Introduction
States Of Matter Lesson Plan
By Morgan Brown, University of Houston Victoria
Grade level: 1st
Time Frame: 40 Mins
Matter is everything around us, look around you even the chair that you're sitting in is made out of matter! In fact did you know that you are made out of matter too? When we discuss the word matter we are mostly talking about solids, liquids and gases. It is important that you understand important vocabulary.
Matter: Is everything around us, from the air we breath, to the water we drink, to the side walk that we walk on. Matter takes on different forms depending on how the atoms are arranged.
Solids: Have a definite shape and volume. Just like that chair that you’re sitting in and the shirt that you're wearing are firm and stable. In a solid particles/molecules are packed tightly together so they don't move or touch which is why all solid objects are firm and hard to break your hand through.
Liquid- Liquids like juice, water, and paint, shift to fit inside the container that they are in. In Liquids particles more loosely packed than in solids and are able to flow around each other which give liquid and indefinite shape/
Gas- Can change shape and volume. Gases includes helium, oxygen, steam and more, you can easily put your hand through them because the molecules are spread far apart
Task
Learning Central Focus: The students will be able to identify and describe each state of matter and the properties they represent. In addition, the students will also be able to comprehend that matter is anything that mass. The purpose of classification is to identify objects with common or similar properties.
Student Learning Objective (s): Students will be able to define three states of matter and identify at least 12 different states of matter
***Prior Academic Knowledge and Conceptions: Students will rely on prior knowledge from previous lessons about matter to understand the properties of solid, liquids, and gases. This was the introduction of matter, which applied examples that everything has properties (living and nonliving).***
Your First Task Is to: Pull out your phones and click on this link form this link you will be able to scan the QR Code. After scanning the code you should be directed to a YouTube Video after watching this YouTube video I want you to take notes. https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/XC6_o8tHdExkmsKZi4hbU3bss9oNVN5X0oHPxU3G_lFwipBQTjwC2zK44I8z_C9xxwA_8ED2PLvE9Qar8OjaNrvrrLkbyaV2rWSU8d8rFZnGcO_ZIjEUZ-K9oQN8w3cOGdWQUIUwNV17TH_rk6m4DzMqTkzA36dMz34cXTIMavVoGJgrlDLts07ZA7Gp9vxk0gVAPDNupSGxIPXKvGui2vL26kt5k3TwxtgH4bkO-PSjwH-IyY68qv_tMfk0vI2iTHFUq6ZT-yfMR0w59bmtzNUPDRz9ehR4DOkbS0pw0QTbadULw2HxsGMvUKj9LKmDn1ciKH-2NEKOfjqybBKyMqepJ3TL_5CP9iZVzlGTZtnfSZOlbW3MxPrtQK1re4ou23MsxnQjbVlViuO6CCdCIKujETGAYEg=s0-d-e1-ft
Your Second Task: Is to complete a scavenger hunt around your house/classroom and find two items that represent the three states of matter, solid, liquid, and gas. After finding your two items you are going to take a piece of paper and fold it vertically then draw each item and underneath the illustration you are going to explain what makes those items a solid liquid or gas.
Your Third Task: will be to create your own original image of a solid liquid and gas using your science notebook, color pencils, and markers. Think out side of the box! Be original and use your imagination students
***Visit the Process' page for detailed instructions***
Process
Task One: Take Notes
In task one, you will download the QR Code, scan it then watch the educational video about the three states of matter, while you're watching this video I expect you to write down things that you find important. For an example it's a good idea to take notes over the properties of the three states of matter and the examples that they give you. These will come in handy later when you get to task three.
Task Two: Walk around your house or classroom and find two items that represent the three states of matter. In total you should have nine items. There are solids all around you, liquids can easily be found in restrooms, kitchens and maybe in your backyard. Gases can easily be found in kitchens or even in items like blow up toys. After finding your Nine items you are going to fold your paper vertically. Click the link below if you're having trouble folding your paper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7UJxeMlowQ. After folding your paper label each column after one of the three states of matter. In each column you are going to draw the two objects that you found and explain why that object is a solid liquid or gas. Your illustrations should be colorful.
Task Three: In your science journal you are going to create three of your own original items of each of the three states of matter. After drawing your three items describe the properties of that item and how the particles would move.
Evaluating Understanding/ Comprehension.
Directions: Is the statement true or false? circle the correct Answer.
1. There are four states of mater. True or False
2. Ice Cream Melts from a solid to a liquid. True or False
3. Water can be a solid, liquid or gas. True or False
4. You can't see Most Gases.
Name the States Of Matter By filling in the blank with the correct answer. (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
5) Book ____ 6) Apple Juice _____
7) Oxygen ____ 8) Rain _____
9) Steam ______ 10)Wooden Cube ____
11) Paint _____ 12) Helium ______
Answer Key
1. False
2. True
3.True
4. True
5. Solid
6. Liquid
7. Gas
8. Liquid
9. Gas
10. Solid
11. Liquid
12. Helium
Evaluation
Lets test your science skills and see how good you're at at identifying the three states of matter. Evaluating Understanding/ Comprehension.
Directions: Is the statement true or false? circle the correct Answer.
1. There are four states of mater. True or False
2. Ice Cream Melts from a solid to a liquid. True or False
3. Water can be a solid, liquid or gas. True or False
4. You can't see Most Gases.
Name the States Of Matter By filling in the blank with the correct answer. (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
5) Book ____ 6) Apple Juice _____
7) Oxygen ____ 8) Rain _____
9) Steam ______ 10)Wooden Cube ____
11) Paint _____ 12) Helium ______
Answer Key
1. False
2. True
3.True
4. True
5. Solid
6. Liquid
7. Gas
8. Liquid
9. Gas
10. Solid
11. Liquid
12. Helium
I will Grade and evaluate students based off their work the highest grade that they can make on the Quiz is a 100. There will be a participation grade which will come from Task Three where students were asked to draw and make their own objects representing the three state of matter I will be using the classroom grading aid in order to help me grade students quiz.
Possible number Right
12- 100 11- 92
10- 83 9- 75
8- 67 7- 58
6- 50 5- 42
4- 33 3- 25
2- 17 1- 8
Conclusion
Congratulations You are Now an expert at identifying states of matter!
As a class we will present the work from task three, the original drawings that you made of the six objects that you chose to draw.
As your exit ticket I want you to answer the following prompt How would you explain this lesson to a classmate who was absent ?
Credits
Teacher Resources:
- Google Docs to help me brainstorm and organize steps for this WebQuest page
- Articles;
- Bagley, M. (2019, August 21). Matter: Definition & the Five States of Matter. Retrieved December 07, 2020, from https://www.livescience.com/46506-states-of-matter.html
- Studios, A. (n.d.). States of Matter. Retrieved December 07, 2020, from http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_states.html
Student Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7UJxeMlowQ
First Grade Science (b): ) Matter and energy. The student knows that objects have properties and patterns. The student is expected to: (A) classify objects by observable properties such as larger and smaller, heavier and lighter, shape, color, and texture; (B) predict and identify changes in materials caused by heating and cooling; and (C) classify objects by the materials from which they are made.