GRADE: First

CONTENT STANDARD: Physical Science

CONTENT TOPIC: Matter

CONCEPT: Matter exists in various states and has identifiable properties.

CONTENT OBJECTIVE: 1D1.00 To understand the different states of matter

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES: The learner will:

1.01 identify the attributes of each state of matter.
1.02 classify matter as solid, gas or liquid.

I. Attributes of matter
A. Solids
1. definite size and shape
2. can be hard or soft
B. Liquids
1. No definite size
2. No definite shape
C . Gas
1. No definite size or shape
2. Takes size and shape of containers
II. Forms of Matter
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Gas

TN COMPONENT OF SCIENCE: Process Of Science

TN GOAL:

To enable students to demonstrate the process of science by posing questions and investigating phenomena through language, methods and instruments of science

1.5 EXPLAINING - Phenomena and related information are made understandable through discussion that culminates in a higher level of learning

1.5a Tables and graphs may be used to interpret the meaning and significance of data.

BENCHMARK Graphs and tables provide visual results of observations.
1.5b Non-mathematical language may be used to interpret the relationships presented in mathematical form.

BENCHMARK Descriptions and comparisons may be presented in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color and motion.
1.5c Information should be related to prior knowledge.

BENCHMARK New learning is developed from existing knowledge.

TIME REQUIRED:

30 Minutes

Cotton balls, ball of yarn, marbles, alphabet blocks, block of wood, pitcher of colored water, three different shaped containers, inflated balloon, jar with lid, pencil, glass of juice, soap bubbles

We have been studying about matter. Who can tell me what matter is? (response) Matter is anything that takes up space and has weight. If you agree, show me thumbs up. If you disagree, show me thumbs down. Matter is anything that take up space and has weight. Matter is all around us, isn't it? (Yes) Today we are going to learn how to identify and classify matter into solids, liquids, and gases.

There are three forms of matter - solids, liquids and gases. Solids can be soft (Hold up cotton balls and a ball of yarn) or hard. (Hold up marbles and alphabet blocks) Can you name something in this room that is soft? (Yes, clothes, chalk erasers and flag are soft) Can you think of something in our room that is hard? (Yes, desks, chairs and books are hard)

(Take time to name solids until students understand solids can be soft or hard, but still have definite size and shape.)

All of the things that were mentioned have a definite shape and size. (Place a block of wood on the table.) I have put a block of wood on the table. Will this block of wood still be the same if I move it to another place? (response) Yes, you are correct. It does remain the same. (Place a pitcher of colored water and three different shapes and sizes of clear containers on the table.) Now let's see what happens to another form of matter when we place it in different containers. (Pour the colored water into each container.) What shape is the water in each container? (response) Does the shape change? (response) Yes, the shape of the liquid depends on the shape of the containers. Does a liquid have a definite shape? (response) No, it doesn't. Can you name some other liquids? (Allow students to name other liquids.) Gases are matter too. (Have an inflated balloon and a jar with a lid on the table.) The air in this balloon and jar contains gases. What do you need to fill up a balloon? (Air, water) What do you think is in this jar? (Air) Yes, air. Air contains many gases. What shape are the gases in the containers? (The shape of the container) Do the gases fill the whole container? (Yes) Yes, the gases do fill the whole containers and conform to the shape of the containers.

Who can tell me what we have learned today? (How to classify matter into solid, liquid, or gases. Also we learned that solids have a definite size and shape, liquids have a definite size but no shape, and gases have no definite size or shape and take the size and shape of the container. Let's do one more. (Hold up a pencil, a glass of juice, and soap bubbles.) Tell your neighbor which is a solid, liquid, and gas. Now, tell me as a group what a pencil is. (response) Yes, a pencil is a solid. What is juice? (response) Yes, a liquid. What is a gas? (response) Yes, the soap bubbles.

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