Student Learning and Instructional Activity Table: Substances in Water What students need to work on Solutions & Tracing Substances Substances in the (Foci for instruction) Suspensions through Systems Watershed Substances mix with water as either Investigate how and why Explain and predict Investigate properties of suspensions or solutions. L2 to L3 substances in suspension pathways of substances substances L2 to L3 to L4 Structure & and solution move in suspension and The nature of the mixture depends on the Systems: through various systems solution through various chemical properties of the substance that L2 to L3 to L4 systems L2 to L3 to L4 mixes with water. L3-L4 Macroscopic to microscopic L2-L3 Use scale tool to describe Use scale tool to describe Use scale tool to describe Microscopic to atomic-molecular L3 to sizes of particles in sizes of particles in sizes of particles in Scale L4 suspension and molecules suspension and suspension and in solution molecules in solution molecules in solution L2 to L3 to L4 L2 to L3 to L4 L2 to L3 to L4 Substances in water do not always follow Explore how and why Investigate how and why Explain and predict the same pathways as water. L2 to L3 substances in suspension substances in suspension pathways of substances Scientific and solution move along and solution move in suspension and The pathways substances follow depends Principles with water through various through various systems solution through various on the nature of the mixture systems L2 to L3 to L4 L2 to L3 to L4 systems L2 to L3 to L4 or solution) L3 to L4. Representations at microscopic scale L2 Describe/represent relative Describe/represent Describe/represent to L3 sizes of particles in relative sizes of particles relative sizes of particles suspension and molecules in suspension and in suspension and Representations at atomic-molecular in solution molecules in solution molecules in solution scale L3 to L4 L2 to L3 to L4 L2 to L3 to L4 L2 to L3 to L4 Humans can change water quality L2 to Traces substances Explain and predict the Dependency L3 through connected effects of substances & Human systems L2 to L3 to L4 mixing with water L2 to Recognizes limitations of environmental Agency L3 to L4 systems to provide fresh water. L3 to L4
Student Learning and Instructional Activity Table: Substances in Water What students need to work on (Foci for instruction) Solutions & Suspensions Tracing Substances through Systems Substances in the Watershed Structure & Systems: Substances mix with water as either suspensions or solutions. L2 to L3 The nature of the mixture depends on the chemical properties of the substance that mixes with water. L3-L4 Investigate properties of substances L2 to L3 to L4 Investigate how and why substances in suspension and solution move through various systems L2 to L3 to L4 Explain and predict pathways of substances in suspension and solution through various systems L2 to L3 to L4 Scale Macroscopic to microscopic L2-L3 Microscopic to atomic-molecular L3 to L4 Use scale tool to describe sizes of particles in suspension and molecules in solution L2 to L3 to L4 Use scale tool to describe sizes of particles in suspension and molecules in solution L2 to L3 to L4 Use scale tool to describe sizes of particles in suspension and molecules in solution L2 to L3 to L4 Scientific Principles Substances in water do not always follow the same pathways as water. L2 to L3 The pathways substances follow depends on the nature of the mixture or solution) L3 to L4. Explore how and why substances in suspension and solution move along with water through various systems L2 to L3 to L4 Investigate how and why substances in suspension and solution move through various systems L2 to L3 to L4 Explain and predict pathways of substances in suspension and solution through various systems L2 to L3 to L4 Representations at microscopic scale L2 to L3 Representations at atomic-molecular scale L3 to L4 Describe/represent relative sizes of particles in suspension and molecules in solution L2 to L3 to L4 Describe/represent relative sizes of particles in suspension and molecules in solution L2 to L3 to L4 Describe/represent relative sizes of particles in suspension and molecules in solution L2 to L3 to L4 Dependency & Human Agency Humans can change water quality L2 to L3 Recognizes limitations of environmental systems to provide fresh water. L3 to L4 Traces substances through connected systems L2 to L3 to L4 Explain and predict the effects of substances mixing with water L2 to L3 to L4
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