The document discusses key concepts related to physical and chemical changes, including: - The student will learn to distinguish between physical and chemical changes and understand chemical formulas and bond types. - A physical change alters a substance's size, shape, or state but not its chemical makeup, while a chemical change produces a new substance. - The Law of Conservation of Mass states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction, though the substance and form may change. - A chemical formula represents the elements in a compound using symbols, such as CO2 for carbon dioxide. A chemical equation models a reaction using formulas.