
Using Properties to Identify Substances
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Science
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7th Grade
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Easy
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Armando Soto
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What do you remember about atoms?
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Atoms are the smallest unit of matter. There are different types of atoms, called elements, and each has its own set of unique properties. Atoms can combine to create new substances with its own set of properties!
Atoms Build Everything!
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Open Ended
Think about it: Someone offers you the choice between two fruit: an orange and a strawberry. You can make your choice based on which fruit you like better, but how do you know which fruit is which?
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Just like you used properties to tell apart the two fruits, most substances can be identified by using properties!
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Discuss!
Iron pyrite is commonly called “fool’s gold” because it looks like real gold, but it is not valuable. Both fool’s gold and real gold may be found in the same area, but they have different properties.
Why would it be important for a miner to know about the properties of real gold and fool’s gold?
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Drag and Drop
Sample A and Sample B are
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Properties you can observe without changing the identity of the substance are called physical properties.
Scientists use properties to identify substances.
Physical Properties
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These are determines when a substance changes into a whole new one.
All substances have chemical properties, which can be used to determine how it can change form.
Chemical Properties
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Hotspot
In the image are two nails before and after they were left out in the rain. Click on the nail that chemically changed due to the rain.
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Poll
What do you think: are the two nails made of the same substance?
Yes, they definitely are!
No way!
We need more information...
How can you even tell??
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Open Ended
Summarize: How can properties be used to identify a substance?
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