Chapter 4 Grade 7: States of Matter

States of Matter & Physical Change
(Course Outline)

A. The Particulate Model of Matter
A.1 What is Matter Made of?
A.2 Particulate Models in Science
A.3 Investigate Solids, Liquids and Gases and Their
Inter-conversion

Time allotment: Tue, March 17 – Tue, march 24, 2009

B. Physical Change
B.1 Changes around Us
B.2 the Distinction between Physical and Chemical
Changes
B.3 Use Simple Kinetic Particle Theory to Explain
Changes of State, Dissolving and Diffusion
B.3 Interaction of Matter and Energy

Time allotment: Tue, March 24 – Fri, April 2, 2009

C. Methods of Separating Mixtures
C.1 Variety of Methods of Obtaining Pure Substances
from Different Mixtures
C.2 Evaporation
C.3 Filtration
C.4 Distillation

Time allotment: Tue, April 14– Fri, April 24, 2009