1. New TEKS!! DO NOW: Matter Q?:What are three examples of matter?
September 8, 2014
Ms. Smith
Mrs. Malone
DO NOW:
Date: September 8, 2014
TEKS: 6.5(A) Know that an element is a pure substance represented by chemical symbols.
Pick up a new gold Do Now sheet as you enter
Have your composition book and agenda on your desk
Write this week’s HW in your agenda
Q?:What are three examples of matter?
When you finish: open your comp book to page 7 
New TEKS!!

2. Is It Matter? Make a T-chart in your journal
NOT MATTER
Fish
Toyota Prius
Dreams
Peace
Make a T-chart in your journal
Sort your cards into two groups: Matter and Not Matter
Explain your reasoning to your team and write your final answers in your journal
Don’t forget to draw pictures!

3. DO NOW: Matter Date: September 9, 2014 PRE-AP SCIENCE Per. 1,3, & 8
Ms. Smith
Mrs. Malone
DO NOW:
Date: September 9, 2014
TEKS: 6.5(A) Know that an element is a pure substance represented by chemical symbols.
PRE-AP SCIENCE Per. 1,3, & 8
Get out your gold Do Now sheet
Have your composition book on your desk
Q?:What are the four states of matter? Give an example for each.

4. DO NOW: Matter Date: September 9, 2014 GRADE LEVEL SCIENCE Per. 2 & 7
Ms. Smith
Mrs. Malone
DO NOW:
Date: September 9, 2014
TEKS: 6.5(A) Know that an element is a pure substance represented by chemical symbols.
GRADE LEVEL SCIENCE Per. 2 & 7
Get out your gold Do Now sheet
Have your composition book on your desk
Q?:What are the three states of matter? Give an example for each.

5. Announcements and Reminders
Homework: Matter vs. Non-Matter Labeled Diagram on p.9 of INB
Matter, Elements, and Atoms Quiz on Friday
Tutorials Tuesday after school

6. MATTER A-HA Connections Page ? What are the properties of matter?
Unit: Matter
Big Question: “What are the properties of matter?”
We will come back to this page periodically to update it as we learn more about matter ?
What are the properties of matter?

7. Matter Reading and Notes
Fold your composition book page in half to make a crease (hotdog)
Write the title Matter Reading and Notes at the top of the page
Label the left side “Main Ideas ” and the right side “Details”

8. Matter Reading and Notes These are your left side questions:
What is matter?
What are the building blocks of matter?
Atoms:
What are atoms?
What are the parts of an atom?
Where are the parts of atoms located?
Draw an example diagram of an atom.
What is unique about each element?
Energy:
What is energy?
How is energy different from matter?
Elements:
How many kinds of atoms make up one element?
Where can you find information about elements?
How do scientists represent elements?
What are the rules for writing chemical symbols?

9. Matter
September 10-11, 2014
Ms. Smith
Mrs. Malone
DO NOW:
Date: September , 2014
TEKS: 6.5(A) Know that an element is a pure substance represented by chemical symbols.
Get out your gold Do Now sheet
Put your composition book on your desk
Use Tuesday’s Matter Reading and Notes to answer Q?: What are the parts of an atom and where are they located?

10. Matter Reading and Notes
Fold your composition book page in half to make a crease (hotdog)
Write the title Matter Reading and Notes at the top of the page
Label the left side “Main Ideas ” and the right side “Details”

11. Matter Reading and Notes
What is matter?
What are the building blocks of matter?
Atoms:
What are atoms?
What are the parts of an atom?
Where are the parts of atoms located?
Draw an example diagram of an atom.
What is unique about each element?
Energy:
What is energy?
How is energy different from matter?
Elements:
How many kinds of atoms make up one element?
Where can you find information about elements?
How do scientists represent elements?
What are the rules for writing chemical symbols?

12. Announcements and Reminders
Homework: Matter vs. Non-Matter Labeled Diagram on p.9 of INB
Matter, Elements, and Atoms Quiz on Friday

13. Periodic Table
Add the Periodic Table to the back cover of your composition book on the inside
Fold the paper and tape down one edge
Don’t tape over the boxes of the periodic table! We will need to color code them later!

14. Parts of an Atom
The protons and neutrons are in the center of the atom in the nucleus
The electrons surround the nucleus and are in constant motion in the electron cloud
What are the electrical charges of these subatomic particles?
This is a Bohr model of an atom of Carbon
Named after Niels Bohr, a Danish physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 for his work

15. Atoms of Elements – Bohr Models
Let’s use Lithium as an example 
Your turn! Complete the data table for your element and create a Bohr model
Use your pencil to draw the nucleus and energy levels
Use candies to represent the subatomic particles
Label all of the parts of your Bohr model

16. Brain Break! Get up and Move It Move It!

17. Is It Matter? Exit Ticket
Write your first and last name at the top of the paper
Independent Activity Voice level = 0
Put an “X” next to each item you consider to be matter
Use your interactive notebook to help you decide!
Use complete sentences to explain your thinking and write a rule
Turn your paper in before you leave today!

18. Matter and Its Properties: What Makes Up Matter?
Complete the video quiz as you watch
Work on the crossword puzzle if you finish early
Do you need to ask your shoulder partner what that word was that you just missed in the video? Use Voice Level 1 (whisper)

19. Matter
September 12, 2014
Ms. Smith
Mrs. Malone
DO NOW:
Date: September 12, 2014
TEKS: 6.5(A) Know that an element is a pure substance represented by chemical symbols.
Get out your gold Do Now sheet
Have your Scientific Investigations HW and composition book on your desk
Write this weekend’s homework in your agenda: Jan Talbot, Chemical Engineer
Q?:How are elements represented on the periodic table?

20. Announcements and Reminders
Quiz Today! Let’s review!

21. Chemical Symbols Practice
Use your periodic table to provide the corresponding element or chemical symbol.

22. What is gold’s chemical symbol?

23. What is beryllium’s chemical symbol?

24. What is sulfur’s chemical symbol?

25. Which element is represented by Hg?

26. Which element is represented by K?

27. Which element is represented by W?

28. Partner Practice
Test your partner on 5 elements and 5 chemical symbols.

29. Matter, Atoms, and Elements Quiz
Write your first and last name on your quiz paper!
Set up a privacy folder
Independent work  Voice Level = 0
Write the definition of matter for #1
Circle the best answer for #2-#7
Fill in the table with the correct element name or chemical symbol for #8-#10 using your periodic table
Turn in your quiz to the class drawer