🔬 Synthetic Materials from Natural Resources
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MS-PS1-3
Synthetic Materials📋 Performance Expectation
MS-PS1-3: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
📚 Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)
PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
Each pure substance has characteristic physical and chemical properties (for any bulk quantity under given conditions) that can be used to identify it. (MS-PS1-2), (MS-PS1-3)
Each pure substance has characteristic physical and chemical properties (for any bulk quantity under given conditions) that can be used to identify it. (MS-PS1-2), (MS-PS1-3)
PS1.B: Chemical Reactions
Substances react chemically in characteristic ways. In a chemical process, the atoms that make up the original substances are regrouped into different molecules, and these new substances have different properties from those of the reactants. (MS-PS1-2), (MS-PS1-3), (MS-PS1-5)
Substances react chemically in characteristic ways. In a chemical process, the atoms that make up the original substances are regrouped into different molecules, and these new substances have different properties from those of the reactants. (MS-PS1-2), (MS-PS1-3), (MS-PS1-5)
🔑 Key Concepts for MS-PS1-3
- Natural Resources as Raw Materials: All synthetic materials begin with natural resources from Earth
- Transformation Process: Chemical and physical processes convert natural resources into synthetic materials
- Designed Properties: Synthetic materials can be engineered to have specific properties not found in nature
- Societal Impact: Synthetic materials have both benefits (convenience, durability) and challenges (environmental impact)
- Examples: Plastics from petroleum, synthetic fabrics from chemicals, composite materials from various sources
🎯 Learning Objectives
- Understand that synthetic materials come from natural resources
- Identify examples of synthetic vs natural materials
- Analyze the impact of synthetic materials on society
- Evaluate benefits and challenges of synthetic materials
