Introduction
ENGAGE
Did you know that there are 3 different states of matter? Did you know that you are surrounded by them daily in many different shapes and forms?
Solid is the state in which matter maintains a fixed volume and shape; liquid is the state in which matter maintains a fixed volume but adapts to the shape of its container; and gas is the state in which matter expands to occupy whatever volume is available.
Detectives are constantly searching for clues and evidence as well as discovering new things all around them and that is exactly what you will be doing. You are now a detective, about to embark on a journey where you will search for clues and evidence to find different states of matter. You, along with 2 other team members, will create a concept map with the States of Matter in which you will include all of the information that you have found on the states of matter that you have gathered.
Task
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You should be gathering evidence on what matter is.
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You should establish roles within your group.
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You should discover what the definition of a solid is.
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You should discover what the definition of a liquid is.
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You should discover what the definition of a gas is.
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You should be exploring websites that are given to you.
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You should be doing the activities on the websites that are given to you.
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You should be gathering clues and writing them down.
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You should be organizing your concept map.
Process
EXPLORE
Each group is going to have 3 people in them. The roles for each group are going to be as followed:
1.Detective
2.Writer
3.Reporter
The students in each group are allowed to pick which role they want to be. The detective will be the head person doing most of the research. The writer will be writing down the clues that the detective finds and adding it to the concept map. The reporter will then present to the class what the group has discovered.
The first thing that the group is going to do is all of you are going to go to the informational websites provided for you and learn about the different states and characteristics of matter. Remember a good detective/writer/reporter knows the facts and records them.The following websites should be explored and investigated:
To summarize what you have just learned about click the link below to watch a short video to help you better understand what your concept map will be about.
Team members: Now that you have become familiar with your lesson for the day, it time for the detective to do some activities online that will help you gain more knowledge of items that can go on your concept map. While the detective is doing this activities, the writer must be taking notes of what they are observing, and then the reporter transferring to the concept map. Do the activity on each website provided below:
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https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/three-states-of-matter/vocab-cards/
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https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/three-states-of-matter/read-and-respond/
Explain
Now that you are finished with your exploring and gathering of evidence, it is time for you to share what you have learned with eachother as well as the class. Your group will put a concept map together with the main idea being "matter" It is your job to create a detailed concept map that will include solids, liquids, and gases. You should state in a short statement each of their characteristics as well as different items that you can come up with that are each one of them. Your concept map should be creative and have at least 4 different liquids, solids, and gases on it as well and 2 charactistics of each.
Elaborate
After learning what matter is and detailed explanations of what solids, liquids, and gases are, you are ready to be quizzed on what you have learned. Do the activity from the website below and take the short quiz to see how you do!
Evaluation
Evaluation
You will be evaluated using four assessments.
The Student Self Asssessment will be worth 50 points.
The Teacher Assessment will be worth 50 points.
This entire project is worth 100 points.
Conclusion
Now that you are know that everything is made of matter, look around you to see which of those things that you see everyday are solid, liquid or gas. You now know what happens to each state of matter when heat is added to it, can you find more examples of this in your everyday life, at home, or at school?
Teacher Page
Matter has properties (color, hardness, odor, sound, taste, etc.) that can be observed through the senses. (3.1b) ■ Objects have properties that can be observed, described, and/or measured: length, width, volume, size, shape, mass or weight, temperature, texture, flexibility, reflectiveness of light. (3.1c) ■ Measurements can be made with standard metric units and nonstandard units (Note: Exceptions to the metric system usage are found in meteorology.) (3.1d) ■ The material(s) an object is made up of determine some specific properties of the object (sink/float, conductivity, magnetism). Properties can be observed or measured with tools such as hand lenses, metric rulers, thermometers, balances, magnets, circuit testers, and graduated cylinders. (3.1e)