Properties of Matter Table of Contents
Jen Gumas and Tana (Bryn) Peterman, Washington Middle School, 2013
Properties of Matter Curriculum Map, WMS
Standards-Based Grading PowerPoint, WMS
Standards-Based Grading in Science Introduction, WMS
Grading for Science 8, WMS
Learning Targets from Item Specifications, WMS 2013
NGSS Draft – PS1 Matter and Its Interactions
Unit 1: Mass, Volume and Density (MVD)
o Learning Targets for Unit 1: MVD
o WMS Mass, Volume and Density Lab Packet - Teacher
o WMS Mass, Volume and Density Lab Packet - Student
o 2.1 Measuring Mass and Volume of Water
o 2.2 Comparing Densities
o 2.3 Densities of Irregular Objects
o 3.1 Density Column
o 4.1 Density of Air; priority readings
o WMS Mass, Volume and Density Homework
o WMS Mass, Volume and Density Quizzes – DIGIS (Did I Get It)
o WMS Mass, Volume and Density Assessments (Performance and Summative)
Unit 2: Heat and Phase Changes (HPC)
o Learning Targets for Unit 2: HPC o Heat and Phase Changes Lab Packet – Teacher
o Heat and Phase Changes Lab Packet - Student
o 7.1 Heating Ice Water
o Additional Phase Change documents
o 8.1,8.2 Changing Matter and Mass
o WMS HPC Homework
o WMS HPC Quizzes - DIGIS
o WMS HPC Assessment - Summative
Unit 3: Atomic Chemistry (AC)
o Learning Targets for Unit 3: AC
o WMS Atomic Chemistry Lab Packet – Student
o Physical and Chemical Changes Lab, WMS
o 21.1,22.1Periodic Puzzles
o 22.2 Reacting Two Elements
o Great Transformations, WMS
o 25.1 Mass and Chemical Reactions
o WMS AC Homework
o WMS AC Quizzes - DIGIS
o WMS AC Assessments - Summative
Unit 4: Mixtures and Solutions (MS)
o Learning Targets for Unit 4: MS
o WMS Mixtures and Solutions Lab Packet – Student
o WMS Labs o WMS MS Homework
o WMS MS Quizzes – DIGIS
o WMS MS Assessments – Summative and Performance
Properties of Matter Application Challenges:
Salty Water Cleanup Application Project (R. Ettinger & Emily Elasky, Mercer MS, WMS, 2010)
Fresh Water Application Challenge (Melissa Naylor, Whitman MS)