Grade 8 Science
_Investigating Matter and Its Changes_ Ver. 2.0, Fall 2005
(Green) Student Lab Guide
ISD/FCPS

Table of Contents

Scope and Sequence Chart
Equipment and Supplies
Overview

> Lessons and Investigations
- Properties Are Us: Investigating Physical Properties
- How Much Matter?: Measuring Matter
Teacher Introduction and Demonstration
- How Tightly Packed?: Determining Density
Part 1: Finding the Density of a Liquid
Part 2: Determining the Identity of Unknown Solids
- Invisible Atom: Making a Model
Part 1: What's Inside?
Part 2: The Invisible Atom Becomes Visible
- Nuts and Bolts of Periodicity: Investigating Periodicity
- Discovering the Elements: Exploring the Periodic Table
Activity 1: Using the Periodic Table
Activity 2: Research an Element
Activity 3: Discovering Relationships Within Your Group
Activity 4: Comparing the Groups
Activity 5: Element Meets Element
- Chemical Detective: Finding Evidence of Chemical Change
Activity A--In Disguise
Activity B--Clues in a Concoction
Activity C--Trouble Brewing
Activity D--The Solution Fallout
Part 2: Chemical Equations
- Endo-Exo: The Reaction Twins: Measuring Temperature Changes
- Colorful Chemical Clues
Part 1: The Tests
Part 2: Presto Change-o
- The Name is Bond...Ionic Bond: Using Conductivity to Determine Bond Type
- Disappearing Powder: Investigating Solubility
Part 1: Creating and Interpreting Solubility Graphs
Part 2: Investigating the Rate of Solubility

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Ver. 1.0, Fall 2004
Overview

Get Off on the Right Foot - Drawing a Line Plot

How Much Matter? - Measuring Matter

How Tightly Packed? - Determining Density

Disappearing Crystals - Experimenting with Solutions

Chemical Detective - Finding Evidence of Chemical Change

The Invisible Atom - Making a Model

Discovering the Elements - Exploring the Periodic Table

Endo and Exo: The Reaction Twins - Measuring Temperature Changes

Colorful Chemical Clues - Learning About Acids and Bases

Where's the "Juice?" - Producing Electricity from Chemicals