Unit A: Investigating Properties of Matter
Science 14
Key: Content, Homework/Formative Assessment, Summative: Assignments, Unit Tests, Final
Chapter 1
Day 1
-Introductions
-Course Outline
-Google
Classroom
Chapter 1
Day 2
-1.1 Chemicals
All Around Us
Notes
-Lab Safety Notes
Chapter 1
Day 3
-1.2 Describing
Matter Notes
Chapter 1
Day 4
-1.3 Classifying
Matter Notes
-1.2 Chemical &
Physical
Properties Notes
-Classifying
Matter Practice
Q’s
Chapter 1
Day 5
Chapter 1 Review
Pg. 20
-WHMIS Notes
Chapter 1
Day 6
-Check Your
Understanding
Pg. 9 #1-4
Chapter 2
-Check Your
Understanding
Pg. 15 #1-4
-2.1 Putting the
Pieces Together
Assignment 1 Due
PD DAY
Chapter 1 Test
M (Feb 16)
T (Feb 17)
W (Feb 18)
FAMILY DAY
-2.2 Elements and
Compounds
-Chapter 2.1 &
2.2 Assignment
NO CLASSES
-Check Your
Understanding
Pg. 34 #1-3
-2.3 Chemical
Names and
Formulas
M (Feb 23)
T (Feb 24)
W (Feb 25)
PD DAY
-Chapter 2 Test
-3.1 Two Kinds of
Mixtures
NO CLASSES
-Check Your
Understanding
Pg. 44 #1-3
-Solutions
Practice
Worksheet
M (Mar 2)
T(Mar 3)
W(Mar 4)
-Pg. 28 Fill in
Chart
-Check Your
Understanding
Pg. 30 #1, 2, 4
TH (Feb 19)
NO CLASSES
-Pg. 36 Fill in
Chart
-Check Your
Understanding
Pg. 37 #1-3
-Counting Atoms
Worksheet
TH (Feb 26)
Chapter 2 Review
Pg. 38
-3.2 What are
Solubility and
Concentration?
-3.3 Separating
Mixtures
-How Does Temp
Affect Sol? Pg. 47
Graphing
-Check Your
Understanding
Pg. 50 #3-5
TH (Mar 5)
F (Feb 20)
F (Feb 27)
-Check Your
Understanding
Pg. 55 #1-4
-Solubility
Graphing
Practice
F(Mar 6)
1
-Solubility
Graphing
Assignment
Chapter 3 Review -Chapter 3 Test
Pg. 56 #1-12
NO CLASSES
NO CLASSES
M (Mar 9)
T (Mar 10)
W (Mar 11)
TH (Mar 12)
F (Mar 13)
-4.1 Use
Concentrated
Solutions to
Reduce Garbage
-4.2 Acids and
Bases
-4.3 Acids and
Bases in Action
Chapter 4 Review
Pg. 74 #1-17-
Chapter 4 Quiz
-Check your
understanding
pg. 69
-Check your
understanding
pg. 73
M (Mar 16)
T (Mar 17)
W (Mar 18)
-Unit A Review Qs
-Unit A Review
Q’s Take Up
UNIT A TEST
-Check your
understanding pg.
62
-Unit A Review
TH (Mar 19)
F (Mar 20)
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Unit A: Investigating Properties of Matter
UNIT OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Classify various forms of matter, including commonly used household substances, on the basis
of their properties, and relate these properties to their safe use, storage and disposal
•describe the need for safety precautions that should be followed when handling, storing
and disposing of substances at home and in the laboratory; and explain the WHMIS and
consumer product symbols for labelling substances (e.g., flammable, corrosive, reactive,
health hazard)
•describe the importance of mixtures and solutions in household products (e.g., baking
soda, soaps, paints)
•compare and contrast the properties of pure substances and mixtures (e.g., brass and
zinc, stainless steel and iron, acetic acid and vinegar, pure water and salt water), and
relate this information to practical applications (e.g., salting icy roads, adding antifreeze
to car radiators)
•outline the steps in separating the components of mechanical mixtures and solutions on
the basis of their properties (e.g., filtration of mechanical mixtures, distillation of
solutions such as crude oil)
•differentiate between physical and chemical properties of matter
•apply the particle model of matter to explain the physical properties of the phases of
matter
2. Describe solutions and solubility, solutes and solvents; and then describe how these concepts
are applied to the production of prepared foods and other useful materials
•provide examples of insoluble and soluble mixtures (e.g., oil and water, vinegar and
water); and, in general terms, account for the difference
•define, operationally, solute, solvent, solution and solubility; and express concentration
in terms of mass per volume
•provide examples of the effect of temperature change on solubility, and explain this
effect on the basis of the particle model of matter (e.g., concentration of brines for
pickling and syrups for canning)
•link concentration changes and the concept of dilution to changes in the ratio of the
amount of solute to the amount of solvent (e.g., investigate how concentrated products,
such as orange juice, evaporated milk or instant coffee are made)
•compare the volume of waste packaging produced from consumer use of the
concentrated and diluted forms of products (e.g., orange juice, fabric softener), and relate
this to the need for recycling and environmental preservation
•identify acid and base solutions in the home, job site and laboratory (e.g., vinegar, soda
pop, shampoo, battery acid, household ammonia, antacids, dish soap, hydrochloric acid,
sodium hydroxide) on the basis of their general properties; i.e., they conduct electricity,
change colour of acid/base indicators and neutralize one another
•describe, in general terms, the pH scale as an indicator of acidity or basicity; i.e., a pH
of less than 7 indicates an acid, a pH of 7 indicates a neutral solution, and a pH of greater
than 7 indicates a base
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•describe and investigate the corrosive effects of the following environmental factors:
acids, bases, salts, humidity and temperature (e.g., corrosion of iron by acid rain and
spray from ocean water)
•list the potential dangers of mixing common household and industrial chemicals (e.g.,
mixing ammonia cleaners with bleach, adding muriatic [hydrochloric] acid to caustic
soda, addingwater to acid)
3. Describe the properties of elements and compounds, and use the periodic table to identify
trends in properties
•differentiate among metals, nonmetals and metalloids on the basis of properties (e.g.,
luster, conductivity, malleability, brittleness, state of matter)
•use the periodic table to locate names and properties of elements
•name and write chemical formulas for common elements (e.g., aluminum, copper, iron,
nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen) and simple compounds (e.g., water, glucose, table salt,
carbon dioxide, iron oxide, vinegar, methane, propane), and describe the uses of
elements and compounds in society
•demonstrate the difference between elements and compounds on the basis of a
decomposition reaction (e.g., electrolysis of water)
Chapter
1
Section Objectives/Big Ideas
1.1
-Interpret safety information at work and at home.
-Explain why it is dangerous to mix common
household substances
1.2
-Describe what all matter has in common.
-Identify the three states of matter.
1.3
2
2.1
2.2
-Determine the difference between chemical and
physical properties.
-Determine the difference between pure substances
and mixtures.
Outcomes
Classify various forms
of matter, including
commonly used
household substances,
on the basis of their
properties, and relate
these properties to their
safe use, storage and
disposal
Materials/Activities
Chapter 1 Test
-Identify how elements are organized in the periodic Describe the properties
table.
of elements and
-Identify metals and non-metals.
compounds, and use the
periodic table to identify
trends in properties
-Identify the relationship between elements and
-Chapter 2.1 & 2.2
compounds.
Assignment
2.3
-Write element symbols and chemical formulas.
2.4
-Describe how elements and compounds are used in
society.
Chapter 2 Test
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3.1
-Determine the difference between solutions and
mechanical mixtures.
3.2
-Show how to communicate the concentration of a
solution.
-Examine the relationship between temperature and
solubility.
-Determine the difference between a solute and a
solvent.
-Explain why some substances are soluble and
others are not.
-Explore and analyze various methods of separation
of solutions and mechanical mixtures.
3.3
Describe solutions and
solubility, solutes and
solvents; and then
describe how these
concepts are applied to
the production of
prepared foods and
other useful materials
-Solubility
Graphing
Assignment
-Chapter 3 Test
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4.1
-Determine the difference between concentrated and
dilute solutions.
-Explain how using concentrated solutions can help
the environment.
4.2
-Identify acids and bases and their properties.
4.3
-Identify what factors influence the process of
corrosion.
Describe solutions and
solubility, solutes and
solvents; and then
describe how these
concepts are applied to
the production of
prepared foods and
other useful materials
-Chapter 4 Quiz
UNIT A TEST
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