LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Physical Science

Goal 6: The learner will build an understanding of regularities in chemistry.

Objective 6.01. Analyze the periodic trends in the physical and chemical properties of elements.

  • Groups (families).
  • Periods.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Classification of matter
Students are introduced to the concept of different kinds of matter. Students create models of different substances to learn to identify the differences between elements, compounds, and mixtures. This lesson is developed so that teachers can use it with English as a Second Language students.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development and Science)
By Anya Childs and Rhonda Garrett.