Week of Sept. 16 - Sept. 20

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We are starting a new unit on Matter this week. All "Family Album" Projects in my advanced classes should be uploaded to Focus by midnight Monday night/Tuesday morning. 

 Essential Questions: nce’s molecules determine its state of matter?
  • How does the arrangement of a substance's molecules determine the state of matter?
  • How does the arrangement of a substance's molecules determine the speed at which light and sound can travel through it? 

Objectives:
  • Identify and describe the arrangement of molecules in each state of matter
  • Create a model to explain the motion of particles in a solid, liquid and gas
  • Relate the arrangement of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases to light's speed as it travels through each state of matter
  • Explain that light and sound can be reflected, refracted, and/or absorbed as it interacts with different states of matter. 
Assignments (Please access assignments and daily slides (NOTES) through TEAMS via One View)
  • States of Matter Doodle Notes (front and back)
  • PHET investigation (online) and analysis questions (in journal)(ADVANCED ONLY)
  • PENDA: States of Matter (Choose 1 of the 3 activities!)

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