Warm-Up 2/26/14 Make sure that you have sketches in your concept map for Element, Compound, Heterogeneous, and Homogeneous!
Describing Matter Wednesday 2/26/14
Physical Properties and Chemical Properties
Physical Property Characteristic of a material that you can observe without changing the substance Examples: color, size, shape, density, melting point, boiling point
Chemical Property Characteristic of a substance that indicates whether it can undergo a certain chemical change. Examples: flammable, combustible, may react to light, acidic
Physical Change A change in size, shape, or state of matter. Substance does not change identity. Examples: melting ice, cutting paper, breaking glass
Chemical Change A change of one substance into a new substance. Examples: rusting metal, fireworks explode, baking cookies
Law of Conservation of Mass The mass of all substances before and after a chemical change must stay the same Matter can not be created or destroyed (just transformed!)
Your Job Start working on the Newspaper assignment. You will have tomorrow to finish it. Notes go on pg. , Newspaper on pg. QUIZ tomorrow