Unit C Section 1: Chemicals in the Environment
Completion requirements
Unit C Section 1: Chemicals in the Environment |
Learning Targets |
Big Question: How can chemicals in the environment help or harm living organisms?
We are surrounded by chemicals; you could say that everything around us is made of chemicals. Some chemicals are helpful, and some are harmful.
We are surrounded by chemicals; you could say that everything around us is made of chemicals. Some chemicals are helpful, and some are harmful.
Inquiry Questions
1.1: What human activities cause chemical changes in the environment?1.2: Why are acids and bases important?
1.3: What common substances are essential to organisms?
1.4: How do organisms take in substances?
Section 1 Checklist
Read pages 180 to 209 in the textbookSelf-checks at the end of lessons 1 to 4
Summative assessment: Section 1 Quiz
Materials
Addison Wesley Science in Action 9
