Content Standard E: Structure of Matter "Big Ideas"

Revised 8/6/03
'Big Idea'
Grades K-2
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-8

Grades 9-12

1. All matter is made up of parts.

E1

E2

E1

2.Particles interact with other particles.

E2, E5, I6

3.Particles are in constant motion.

E5

E2, I5

4.Changes occur when matter interacts with other matter.

E1, E2

E4, E6

E5, E7

5.Matter is conserved during physical or chemical change.

E8

E4, E5

6.A limited number of basic building blocks, with characteristic properties, make up all matter.

E2, E6

E1, E5, E6

7.Objects, materials, and substances may be made up of one or more types of matter.

E1

E4, E6

E5

8.Wholes weigh the same as the sum of their parts.

E8

E4

9.Matter has physical and chemical properties that can be observed, measured, and used to describe and classify matter.

E2, E3

E1, E2

E1, E3, E4, E7

E2, E3, E6, E7

10.Matter can exist in different forms. Each form has different properties.

E2, E3

E2

E5

E2

Local Assessment Benchmarks
E3
E7 & E8
E4

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