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Properties of Matter and Conservation

Virginia SOL PS.3

Investigate and understand that matter has properties and is conserved in chemical and physical processes.

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What students need to be able to do

  • Identify pure substances based on their chemical and physical properties.
  • Describe physical and chemical changes that may result in a change of properties.
  • Explain how compounds form through ionic and covalent bonding.
  • Use balanced chemical equations to model the conservation of matter.