Science Essential Standards Unit Development
Unit Topic
Matter
Essential Standards
Goals and Objectives
Standard 6.P.2 Understand the structure, classifications and
physical properties of matter.
Object. 6. P.2.1 Recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and
atoms of the same element are all alike, but are different from the
atoms of other elements.
6. P.2.2 Explain the effect of heat on the motion of atoms through a
description of what happens to particles during a change in phase.
6. P.2.3 Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are
independent of the amount of matter present including density,
boiling point, melting point and solubility to properties that are
dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass
and weight.
Concepts Being Studied
6.P.2.1 Recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and atoms of
the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of
other elements
 Properties shared by particles of all matter.
 Describe the Three states of matter.
 State Differences between the three states of matter.
 Identify physical properties of matter.
6. P.2.2 Explain the effect of heat on the motion of atoms through a
description of what happens to particles during a change in phase.
 How temperature relates to kinetic energy.
 Compare temperatures on different temperature scales.
 Describe how energy is involved in changing state.
6. P.2.3 Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are
independent of the amount of matter present including density,
boiling point, melting point and solubility to properties that are
dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass
and weight.
 Describe a pure substance.
 Describe the characteristics of pure substances: boiling point,
melting point, density.
Essential Questions
6.P.2.1 Recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and atoms of
the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of
other elements
 Describe the four states of Matter? How are they different?
 What are some examples of matter?
 What are atoms?
6. P.2.2 Explain the effect of heat on the motion of atoms through a
description of what happens to particles during a change in phase.
 In terms of particle movement explain how increasing
temperature changes water in the solid state.
6. P.2.3 Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are
independent of the amount of matter present including density,
boiling point, melting point and solubility to properties that are
dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass
and weight.
 What is density?
 What are physical properties?
Essential Information
6.P.2.1 Recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and atoms of
the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of
other elements
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What branch of science studies of matter?
What are atoms
Atoms and molecules make up the three common states of
matter on Earth—solids, liquids, and gases.
6. P.2.2 Explain the effect of heat on the motion of atoms through a
description of what happens to particles during a change in phase.
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The particles of a liquid are attracted to one another, are in
motion, and are able to move past one another.
6. P.2.3 Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are
independent of the amount of matter present including density,
boiling point, melting point and solubility to properties that are
dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass
and weight.
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Vocabulary- density, melting, freezing, evaporation,
condensation, mass, volume.
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Essay Questions
Being a solid, liquid or gas is a property of a substance.
6.P.2.1 Recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and atoms of
the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of
other elements
 Why does matter change states?
6. P.2.2 Explain the effect of heat on the motion of atoms through a
description of what happens to particles during a change in phase.
 How does temperature affect the movement of particles in
matter?
6. P.2.3 Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are
independent of the amount of matter present including density,
boiling point, melting point and solubility to properties that are
dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass
and weight.
 How are physical properties used to describe pure
substances?
Project Ideas
Web quest,Tic-Tac-Toe, Models
Technology
Web learning –Techtopics- Matter
Interactive smart lesson on states of matter, Ipads, data projectors,
and all other resources within the school.
Labs, Experiments,
Activities, etc.
·6.P.2.1 Recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and atoms of
the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of
other elements
 Explore states of matter (i.e., solids, liquids, gases, and
plasma) through experimenting, modeling, and interpreting.
·6.P.2.3 Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are
independent of the amount of matter present including density,
boiling point, melting point and solubility to properties that are
dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass
and weight.
 Analyze and explore the states of matter and model the
molecular differences in states (e.g., lots of molecules
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Resources
Assessment
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moving slowly/solid).
What is Density?
Finding Volume—The Water Displacement Method
Density of Water
Density—Sink and Float for Solids
Density—Sink and Float for Liquids
Temperature and Density
Cornstarch experiment
Brain Pop – States of matter
United Streaming -Properties of Matter
Internet, textbooks
Bill Nye video matter.
Matter Magazine (Discovery Ed)
American Physical Society
National Geographic
NASA Education
American Geological Institute
National Association of Biology Teachers
Weekly Quiz, Test , classscapes, and Teacher made test.