In this unit, students explore phenomena on the relationship between matter’s structure and its function, and how people can use this knowledge to manufacture new materials and products with specific purposes. Students begin by investigating how matter is changed, but always conserved, in both endothermic and exothermic reactions. In this lesson, students use a manufacturing process to turn raw materials into a finished product. This page showcases key components of this lesson.
In this unit, students explore the natural processes that cause Earth’s surface to change over time, analyzing how energy causes Earth’s matter to transform and cycle from one form to another. In this lesson, they trace phenomena of how energy is transferred in chemical reactions, which allows scientists to produce ethanol to use as an alternative energy source. This page showcases each component of this lesson.
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