Physical and Chemical Properties – Lab Station Activity

Give students varied ways to explore physical and chemical properties. Station tasks combine observation, research, reading, and questions, while a group passport keeps their responses together.
Grades
Grades 6–9
File type
Microsoft Word
Answer key
Included

Updated Feb 21, 2024

Subject
Science, Chemistry
Topic
Physical properties, Chemical changes
Resource types
Activities, Lesson Plans
Answer key
Included

Product description

From the author

This Physical and Chemical Properties Lab Station Activity has seven task stations and two catch-up stations. Students sketch an object and describe its properties, research matter, explain an opinion, read about combustion, respond to video questions and create questions of their own.

Six editable Word files supply station cards, a group passport, teacher instructions, the reading, video questions and a quiz. Answers accompany the reading, video questions and quiz. Print and arrange the materials and provide device access before the rotation.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish a physical property from a chemical property and a physical change from a chemical change.

  • Identify and describe the four states of matter, including researching the lesser-known fourth state.

  • Construct original multiple-choice, true/false, and short-answer questions about physical and chemical properties.

Teaching tips

  • Print the station cards and supporting documents, placing reading, quiz and video questions at their matching stations. Supply one passport per group.

  • Use nine groups when running every station at once, or seven groups with the two rest stations initially open, as the teacher guide suggests.

  • Allow six to seven minutes per station and arrange device access for research and the linked video.

Skills covered

  • Describe five physical properties of a chosen drawing

  • Research the fourth state of matter and describe its properties

  • Create two multiple-choice, two true/false and one short-answer question with answers

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

Do all stations introduce a new task?

No. Two stations are catch-up stops where groups finish earlier passport work. The other stations use a mix of observation, research, reading, video, and questions.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Physical properties

  • Chemical properties

  • States of matter

  • Physical and chemical changes

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