There will be a test on the Matter unit next Wednesday. You child was given a blue study guide on Thursday. We will use and discuss the study guide in class on Monday and Tuesday. I am copying the study guide below just in case the original goes missing. There is quite a bit of material in the unit so the students should begin to review sooner rather than later.

5^th Grade

Matter Unit Study Guide

· Know all of the vocabulary from your notes and on your vocabulary quiz

· Know what is an example of matter and what is non-matter

· Know the three most frequently talked about states of matter and be able to give an example of each

· Know what determines if a substance is a solid, liquid, or gas

· Know the differences between solids, liquids, and gases

· Be able to label a diagram of an atom (like your helium atom diagram)

· Be able to tell some differences of metals, metalloids, and non-metals.

· Know how to use the periodic table-what is an atomic symbol, atomic number, etc.

· Know why Dmitri Mendeleev is important in regards to the periodic table

· Be able to describe one element on the periodic table in detail

· Know the difference between physical and chemical changes of matter and be able to give an example of each one

· Know the difference between compounds and molecules

· Know the difference between ionic an covalent bonds

· Be able to read chemical formulas

· Be able to give chemical formulas for some common compounds

· Be able to tell about radioactivity, half-life, nuclear fusion and nuclear fission

Mrs. Baier's 5th Grade Science