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

Unit Snapshot

30lessons
5checkpoints
1unit quiz
1NESA outcome

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