Unit 6 - Whole as Sum of Parts The purpose of this unit is to recognize that matter is composed of many different parts and that the whole is equal to the sum of those parts.
Standards:S5P1. Students will verify that an object is the sum of its parts.
a. Demonstrate that the mass of an object is equal to the sum of its parts by manipulating and measuring different objects made of various parts.
b. Investigate how common items have parts that are too small to be seen without magnification.
Characteristics of Science Standards:
S5CS1 Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.
S5CS2 Students will have the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and following scientific explanations.
S5CS4 Students will use ideas of system , model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters.
S5CS5 Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly.
S5CS7 Students will be familiar with the character of scientific knowledge and how it is achieved.
Vocabulary:Essential Vocabulary:Mass, nucleus, protons, neutrons, electrons, atoms, mixture Websites:· http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln Student friendly includes at home experiments for students. (very interactive)
· http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/ Includes resources for teachers and parents. (very interactive)
· http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/compounds.html Great resource, but very advanced for students.
· http://www.stephenscountyschools.com/schools/ees/ staff/bdonnan/Matter%20hunt.htm excellent scavenger hunt with additional links.
· http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html Advanced site on chemical & physical changes.
· http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/matter.html Informational research sites.
· http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Graduate/TI/pages/LEWIS/matterweb.htm (reviews the 3 states of matter)
· http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/54a.html (advanced learners)
· http://science.howstuffworks.com/atom.htm An introduction to how atoms work.
· http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/ (advanced learners)
Standards:S5P1. Students will verify that an object is the sum of its parts.
a. Demonstrate that the mass of an object is equal to the sum of its parts by manipulating and measuring different objects made of various parts.
b. Investigate how common items have parts that are too small to be seen without magnification.
Characteristics of Science Standards:
S5CS1 Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.
S5CS2 Students will have the computation and estimation skills necessary for analyzing data and following scientific explanations.
S5CS4 Students will use ideas of system , model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters.
S5CS5 Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly.
S5CS7 Students will be familiar with the character of scientific knowledge and how it is achieved.
Vocabulary:Essential Vocabulary:Mass, nucleus, protons, neutrons, electrons, atoms, mixture Websites:· http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln Student friendly includes at home experiments for students. (very interactive)
· http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/ Includes resources for teachers and parents. (very interactive)
· http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/textbook/compounds.html Great resource, but very advanced for students.
· http://www.stephenscountyschools.com/schools/ees/ staff/bdonnan/Matter%20hunt.htm excellent scavenger hunt with additional links.
· http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_intro.html Advanced site on chemical & physical changes.
· http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/matter.html Informational research sites.
· http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/Graduate/TI/pages/LEWIS/matterweb.htm (reviews the 3 states of matter)
· http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/54a.html (advanced learners)
· http://science.howstuffworks.com/atom.htm An introduction to how atoms work.
· http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/ (advanced learners)