8th grade Chemical Interactions

Chemistry is the systematic unveiling of the nature of matter--- its properties, composition, and structure--- and the energy dynamics that accompany matter transformations. Chemistry is also the intellectual process of uncovering the nature of matter and energy that contributes to an ever-expanding body of chemical knowledge. 

 

Our unit, Chemical Interactions, is broken up into 10 investigations, with multiple parts and focus questions. 

 

This course supports the following principles set forth in A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. 

 

Science and Engineering Practices

1. Asking questions and defining problems

2. Developing and using models

3. Planning and carrying out investigations

4. Analyzing and interpreting data

5. Using mathematics and computational thinking 

6. Constructing explanations

7. Engaging in argument from evidence

8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information 

 

Crosscutting Concepts

- Patterns

- Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation

- Scale, proportion, and quantity

- Systems and system models

- Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation 

- Structure and function

- Stability and change