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Change

30-lesson unit on chemical change, energy transfers and geological change for NSW Year 8 Science Stage 4.

30lessons
6assessments
12-18hstudy
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Block A, Chemical Change (L01–L05)
1
What Is Change in Matter?
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2
Physical Change vs Chemical Change
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3
Particle Model of Physical Change
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4
Evidence of Chemical Reactions
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5
Change Synthesis and Checkpoint 1 Preparation
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Block B, Processes of Change (L06–L10)
6
Heating, Cooling and Change of State
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7
Dissolving, Solutions and Separating Mixtures
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8
Conservation of Mass in Changes
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9
Reactions in Everyday Life
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10
Investigating Change Safely
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Block C, Modelling and Applying Change (L11–L14)
11
Variables in Change Investigations
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12
Collecting and Interpreting Reaction Data
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13
Modelling Chemical Change
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14
Change in Natural and Human Systems
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Block D, Energy Transfers (L15–L19)
15
What Is Energy?
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16
Kinetic Energy
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17
Potential Energy, Gravitational and Elastic
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18
Energy Transformation
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19
Heat Energy and Temperature
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Block E, Geological Change (L20–L29)
20
Structure of the Earth
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21
Plate Tectonics
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22
Earthquakes
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23
Volcanoes
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24
The Rock Cycle
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25
Weathering and Erosion
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26
Soil Formation
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27
Earth's Resources, Minerals and Fossil Fuels
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28
The Scale of Geological Time
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29
The Fossil Record and Evolution
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Unit Synthesis (L30)
30
Unit Synthesis and Depth Study Preparation
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Q1
Checkpoint 1
Lessons 1–5
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Q2
Checkpoint 2
Lessons 6–10
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Q3
Checkpoint 3
Lessons 11–15
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Q4
Checkpoint 4
Lessons 15–19
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Q5
Checkpoint 5
Lessons 20–29
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QZ
Unit Quiz
Full unit cumulative assessment
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Unit Snapshot

30lessons
5checkpoints
1unit quiz
1NESA outcome

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