Unit 1  •  Honors Chemistry

🧪 Choice Board Assignments

Foundations of Chemistry & the Nature of Science — SC.912.N.1.1 • SC.912.N.1.2 • SC.912.P.8.2 • SC.912.N.2.1
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Deeper problem-solving — choose ONE per area to demonstrate mastery
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Advanced extension — choose at least one to push for the top band
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Area 1 — The Scientific Process & What Constitutes Science
Standards: Investigation design • Variables & hypotheses • What is science? • Evidence over opinion
Option A ✓ Visited
💡 Investigation Words Match-Up
Flip flashcards to match investigation vocabulary — hypothesis, variable, control, observation — to their definitions.
Scientific vocabulary Match-up game Self-check
📄 Open Activity (Word)
Option B ✓ Visited
🔍 Science Words Match-Up
Match broader Nature-of-Science vocabulary to definitions and check your understanding instantly.
NoS vocabulary Match-up game Self-check
📄 Open Activity (Word)
Option C ✓ Visited
🧱 Scientific or Not Sorter
Sort claims into Scientific or Not Scientific using the key testability and evidence rules of science.
What is science? Card sort Self-check
📄 Open Activity (Word)
Option D ✓ Visited
🧰 Testable Question Sort
Sort questions into Testable vs. Not Testable and practice turning real-world questions into investigations.
Testable questions Card sort Self-check
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Area 2 — Chemical Reactions: Physical vs. Chemical Change
Standards: Physical & chemical changes • Reactants & products • Conservation of mass
Option A ✓ Visited
⚖️ Physical vs. Chemical Changes Match-Up
Match everyday changes to Physical or Chemical and use the substance-test to justify each choice.
Physical vs. chemical Match-up game Self-check
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Option B ✓ Visited
🔄 Reactants & Products Match-Up
Match example reactions to their reactants and products and read what is being conserved.
Reactants & products Match-up game Self-check
📄 Open Activity (Word)
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Area 3 — Data, Graphs & Evidence
Standards: Observations vs. inferences • Graphing • Patterns in data
Option A ✓ Visited
👁️ Observation or Inference Sort
Sort statements into Observation (what you sense) or Inference (what you interpret) with instant feedback.
Observations vs. inferences Card sort Self-check
📄 Open Activity (Word)
Option B ✓ Visited
📈 Pattern Sorter
Match data patterns (direct, inverse, constant) to their graphs and practice spotting the trend.
Data patterns Match-up game Self-check
📄 Open Activity (Word)
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Area 4 — Theories, Laws & Classification
Standards: Scientific laws vs. theories • Classification of matter
Option A ✓ Visited
⚠️ Law or Theory Quick Sort
Quick-sort statements into Scientific Law or Scientific Theory and see definitions on reveal.
Law vs. theory Card sort Self-check
📄 Open Activity (Word)
Option B ✓ Visited
🧩 Law & Theory Match-Up
Match laws and theories to their correct descriptions and examples in a flashcard deck.
Law vs. theory Match-up game Self-check
📄 Open Activity (Word)
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Area 1 — The Scientific Process & What Constitutes Science
SC.912.N.1.1 • SC.912.N.1.2 • SC.912.N.1.5 • SC.912.N.1.6 • SC.912.N.2.1
Option A ✓ Visited
🚧 Investigation Architect
Design a full controlled investigation: research question, variables, procedure, data table, and predicted conclusion.
Investigation design Controlled variables Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option B ✓ Visited
🔎️ Variables & Hypotheses Detective
Identify independent, dependent, and controlled variables in a scenario and write a testable hypothesis.
Variables Hypothesis writing Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option C ✓ Visited
🔬 Investigation Autopsy
Analyze a flawed investigation, diagnose every error, and rewrite it as a valid, controlled procedure.
Error analysis Audit Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option D ✓ Visited
🕵️ Science or Not Claim Investigator
Apply the rules of science to judge whether real-world claims count as scientific — and justify each verdict.
What is science? Claim analysis Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option E ✓ Visited
💬 Evidence Over Opinion CER
Write a CER that proves a conclusion with evidence and reasoning — not personal opinion.
CER writing Evidence vs. opinion Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option F ✓ Visited
📋 Rules of Science Case Study
Analyze a real scientific case study and explain how it followed the rules of science to build reliable knowledge.
Case study Rules of science Worksheet (DOCX)
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Area 2 — Chemical Reactions: Physical vs. Chemical Change
SC.912.P.8.2 • SC.912.P.8.7 • SC.912.P.8.8
Option A ✓ Visited
🔍️ Chemical or Physical Change Detective
Investigate scenarios and classify each change as physical or chemical with evidence-based justification.
Physical vs. chemical Justification Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option B ✓ Visited
🧪 Reactants & Products Forensics
Identify the reactants and products in real reactions and explain what happens to the atoms involved.
Reactants & products Particle-level thinking Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option C ✓ Visited
⚖️ Conservation of Mass in Action
Verify the Law of Conservation of Mass using before-and-after data in real chemical changes.
Conservation of mass Data analysis Worksheet (DOCX)
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Area 3 — Data, Graphs & Evidence
SC.912.N.1.1 • SC.912.N.1.4
Option A ✓ Visited
📈 Graph Master
Build complete graphs with labeled axes and scales, then identify the trend or relationship shown.
Graphing Axes & scales Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option B ✓ Visited
📝 Data to Evidence CER
Turn a data set and graph into a full CER that connects specific evidence to a defensible claim.
CER writing Data interpretation Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option C ✓ Visited
🧾 Evidence Auditor
Audit claims against their supporting evidence and judge whether each is strongly or weakly supported.
Evidence quality Audit Worksheet (DOCX)
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Area 4 — Theories, Laws & Classification
SC.912.N.2.1 • SC.912.N.3.1 • SC.912.N.3.2 • SC.912.P.8.1
Option A ✓ Visited
🧭 Big Three Integrated Sort
Classify samples of matter into the "big three" layers of the classification triangle and justify each placement.
Classification of matter Justification Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option B ✓ Visited
🔄 Conservation in Action
Explain how the Law of Conservation of Mass applies across physical changes and chemical reactions.
Conservation of mass Application Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option C ✓ Visited
⚔️ Theory-Law Face-Off CER
Compare a scientific law and a theory side-by-side and write a CER on how they are different but related.
Law vs. theory CER writing Worksheet (DOCX)
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Area 1 — The Scientific Process & What Constitutes Science
ASPIRE • SC.912.N.1.1 • SC.912.N.1.2 • SC.912.N.1.6
Option 1 ✓ Visited
🧰️ Investigation Design Critique
Critique an experimental design like a peer reviewer, spot weaknesses, and redesign it for validity.
Critique Experimental design Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option 2 ✓ Visited
🔍️ Methods Audit
Audit the methods behind a published result for fairness, controls, and reliability of evidence.
Methods audit Reliability Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option 3 ✓ Visited
🔬 Mini-Investigation
Design and complete your own mini-investigation: question, controls, data, graph, and conclusion.
Full investigation Independent work Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option 4 ✓ Visited
🎨 Science vs Art
Write a CER arguing whether a practice counts as science, art, both, or neither — using the rules of science.
What is science? CER writing Worksheet (DOCX)
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Area 2 — Chemical Reactions: Physical vs. Chemical Change
ASPIRE • SC.912.P.8.2 • SC.912.P.8.7
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🔎️ Conservation of Mass Detective
Track mass through a reaction, identify where it is (or is not) conserved, and expose the error.
Conservation of mass Error detection Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option 2 ✓ Visited
🧪️ Prove It: Designing Evidence for a New Substance
Design the experiments that would prove a new substance formed during a change — then defend your plan.
Evidence design Experimental plan Worksheet (DOCX)
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Area 3 — Data, Graphs & Evidence
ASPIRE • SC.912.N.1.1 • SC.912.N.1.4
Option 1 ✓ Visited
📊 Data Storyteller
Turn a raw data set into a compelling story: graph it, identify the trend, and write the conclusion.
Data storytelling Graphing Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option 2 ✓ Visited
🔎 Inference Critic
Critique the inferences others make from data and demand evidence-backed reasoning for every claim.
Critique Inference vs. evidence Worksheet (DOCX)
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Area 4 — Theories, Laws & Classification
ASPIRE • SC.912.N.2.1 • SC.912.N.3.1 • SC.912.N.3.2
Option 1 ✓ Visited
🔔 Debunk the Misconception
Take a common chemistry misconception and dismantle it with evidence and reasoning in a CER.
Misconception CER writing Worksheet (DOCX)
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Option 2 ✓ Visited
💬 Law and Theory Together
Show how a law and a theory work together to explain the same phenomenon in one integrated CER.
Law vs. theory Integrated CER Worksheet (DOCX)
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