Matter

Matter

Tasks
You will complete the following tasks using the processes described and a computer:
 * Investigate the classification of matter
 * Investigate the five main phases of matter and classify matter
 * Investigate physical properties on various websites and complete an assignment based on your investigation.
 * Investigate chemical properties on various websites and complete an assignment based on your investigation.
 * Create an investigation using the scientific method that shows a physical and a chemical change.
 * While conducting investigations you will demonstrate safe practices during the process.
 * The findings and experiment will be presented on this wiki upon completion.
 * A presentation based on your findings. Included in the presentation is:
 * 1) An interactive poster (on glogsteredu) that illustrates through pictures and text, matter in it's various forms, and energy's affect on each.

Don't worry we will break this down into many small steps for the **first step**:

Create a new page called Matter and also create a link to that page here.

All your work for this assignment will be posted on the Matter Page.

Write this list on word document, taking a few minutes to place those items into categories of your choosing: jello, a pencil, a glass of water, a penny, a piece of string, silly putty, an air pump, tree bark, paper, and an ice pack.

Explain in a brief paragraph why you grouped them as you did.


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//remember post the document on your matter page//**.**

Define the following vocabulary: (either directly on the matter page or in a word document)

matter,atoms, elements, molecules, compounds, mixtures, substance, heterogeneous, homogeneous
check out these websites for the definitions: @http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html What is a mixture? What are mixtures and solutions?

Also describe how these terms relate to each other?

Now list and describe the 5 states of matter (yes there are actually more than 3)


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//remember post on your matter page//

Here is a little visual you can do - even if you don't actually physically do this think through it and __answer the questions in a word document titled Solutions__. If you get stuck, check out the links again: What is a mixture? What are mixtures and solutions?


 * 1) Get two cups, some drink mix (like koolaid, crystal light etc.) and a pack of M&Ms.
 * 2) Pour the M&M's out into one of the cups
 * 3) Fill up the other cup with water.
 * 4) Observe the water and write the following questions and answers down
 * 5) Is the water an example of a substance or mixture?
 * 6) What kind of substance or mixture is it? (heterogeneous or homogeneous)
 * 7) How do you know?
 * 8) Now Observe the M&Ms
 * 9) Is the cup of M&Ms an example of a substance or mixture?
 * 10) What kind of substance or mixture is it?
 * 11) How do you know?
 * 12) Now Pour the drink mix into the water
 * 13) Observe and record the following questions and answers down
 * 14) Is kool-aid an example of a substance or mixture?
 * 15) What kind of substance or mixture is it?
 * 16) How do you know?
 * 17) Of the above observations one of them was a solution:
 * 18) Which item that you observed classified as a solution?
 * 19) Why?
 * 20) Solutions have two parts, the solute and the solvent, which part of what you observed was the solvent and which part was the solute.
 * 21) How do you know?


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//remember post the document on your matter page//

Answer the following essential questions: What is physical change? What is a chemical change? How are they different?

Physical Change

Difference between physical and chemical change Physical vs. Chemical change

//remember post your answers on your matter page//

The final part of this project will be to create a poster demonstration. You will use edu.Gloster.com Your poster should be appealing to the eye. Your poster should use as much of the space as possible.


 * 1) E-mail me for your edu.Gloster id and password
 * 2) On the "poster" include the following:
 * 3) A large, clear title relating to the assignment.
 * 4) A visual explanation of all the terms from this project.
 * 5) A written explanation of all the terms from this project.
 * 6) Show how these terms relate to each other in a clear and orderly design (you can use a graphic organizer if you are not sure what to do for this step).
 * 7) At least 3 examples of each type of matter discussed. These examples must be images with written explanations.

Your poster should explain the information clearly enough so that students, who are not taking this class, could understand what the topic was and what the terms mean.

Matter Project