• Matter & Measurement - Learning Targets

     

     

    Learning Target

    Essential Vocabulary

    1 

    I can use a triple beam balance, graduated cylinder, and a ruler to collect data.


    2

    I can make a data table and a line graph.

     

    3

    I can distinguish between mass and weight

    ·       Mass

    ·      Weight

    4

    I can find the density of an object using its mass and volume. 

     

    ·       Volume

    ·       Density 

    ·       Displacement method

    5

    I can explain how particles move in the different states of matter.

    ·       Solid

     ·       Liquid

     ·       Gas

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    I can explain how particles move from one state of matter to another.

     

     

    ·       Melting (point)

     ·       Boiling (point)

    ·       Freezing (point)

    ·       Sublimation

    ·       Evaporation

    ·       Condensation

    ·       Diffusion 

    ·       Thermal expansion

    ·       Compression

    7 

    I can explain a physical change and use evidence to identify a physical change.

    ·       Physical change

    ·       Physical property

    ·       Conservation of mass

    ·       Dissolving

    8

    I can explain a chemical change and use evidence to identify a chemical change.

    ·       Chemical change 

    ·       Chemical property

    ·       Chemical reaction

    ·       Chemical equation 

    ·       Reactant

    ·       Product 

    9 

    I can explain the difference between pure substances and mixtures using physical properties. 

    ·       Solubility

    ·       Pure substances

    ·       Mixture

    10

    I can explain the differences between elements and compounds in terms of atoms and molecules.

    ·       Atoms 

    ·       Compounds

    ·       Molecules

    ·       Elements

    ·       Periodic Table of Elements

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    I can distinguish between acids and bases, and between metals and non-metals.

     

     

    ·       Acids 

    ·       Bases

    ·       Metals

    ·       Non-metals

    ·       Conductivity 

    ·       Insulator 

    ·       Conductor 

    *Underlined Learning Target numbers must be mastered at 80% or higher. 

     

     

     

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     Learning Target

    Essential Vocabulary

     

    1

    I can explain the size of the Sun and its place in the universe.

    ·       Galaxy

    ·       Star

    ·       Planet

    ·       Moon

    ·       Astronomical Unit

     

    2

    I can distinguish between the inner and outer planets based on composition, size, and location. 


     

    3

    I can create a scale model based on planetary size or distance


     

    4

    I can evaluate whether scientific predictions, explanations, and models are based on evidence and can change as technology changes.

    ·       Heliocentric

    ·       Geocentric

    ·       Galileo

    ·      Copernicus

     

    5 

    I can explain how gravity and inertia work in the orbit of an object.

    ·       Orbit

    ·       Gravity

    ·       Inertia

     

    6

    I can recognize that different cultures have contributed to science, including American Indians.


     

    7

     

    I can use rotation and revolution to explain day and night.

    ·       Rotation

    ·       Revolution

    ·       Axis

     

    8

    I can explain how the tilt of Earth’s axis and the revolution around the Sun causes seasons.

    ·       Seasons

     

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    I can recognize and name the Moon phases.

     

     

     

    ·       Waxing

    ·       Waning

    ·       Gibbous

    ·       Crescent 

    ·       Quarter

    ·       Full

    ·       New

     

    10

    I can use the position of the Earth, Moon, and Sun to explain moon phases and eclipses.

    ·       Solar eclipse 

    ·       Lunar eclipse

     

    11*

    I can explain how advances in technology have impacted how people live, work, and interact.

     

     

    *Underlined Learning Target numbers must be mastered at 80% or higher.

    *Learning Target will not be tested in class, but may appear on the Science MCA.