Teams discuss the meaning of physical versus chemical properties and make plans to test for as many as physical properties and make plans to test for as many as physial properties as possible. Teams must fill out a requisition form for the supplies they need. Students need to prepare a data table to record their findings. Distribute the metal sample to the teams. Instruct the teams to test for and record as many physical properties as they can.
Teams decide the properties to be determined.
They requiistion materials and construct a data table. Tests, measurments and observations are conducted and recored. Results and a description of the thests are reported to the class. Students use requistioned materials to determine physical to determine physical properties. Results are recored in the data table.