A 60-minute lesson designed to activate students' prior knowledge of solids, liquids, and gases.
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What's the Matter?
60 mins
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Suitable for grades:
3 - 5
Curriculum
Science 3.2(F)
Communicate valid conclusions supported by data in writing, by drawing pictures, and through verbal discussion.
Science 3.5(B)
Describe and classify samples of matter as solids, liquids, and gases and demonstrate that solids have a definite shape and that liquids and gases take the shape of their container;
Science 3.5(C)
Predict, observe, and record changes in the state of matter caused by heating or cooling such as ice becoming liquid water, condensation forming on the outside of a glass of ice water, or liquid water being heated to the point of becoming wa...
Science 4.2(F)
Communicate valid oral and written results supported by data.
Science 4.5(A)
Measure, compare, and contrast physical properties of matter, including mass, volume, states (solid, liquid, gas), temperature, magnetism, and the ability to sink or float; and
Science 5.2(F)
Communicate valid conclusions in both written and verbal forms; and
Science 5.5(A)
Classify matter based on measurable, testable, and observable physical properties, including mass, magnetism, physical state (solid, liquid, and gas), relative density (sinking and floating using water as a reference point), solubility in wa...
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