Changes+in+Matter

= CHANGES IN MATTER UNIT =

Unit Outline

 * You will learn:
 * How temperature is related to the states of matter.
 * What happens during melting and freezing.
 * What the difference between boiling and evaporation is.
 * What happens when solutions form.
 * What some types of solutions are.
 * How materials can dissolve faster.
 * What happens during a chemical reaction.
 * What four types of chemical are.
 * How energy is involved in chemical reactions.
 * What a chemical equation is.
 * What acids and bases are.
 * What the pH scale is.
 * How changes in pH affect the environment.
 * What neutralization is.

Handouts

 * coming soon..

Quia and Quizlet Games

 * QUIA - [|Matching, flashcards, concentration, and word search games on Changes in Matter vocab.>]
 * QUIA - Physical and Chemical Changes Practice
 * QUIA - REVIEW GAME (Jeopardy Style)
 * QUIZLET - [|Study Changes in Matter vocabulary flashcards on Quizlet]
 * **QUIA TEST** - Click to begin Test - only available on test day
 * After you take the test, click here to view your grade
 * **AFTER THE TEST - **TAKE THIS SURVEY PLEASE!

Links
@http://planetgreen.discovery.com/videos/g-word-water-desalination.html Shows how the process of cleaning water uses evaporation and condensation

@http://science.discovery.com/videos/deconstructed-how-fog-machines-wprk.html Describes how fog machines use evaporation and condensation

[] Simulation that shows how molecules move in the 3 different phases of matter - solid, liquid, and gas.

[|Molecularium]This site has interactive activities on molecules.

[] Explains solids - includes a quiz.

[] Explains liquids - includes a quiz.

[] Explains gases - includes a quiz.

[] Explains atoms - includes a quiz.

[] Explains elements - includes a quiz.

[] Explains molecules - includes a quiz.

[] Explains compounds - includes a quiz.

[] Explains chemical formulas - includes a quiz.

[] Explains physical and chemical changes - includes a quiz.

[] Explains acids and bases - includes a quiz.

[|The Atom's Family] Atoms, matter, energy, elements, periodic table

[|Chem4Kids] Kid friendly site with everything you ever wanted to know about chemistry!

[|Science Spot Kid Zone] This is an awesome site that has many links to chemistry websites (look in the chemistry box). Plus there are many other science categories to browse through including games, trivia, and puzzles! (If the link above does not work...try here.)

[|FunBrain "Proton Don" Periodic Table Game] Try this game to help you learn the elements

Interactive online periodic tables
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