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Area 1 — Classification of Matter
Standards: Pure substances vs. mixtures • Physical & chemical properties & changes • Separation techniques
Option A
✓ Visited
🗺️ Matter Map Match-Up
Flip flashcards to classify mystery substances using the decision tree: uniform? compound or element? mixture? Match term cards to their definitions.
Homogeneous vs. Heterogeneous
Decision tree
Match-up game
🚀 Open Activity
Option B
✓ Visited
🃏 Property vs. Change Card Sort
Drag cards into the correct category: Physical property, Chemical property, Physical change, or Chemical change. Use the bond test to decide.
Physical vs. chemical
Drag & drop
Self-check
🚀 Open Activity
Option C
✓ Visited
🧪 Mixture & Separation Sort
Two-part sort: classify mixtures (solution / colloid / suspension / heterogeneous), then match each to its correct separation technique.
Mixtures
Filtration / distillation
Two-part challenge
🚀 Open Activity
2
Area 2 — Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table
Standards: Atomic structure • Periodic table classification • States of matter & KMT • Ionic & covalent compounds
Option A
✓ Visited
⚛️ Atoms, States & PT Vocab Match-Up
Four quick-check decks: atomic vocabulary, states of matter, periodic table classification, and properties & naming. Flip cards to reveal answers.
Atomic vocabulary
KMT states
Flashcard decks
🚀 Open Activity
Option B
✓ Visited
🧲 PT & Matter Card Sort
Drag periodic table elements and matter types onto their correct shelves, classifying by metal/nonmetal/metalloid and by type of substance.
Periodic table
Metal / Nonmetal
Drag & drop
🚀 Open Activity
Option C
✓ Visited
💡 Atoms, States & Naming Explorer
Interactive explorer for atomic structure, states of matter and phase changes, and IUPAC naming of ionic and covalent compounds.
Naming rules
Phase changes
Explorer format
🚀 Open Activity
3
Area 3 — The Mole & Chemical Equations
Standards: Mole concept • Avogadro's number • Balancing equations • Law of Conservation of Mass
Option A
✓ Visited
📍 Mole Map & Vocab Match-Up
Navigate the mole map and match mole-conversion vocabulary to definitions. Flip cards to check your understanding of Avogadro's number and molar mass.
Mole map
Avogadro's number
Match-up
🚀 Open Activity
Option B
✓ Visited
⚖️ Equation Reader
Read and interpret balanced chemical equations: identify reactants, products, coefficients, and what conservation of mass requires for each reaction.
Chemical equations
Coefficients
Conservation of mass
🚀 Open Activity
Option C
✓ Visited
✅ Mole & Equation Quick Quiz
Fast self-quiz on mole conversions and balancing equations. Get instant feedback on each answer and see your score at the end.
Mole conversions
Balancing
Instant feedback
🚀 Open Activity
1
Area 1 — Classification of Matter
T3 • Pure substances, mixtures, properties, changes • Separation techniques
Option A
✓ Visited
🕵️ Matter Map Detectives
Investigate mystery substances and build a complete matter classification map. Identify each substance's type, justify your reasoning, and connect to real-world examples.
Classification
CER reasoning
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option B
✓ Visited
🍴 The Contaminated Kitchen
You're a food scientist — identify contaminants in kitchen samples using physical/chemical property tests. Choose appropriate separation techniques and justify each choice.
Properties & changes
Separation techniques
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option C
✓ Visited
💧 The Water Plant Engineer
Design a water purification sequence for a contaminated sample. Explain each separation step using particle-level diagrams and the properties being exploited.
Water treatment
Particle diagrams
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
2
Area 2 — Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table
T1 / T2 / T4 • Atomic structure • States of matter • IUPAC naming
Option A
✓ Visited
⚛️ Atomic Structure Lab
Build atomic models for a set of elements. Record protons, neutrons, and electrons; calculate mass numbers; draw Bohr diagrams; and identify isotopes.
Atomic structure
Isotopes
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option B
✓ Visited
🌡️ States of Matter & KMT Investigation
Analyze data to determine states of matter and explain phase changes using the KMT. Identify which factor — particle motion or forces of attraction — wins in each scenario.
KMT
Phase changes
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option C
✓ Visited
🧪 The Stockroom Rescue Interactive!
Sort 8 element jars, rebuild atomic data, classify states at room temperature, and re-label compound jars — all with instant self-check feedback across 5 tasks.
✔ Drag & drop
✔ Instant feedback
✔ Self-graded
🚀 Open Interactive Activity
3
Area 3 — The Mole & Chemical Equations
T5 • Mole concept • Stoichiometry • Balancing equations • CER writing
Option A
✓ Visited
🧰 Mole Stations
Rotate through five mole-conversion stations: moles ↔ particles, moles ↔ grams, mixed conversions, percent composition, and empirical formulas.
Mole conversions
Dimensional analysis
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option B
✓ Visited
📖 Mole Stories CER
Read three real-world "mole stories" (baking, medicine, materials science) and write a CER for each, connecting the mole concept to real quantities of particles and mass.
CER writing
Real-world connections
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option C
✓ Visited
⚗️ Chemical Equation Interpreter
Analyze and balance 8 chemical equations, then interpret each at the particle level. Verify conservation of mass and connect coefficients to mole ratios.
Balancing equations
Mole ratios
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
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Area 1 — Classification of Matter
ASPIRE • SC.912.P.8.1 • SC.912.P.8.2 • SC.912.L.18.12
Option 1
✓ Visited
🔎️ The Evidence Audit
Triage a conflicting QC dossier: sort reliable from suspect evidence, nest the classification (pure compound in a solution), design one decisive test, and write the QC report (CER).
CER writing
Evidence triage
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option 2
✓ Visited
🧭 The Mix-Up Defense
Design a minimal recovery train that separates a three-layer spill (sand, salt, oil, water) and rebut a peer's flawed classification with a CER.
Separation techniques
CER rebuttal
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option 3
✓ Visited
📒 The Materials Catalog
Classify eight everyday items as element, compound, or mixture (naming the heterogeneous subtype), pick the two trickiest pairs, and author the technique page for the island kit.
Element / compound / mixture
Classification
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
2
Area 2 — Atomic Structure & the Periodic Table
ASPIRE • SC.912.P.10.5 T1–T4
Option 1
✓ Visited
🔒 The Synthetic Element Defense
Design an undiscovered element, work its isotope mix backward from its atomic mass, and defend its full property set before the review panel.
Atomic structure
Isotopes
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option 2
✓ Visited
🧩 The Technician Audit
Audit nine laboratory claims (true/false + correction), rank the safety danger, and finish the chlorine weighted-average audit.
Lab claims
Weighted average
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option 3
✓ Visited
🔥 The Thermal Design Brief
Compare real phase-change materials, predict their KMT behavior, design the deciding experiment, and deliver the design brief (CER).
Phase changes
KMT
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
3
Area 3 — The Mole & Chemical Equations
ASPIRE • SC.912.P.12.10 • SC.912.P.12.11
Option 1
✓ Visited
🏨 The Pharmacy Audit
Audit a hospital pharmacy: verify an IV saltwater recipe, the weigh-out log, the ions-per-bag label, and a dilution note using multi-step mole math.
Mole conversions
Multi-step math
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option 2
✓ Visited
⚖️ The Yield Verdict (Scaffolded)
Render the verdict on two suppliers' synthesis yields: verify the equation, compute theoretical yield, expose the impossible percent, and design the verification lab.
Stoichiometry
Theoretical yield
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)
Option 3
✓ Visited
🛠️ The CO2 Recovery Lab (Scaffolded)
Diagnose an impossible CO2 recovery result: balance the reaction, predict every quantity, and build an error-detection guide from Conservation of Mass.
Balancing equations
Conservation of mass
Worksheet (DOCX)
📄 Open Assignment (Word)