“Can you help me design Physical Properties Stations for Review: ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can physical properties be used to identify and classify matter? How are mixtures and solutions different? How can the physical properties of substances help us determine how a mixture can be separated? CONTENT OBJECTIVE: Students will review and apply their understanding of the physical properties of matter, including mass, volume, relative density, solubility, magnetism, and conductivity, and use physical properties to classify and compare matter. Students will also distinguish between mixtures and solutions and identify methods for separating mixtures. LANGUAGE OBJECTIVE: Students will use academic science vocabulary to describe, compare, classify, and explain the properties of matter and mixtures. Students will communicate their reasoning orally and in writing using complete sentences and evidence from station activities. CHECK IN - BELL RINGER - Introduction ACTIVITIES Station Test Review Activities: Physical Properties Station — Identify and classify objects according to mass, volume, relative density, solubility, magnetism, conductivity, and state of matter. Mixtures vs. Solutions Station — Sort examples as mixtures or solutions and explain the reasoning for each choice. Separating Mixtures Station — Determine the best method for separating different mixtures using properties such as magnetism, particle size, solubility, or evaporation. Vocabulary Station — Match key vocabulary terms with definitions, examples, and/or pictures. STAAR-Style Review Station — Complete multiple-choice and short constructed-response questions requiring students to analyze scenarios and explain their thinking. VOCABULARY Matter Anything that has mass and takes up space. Physical Property A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured without changing it into a new substance. Mass The amount of matter in an object. Volume The amount of space matter takes up. Magnetism The ability of a material to attract or repel certain metals. Relative Density Whether an object is more or less dense than another substance, such as water; it can help predict sinking or floating. Solubility The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance. Conductivity The ability of a material to transfer thermal or electrical energy. Conductor A material that allows energy to move through it easily. Insulator A material that slows or prevents the transfer of energy. Mixture Two or more substances combined that keep their own physical properties. Solution A type of mixture in which one substance dissolves evenly in another. Solute The substance that is dissolved in a solution. Solvent The substance that dissolves the solute. Dissolve To mix evenly into another substance to form a solution. Separate To divide the parts of a mixture using their physical properties. CHECK OUT / EXIT TICKET Name two physical properties that can be used to describe matter. Explain one difference between a mixture and a solution. A mixture contains iron filings and sand. What physical property could be used to separate them? Explain.”