Materials Vocab - Assessment

The materials vocabulary assessment is an educational tool designed to help students evaluate their understanding of key terms related to physical science and chemistry. The assessment consists of a list of vocabulary words that students are asked to review and self-assess based on three levels of familiarity: 'I don’t know it', 'I know what it means', and 'I can use it in a sentence'. The vocabulary covers a range of concepts starting from 'thermal', which relates to heat, and 'electrical', pertaining to electricity. Students will reflect on their knowledge of 'insulator' and 'conductor', terms that describe materials based on their ability to retain or pass heat and electricity, respectively.

Additionally, the list includes 'change of state', referring to the transition of matter from one physical state to another, such as from solid to liquid. The terms 'mixture', 'dissolve', 'solution', 'soluble', and 'insoluble' explore the concepts of combining substances and the resulting interactions, while 'filter' and 'sieve' are methods for separating components based on size or solubility. Students will also consider their understanding of 'reversible change' and 'irreversible change', which distinguish between changes that can be undone and those that cannot. The assessment further delves into chemical processes such as 'burning' and 'rusting', and the formation of 'new material'. It concludes with words like 'pure', which denotes a substance free of impurities, and 'impurity', indicating the presence of foreign matter. This self-assessment aims to help learners identify areas for improvement and guide their studies in material science.