Goal Purpose Success G: Identify changes in matter through an element project. P: Students are building a model of combined elements to make a substance of their choice. S: Students will be able to present and display their model identifying and explaining the elements they choose and the result of the substance, and why certain elements can or cannot be combined. (Rubric attached). (Performance Criterion A. i – iii, B. i, C. iii) Students will need to understand how chemical changes are related to resources usage and how chemical change in our environment .They will have to put this in the context of current public policy and events. Students will create a visual model/report which will reflect how resource usage and how chemical changes impacts our environment through Prezi, etc other online visual presentation and create models within the classroom.