Keyword: Curriculum and Instruction

Throughout the unit students have learned about matter, chemical reactions, and energy. The culminating assessment is designed to provide students with the opportunity to synthesize their learning of these concepts to explain how fireworks produce the variety of colors seen today. The culminating assessment is comprised of two parts: a laboratory experiment and an argumentation […]

In this lesson, students continue to explore properties of light. Students refine their knowledge by understanding that energy is transported in electromagnetic waves. Students read an online text to gather information and write a summary. At the end of the lesson, students are expected to use their previous knowledge and what they learned in today’s […]

In this lesson, students extend their knowledge about chemical reactions in fireflies by learning about light. Students use multiple texts to gather information about the properties of light and continue to practice synthesizing information from multiple sources. At the end of the lesson, students are expected to write an explanation of these properties while they […]

Chemical reactions are part of our everyday lives. In this lesson, students explore chemical reactions in living organisms. Students use multiple texts to gather information about the bioluminescence in fireflies and practice synthesizing this information. At the end of the lesson, students are expected to write an explanation where they explain the process and demonstrate […]

In this lesson, students gain a deeper understanding of particle motion in chemical reactions. Students continue to use texts to gather information, participate in discussions to refine their understandings, and use models to support written explanations.

Energy plays a major role in chemical reactions. It takes energy to break bonds and energy is released when new bonds are formed. Some chemical reactions require more energy than others. In this lesson, students will conduct an investigation of several chemical reactions to explore the role that energy plays. Students use their prior learning […]