What are the states of Matter?

Introduction

Did you know that water is the only thing on earth that naturally occurs as a solid, liquid and gas? Everything in our lives is made up of something we will be learning about today. It includes the air we breathe, the clothes we wear, the books we read, and our drinks and food.

Who can tell me what we will be learning about today?

The tittle of this lesson is: What are the states of Matter?

The grade-level: Fourth Grade

Time Frame (the length of the session) for this lesson is 45 minutes

 

Task

Students already have prior knowledge of the states of matter from previous grades. This lesson will teach you about the changes caused by heating and cooling and help you critically think, compare properties of matter.

Matter has measurable physical properties and those properties determine how matter is classified, changed, and used.

Standards 

  1. TEKS (http://tea.texas.gov/curriculum/teks/) 5A, 5B

(5) Matter and energy. The student knows that matter has measurable physical properties and those properties determine how matter is classified, changed, and used. The student is expected to: (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 (B) compare and contrast a variety of mixtures, including solutions.

Watch a  You-tube video. The video gives an entertaining and visual explanation of the three main states of matter and describes how water constantly moves through these states in the natural water cycle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuE1LePDZ4Y

 

Learning Objectives:

  • I will predict the changes caused by heating and cooling.
  • I will compare properties of solids, liquids and gases.
  • i will identify changes after apply heat to liquid.
  • I will identify changes after freezing liquid.
  •  The students will Measure, Record, observe, Explain, Predict change of state of water.
  • Remembering-can you list the three states of mater?
  • Understanding- Differentiate the properties states of matter
  • Applying-what would result if I put bottled water in the freezer overnight
  • Analyzing-what is the relationship between ice and boiling water
  • Evaluating-how would you prove that water changes
  • Creating- what would happen when increasing heat is applied to ice

This task will be addressing higher level thinking.

Process

  • New tool- Login into https://www.generationgenius.com/
  • and click on states of matter video. we will watch an experiment on what today's class is about and answer some questions (not for a grade)
  • Today you will be learning about volume and changes in different states of water.
  •  measure, record, explain observations and compare.
  • explain your results-and drawing conclusions.
  • Predict what you think will happen to the volume of ice when increasing heat is added to the frozen water.
  •  write all information in your journals- vocabulary words include state of matter, melting point, boiling point, condensation, evaporation.
  • Materials needed: Water, measuring cup, graduated cylinder, Burner, frozen/ iced cubes, boiling water
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    • What you will do
  1. In your groups of 4, gather materials- a jug of room tempterature water, measuring cup, graduated cylinder, iced cubed, boiling water
  2. You will measure the temperature of liquids at boiling point, room temperature and at freezing.Freezing is when water changes from a liquid into a solid. Melting is when it changes from a solid to a liquid. For water, both freezing and melting occur at 32ยบ Fahrenheit.
  3. You will monitor and recording the changes of state for water.
  4. Freezing is when liquid water turns into ice.
  5. Melting is when ice turns into liquid water.
  6.  Condensing is when water vapor turns into liquid water.
  7. Evaporation is the process of turning from liquid into vapor
  8. Boiling is the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas.
  • Measure the volume of water using a graduated cylinder
  • Record 2 properties of the water at room temperature
  • Observe Frozen water, measure and record its volume in mL
  • Record 2 properties of frozen water
  • Your participation and performance in the group work will be graded.

 

 Resources you will need. All graphics and pictures are in the textbook.

  1. Textbooks- Textbooks- Interactive Science by Pearson. Pages 84-91 
  2. worksheets- https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/matter/matter-water.pdfhttps://cdn.instantworksheets.net/worksheet_samples/Changing_States_Water.png
  3. YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuE1LePDZ4Y

 

Evaluation

Compare answers with other groups to make sure you have all the right answers written down in your journal.

At the end of the Process, you will complete this worksheet for a grade.

https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/matter/matter-water.pdf

Rubrics for worksheet

There will be 1 point for each correct answer #1 -7 and #8 will have 6 points. Making a total of 15 points. #8 will include answers with condensation and heat to receive full points. https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/matter/matter-water.pdf

P.S. I put the answers there for you  but will not be putting them there for the students.

Rubrics for Teamwork

Category

Exemplary

Proficient

Partially Proficient

Unsatisfactory

 

Total POINTS

Focus on the Task

10 points

 8 points

6 points

0 point

 

___/10

Stays on task all of the time without reminders.

Stays on task most of the time. Group members can count on this person.

Stays on task some of the time. Group members must sometimes remind this person to do the work.

Hardly ever stays on task. Lets others do the work.
       

 

 

 

 

Total of 25 Points

 

 

 



 

Conclusion

  • Water is a good example of how the properties of matter change and are relatable .
  • Liquids can become solid by freezing through a process called condesation.
  • Liquid can become gas by boiling and evaporation takes place.
  • Changes can be made to liquids by boiling and freezing but it is not the same for solids and gases.
  • Additional resources to help you.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auvGBmIxG08

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEW5yKjE2vM

     

Credits

Standards 

  1. TEKS (http://tea.texas.gov/curriculum/teks/) 5A, 5B

(5) Matter and energy. The student knows that matter has measurable physical properties and those properties determine how matter is classified, changed, and used. The student is expected to: (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 (B) compare and contrast a variety of mixtures, including solutions.

 

Resources used within the lesson

 

worksheets-

Textbooks- Interactive Science by Pearson. Pages 84-91