Resource Collection

Standard: 3.2C.A1

Topic 1: Differentiate between physical properties and chemical properties.

4 Tradebooks
1. Navarro, P., & Jimenez, A. (2014). Increadible Experiments with Chemical
Reactions and Mixtures. B.E.S Pubishing

It is a book full of at home simple experiments that test out different chemical
and physical reactions. Chemical reactions and mixtures will be used in order to
complete the experiment. The book gives a step by step about each reaction and
mixture that can be done. It will test physical and chemical properties such as
density, oxidation, surface tension, and viscosity. It allows for students to see
and do simple equation for a colorful children’s book.

2. Beaty, A., & Griffith, Theanne. (2022). The Science of Baking (Ada Twist,
Scientist: The Why Files). Amulet Books.

This is a book all about the science behind baking. It breaks down all the
ingredients and what affect they have on the baking process. Each ingredient
causes the reaction to become a chemical or physical property of the baked
goods. It also includes experiments that how the effect of not adding specific
ingredients to the mix.

3. Ross, Michael Elsohn., & Meisel, Paul. (2007). What’s the Matter in Mr.
Whiskers’ Room? Candlewick.

Mr. Whiskers is a male teacher who believes students learn science best by
hands on activities. He tells his students they need to use all their sense
throughout the experiments to learn and observe. They go around to seven
different stations that hit different important concepts in chemistry. It shows
the different characteristics for the different materials. They are able to come
up with seven big ideas about each of the hands-on activity.

4. Lionni, Leo., (2000) A Color of His Own. Alfred A. Knopf

The chameleon has no color of his own. He changes colors to whatever the
color is around him. All of his friends have their own color that they are all
the time. His friend the pig is always pink. His friend elephant is always gray.
The chameleon decided to be the same color forever so he stayed on a green
leaf. The leaf changed colors and so did he. He decided to go travel with a
 friend and find out that companionship is better than him have a color to
himself.

1 Website/App with info useful to teaching when planning

https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resources/lessons/exploring-physical-and-
chemical-changes

This website provides many helpful tools for teaching when planning the lesson.
It provides activities that relate to the topic as well as what the student’s prior
knowledge should be. It includes teaching and learning activities already
explained with approximate time to do it.

1 Website/App that is student friendly

https://byjus.com/chemistry/difference-between-physical-and-chemical-
properties/

This website can be very beneficial for students. It defines each type of property
as well as lists what properties are chemical/physical. It provides a quiz to test the
knowledge of students after reading the article. It also provides links to other
articles that have related topics that could expand the knowledge that the students
would gain.

2 other media sources (videos etc)

1. https://youtu.be/Z5L2NOMEWT0?si=KO4gPlkCM9Jyx5ui
It explains what chemical and physical properties as well as how to determine
which one. A property is. It has examples of each as well as a table that gets
filled out to determine if the property is physical or chemical. This would be a
good video to use as a quick review if the students need some extra reviewing.

2. https://www.eslgamesplus.com/physical-and-chemical-properties-science-
game/#:~:text=Physical%20properties%20such%20as%20color,fire%20and
%20turn%20to%20ash.

This link is to a game that asks specific questions about chemical and physical
properties but makes it into a game. If the question is answered correctly, the
student can chose a weapon to try and knock down the other tower with. If the
student gets the question wrong, the opponent gets to pick a weapon to throw
at your tower. This would be a fun way to review before a quiz or exam that
isn’t just a review sheet.
Topic 2: Differentiate between pure substances and mixtures; differentiate between
heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures.

4 Tradebooks
1. Sterer, Gideon., & Cho, Lian. (2021) It Began with Lemonade.
Penguin Publishing House.

This is a book about a little kid who was bored on a hot summer day. She wanted
to sell lemonade. She made the perfect mixture and set off to sell lemonade. She
could not find an empty street around her house anywhere. Her lemonade stand
began to roll away from her. It ended up landing near the river where she was able
to sell to one client.

2. Rosinsky, Natalie M., & Boyd, Sheree. (2002) Dirt: The Scoop on
Soil. Picture Window.

The book talks about all things dirt. It breaks down all aspects of dirt. What is
dirt, what does it contain, and all other things. It touches on the different living
aspects of it and why it is important. It includes and introduces hands-on
experiments to engage students.

3. Hguyen-Kim, Mai Thi., & Lenkova, Claire. (2022) Chemistry for

Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life. Greystone.

Chemistry is everywhere. It is in every think we eat, make and even in the alarm
clock that wakes us up in the morning. There is chemistry in our stress homrones
and baking. This book breaks it all down into simple terms and ideas that allow
children to see how science is in their lives every day.

4. Sooy, Julia., & Pang, Bonnie. (2021). Every Day Chemistry.

Chemistry is in our everyday lives whether we know it or not. From burning toast
to the rust that forms on metal. This book shows young students that we live in a
world full of chemistry and other sciences. A mother and daughter go through
their day and point out where science and chemistry is involved.

1 Website/App with info useful to teaching when planning

https://teachsimple.com/product/pure-substances-and-mixtures-lab-
station-activity

This website shows a nice easy lab with many activites that can be done. It includes
student worksheets as well as what the lab stations need to be. It also includes fun
games that can get student engaged when moving throughout the lab.

1 Website/App that is student friendly

 https://byjus.com/chemistry/pure-substances-and-mixtures/

This website includes definitions as well as comparison/contrasts. It breaks down

each topic to a level of understanding that high schoolers should know. It also
includes graphic organizers that can help students gather their thoughts. A part of the
website if FAQ which is the best part.

2 other media sources (videos etc)

1. https://youtu.be/dggHWvFJ8Xs?si=edTRa72mIfsENW5b

It explains the differences between pure substance and mixtures. After it

thoroughly explains this with examples. It then gets into how to determine if a
solution is heterogenous or homogenous.

2. https://app.legendsoflearning.com/join/YXNzaWdubWVudC0yODUyNTU1?
type=game

This is a fun review game where students are given many different objects that
need to be sorted by pure substance or mixture. It allows students to have both
types put together.

Topic 3: Explain the relationship of an element’s position on the periodic table to its atomic
number, ionization energy, electro-negativity, atomic size, and classification of elements.

4 Tradebooks
1. Kean, Sean. (2019) The Disappearing Spoon: And Other Tales of Rivalry,
Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of Elements
(Young Readers Edition). Little, Brown and Company. h

The periodic table is a very important part of chemistry and life. Each element
makes a difference in our lives. Each element will be looked at and how it plays
different roles in many situations throughout life such as medicine, finance,
mythology, arts and even mad scientists. Scientist who discovered these are
included.

2. Basher, Sime & Dingle, Adrian. (2017) The Periodic Table: Elements with
Style! Kingfisher.

The Periodic Table is used to introduce chemists that are important to the periodic
table. The elements all have their own “Websites” that have completed profiles of
each element and their scientists that help dominant them. The elements are
displayed in a fun way including superheroes and other fun way to picture the
elements.
 3. James, Alice. (2017) Lift-The-Flap Board. Usborne.

Everything is made up by the 118 elements on the periodic table. Each flap lists
information about all the elements. It breaks it down to which ones are crucial to
us, which ones are explosive, radioactive, and smelly. The pictures help connect it
to younger readers.

4. Chad, Jon. (2023). Science Comics: The Periodic Table of Elements:

Understanding the Building Blocks of Everything, First Second.

Chemistry experiments have gotten placed in the hands of a bad guy. Mel can use
her knowledge of the periodic table to stop the evil experiments. The book helps
quickly understands all the elements on the table. Each elements can be see how it
behaves in actual experiments and it offers trends and predictions of what the next
element will be.

1 Website/App with info useful to teaching when planning

https://www.chemedx.org/activity/periodic-trends-guided-inquiry-activity

This provides multiple activities that can be done in class that are break down each
periodic table trend. Students can use these for studying purposes and if a lower level
class is being taught they could possibly use on the exam.

1 Website/App that is student friendly

https://chemistrytalk.org/periodic-trends-made-easy/

This provides a quick glimpse at the trends and pictures to follow along. Students can
see the difference between the trends as well as a short description of each trend that
can be found on the periodic table.

2 other media sources (videos etc)

1. https://matchthememory.com/periodictrends

This is a matching game that relate to the trends on the periodic table. It reviews
important terms as well as tests knowledge of elements on the table that the students
should already know.

2. https://youtu.be/iUiNQQCTS1w?si=-8MZrvHMcvArO9sr

This is a fun video that helps students put the trends to songs that might help remind
them of the trends because it is ridiculous.
Topic 4: Use electronegativity to explain the difference between polar and nonpolar covalent
bonds.

4 Tradebooks
1. Brooks, Erik. (2012). Polar Opposites. Marshall Cavendish.

Alex is a polar bear, and his friend Zina is a penguin. One leaves in the Arctic, and
one lives in the Antarctic. These two are polar opposites. They are very different but
are trying to find a way to meet in the middle and compromise. These two become
best friends.

2. Bonilla, Lindsay. & Villalobos, Cinta. (2018). Polar Bear Island.

There is an island called Polar Bear Island and there’s sign that says NO OTHERS
ALLOWED. A penguin arrives and it is messing with the major. The polar bears love
the new penguins and they are trying to get the mayor to let more penguins is.

3. Willems, Mo. (2018). Should I Share My Ice Cream? – An Elephant and

Piggie Book –

Gerald gets ice cream on a nice hot day. His friend Piggie loves ice cream but isn’t
there when he goes to get it. Gerald is thinking he should share his ice cream. Piggie
is happy. They are best friends but will Gerald make the decision to share before his
ice cream melts.

4. Gabriel, Andrew & Suvorova, Catherine. (2020). Are You a Polar Bear?

A polar bear wakes up in the den in the winter. He’s been sleeping for so long he
doesn’t know where anyone is including his mom. The baby can’t even remember
what his mom looks like. The cub goes on an adventure to try and find someone who
looks like him.

1 Website/App with info useful to teaching when planning

https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Oregon_Institute_of_Technology/OIT
%3A_CHE_202_-_General_Chemistry_II/Unit_6%3A_Molecular_Polarity/
6.1%3A_Electronegativity_and_Polarity

This is a quick website that explains thoroughly what each is and how it is
affected. It also has pictures and the chart that is needed to help teach.

1 Website/App that is student friendly

https://chemistrytalk.org/polar-vs-non-polar-bonds/

These are an explanation of each term and picture with great descriptions about the
different bonds. It also includes links to topics thar relate to the current content as
well as real life examples of polar and non-polar molecules.
2 other media sources (videos etc)
1. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/molecule-polarity

This is an online lab that students can adjust many different variables. Students
can see how the electronegativity of each molecule changes the polarity of the
molecules. Students can see where it is attracted and how two, three or real
molecules change throughout.

2. https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/59247044e0e57d1000fc6144/polar-and-
nonpolar-molecules

This is an online quiz that students can take as many times as they want. It allows
them to quiz themselves throughout while also enjoying themselves.