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5 - Mystery Powders & Crystals

11/22/2017

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Cup A (Blue):

Cup B (Green):

Cup C (Orange):

Cup D (Red):

Cup E (White):

Cup F (Yellow):

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5 - Identifying Materials' Properties

11/6/2017

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Lesson Goals:

Conduct investigations to identify some properties of mystery materials.
Use evidence collected from investigations to identify mystery materials.

Big Idea:

Matter can be identified based on its properties.

Science Companion Activities:

Complete the activities here: sd25.sciencecompanionprime.com

Consider using the ProScopes here.

Depending on the activities you use in the lesson, consider adding the following:

Identify objects within Feely Boxes (based solely on touch).
Identify objects based solely on smell (blind-folded).
Identify objects based solely on sound (blind-folded).

Free download on Teachers Pay Teachers here: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Onomatopoeia-Word-List-Activity-321909

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Lesson Goals:

Discover that gases take up space (Link).
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence to explain the phenomenon that air has weight (Link).
Develop multiple models that show how all matter (solids, liquids, & gases) are made of particles that are too small to see.

Big Ideas:

Gases take up space.
Gases have weight.
Gases are often made of particles that are too small to see.

Don't look at anything below this break before completing everything above!

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Lesson Goals:

Investigate solids, liquids, and gases to provide evidence to explain the phenomenon that matter can be identified based on its properties.
Make observations to explain that matter is made up of particles.
Explain that all matter takes up space and has weight and suggest ways to model how matter takes up space and shows interest in ways to investigate the weight of other examples of matter.

Big Idea:

Matter can be identified based on its properties.

Science Companion Activities:

Complete the activities here: sd25.sciencecompanionprime.com

It might be fun to use the ProScopes in this lesson in a simple way - have students choose one object in the room to observe through the ProScope, take a picture of it and post it on their ePortfolio with a description of its properties. Could also share whole-class if using the NovoPro, AppleTV, or AirPlay.

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http://www.iteachbio.com/Chemistry/Matter/Matter-GraphicOrganizer.jpg

Assigned Reading:

Pages 1-11 in the Matter Student Reference Book or online.

Reflection/Synthesis Questions:

What unique properties can be used to identify a material as a solid?
What unique properties can be used to identify a material as a liquid?
What unique properties can be used to identify a material as a gas?
Do you think most solids we can see such as wood, rice, and flour could be divided into smaller and smaller pieces?
Based on this information, what do you think solid matter is made up of?
What do you think liquids and gases are made up of?

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2 - What is Matter? (Advanced Prep Required)

11/3/2017

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Lesson Goals:

Ask questions about matter.
Classify forms of matter as solid, liquid, or gas.
Generate working definitions of matter.
Explain that matter commonly exists as a solid, liquid, or gas and show interest in learning about other states of matter, such as plasma.

Big Ideas:

Matter is anything that has mass (weight) and takes up space. (Mass is the amount of matter or “stuff” in a certain object. The amount of space an object takes up is its volume.)
Most matter on earth can be sorted into one of three states: solid, liquid, or gas.

Teacher-Led Activity:

Everything in this classroom is considered to be matter. Let's list some examples of matter on this Google Sheet and let's see if we can be creative and find things that others might not realize is matter!

Definition of Matter
Matter is anything that takes up space and has weight.

Complete the activities here: sd25.sciencecompanionprime.com

Science Companion Activities:

Scientists classify matter on earth into three main categories: Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Plasma is not a "main" category.). Do we know about each of these categories? These are called "States of Matter." What makes something a solid, liquid, or gas? Can we classify the examples from our classroom into those three categories?

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Whole-Class Activity:

Watch the top two videos together as a class. Students who finish early can watch the third video and you could save the fourth video for a 25 minute period or a substitute (Optional).

Independent Student Activity:

Directions:

Create the following chart in a blog post entitled, "What is Matter?"
Make sure to have an equal number of objects in each column! Try to find variety in your answers.
When you've finished your chart, use the images below to check your work.
Finally, answer the Reflection questions on your blog.

Solids

List examples from the classroom and your experience.

Liquids

List examples from the classroom and your experience.

Gases

List examples from the classroom and your experience.

Don't click on these pictures until your three-column chart from above is done. Then, use these images to check your work.

https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/states-of-matter-111025095410-phpapp02-thumbnail-4.jpg?cb=1319536515

https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/65/63065-004-07B69F7B.jpg

https://researchthetopic.wikispaces.com/file/view/Three%20states%20of%20matter%20JH.jpg/369167902/622x414/Three%20states%20of%20matter%20JH.jpg

Reflection/Synthesis Questions:

Answers:

What is YOUR definition of matter?
Explain how you came up with that definition.
Scientists define matter as...

My definition of matter is...
I came up with this definition...
Scientists define matter as...

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