The Architecture of Matter · Physical Science

Chemical Reactions and Energy

Analyzing how atoms rearrange during chemical reactions to form new substances while conserving mass.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we prove that matter is never truly destroyed?
  2. 2What causes some reactions to release heat while others absorb it?
  3. 3What would happen if a chemical reaction occurred in a vacuum?

Common Core State Standards

MS-PS1-2MS-PS1-6
Grade: 8th Grade
Subject: Science
Unit: The Architecture of Matter
Period: Physical Science

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