Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Substances, Chemical Reactions, and Conservation of Matter ~ Misconception SCM010

Matter can disappear with repeated division, dissolving, evaporation, or chemical change (Smith et al., 2004).

Items that test for misconception SCM010 in this project (THSB) and key idea ()
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
ME020002	When a wolf hunts and eats a deer, some of the deer meat goes through chemical reactions in the wolf’s digestive system and then becomes part of the wolf’s body.	19%
SB066001	Two liquids undergo a chemical reaction in an open jar and bubbles form. The mass of the liquids is less after the reaction because a gas was produced and that gas left the system.	10%
ME021003	When a student eats a chicken sandwich, some of the proteins from the chicken meat go through chemical reactions to make new proteins that become part of the student’s body.	4%