AzSS-Aligned
ACS Inquiry in Action: Chapter 3 – Substances Can Mix and React to Form New Substances
NOTE: Those these are indicated for 5th grade, they best align with both 5th and 8th grade AzSS standards. Students use baking soda, calcium chloride and other common substances to discover that when certain substances combine, a chemical reaction takes place, and new substances are formed. Lesson 3.1 – What’s the Difference between Baking Soda…
Read MoreACS Inquiry in Action: Chapter 2 – Substances Have Characteristic Properties
NOTE: Those these are indicated for 5th grade, they best align with 8th grade AzSS standards. Students investigate the solubility, density, and other properties of solids and liquids to identify substances based on their unique characteristics. Lesson 2.1 – Using Dissolving to Identify Substances Students compare the dissolving of salt and sugar and then conduct…
Read MoreACS Inquiry in Action: 5th Grade Chapter 1 – Matter is Made of Tiny Particles
Through investigating solids, liquids, and gases and the phenomena of dissolving, evaporation, and condensation, students develop models to investigate matter at the particle level. Lesson 1.1 – Matter Is Made of Tiny Particles Students squeeze a flexible plastic bottle filled with air and another filled with water to investigate the questions: Is an “empty”…
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