. ||
 * b. Understand that different models (such as physical replicas, pictures, and analogies) can be used to represent the same thing. ||  ||
 * ~ GA: Science (GPS) GA: Grade 8 Physical Science ||
 * S8P1. Students will examine the scientific view of the nature of matter. ||
 * a. Distinguish between atoms and molecules. ||  ||
 * b. Describe the difference between pure substances (elements and compounds) and mixtures. ||  ||
 * c. Describe the movement of particles in solids, liquids, gases, and plasmas states. ||  ||
 * d. Distinguish between physical and chemical properties of matter as physical (i.e., density, melting point, boiling point) or chemical (i.e., reactivity, combustibility). ||  ||
 * e. Distinguish between changes in matter as physical (i.e., physical change) or chemical (development of a gas, formation of precipitate, and change in color). ||  ||
 * f. Recognize that there are more than 100 elements and some have similar properties as shown on the Periodic Table of Elements. ||  ||
 * g. Identify and demonstrate the Law of Conservation of Matter. ||

Evidence of knowledge
Infographic on elements

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