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Second Grade!Science!English/Language!Arts!Unit!on!Solids,!Liquids!and!Gases!

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What!Does!it!Matter!Third!Grade!Science!English/Language!Arts!Unit!on!Solids,!Liquids!and!Gases!

!Standards:!!Second Grade!Physical!Sciences!

2-PS1-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.2-PS1-2 Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.2-PS1-3 Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object.2-PS1-4 Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot. Second and Third!Grade!Common!Core!English!Language!Arts! !Reading!Standards!for!Informational!Text,!Grade!3!

Key!ideas!and!Details!1. Ask!and!answer!questions!to!demonstrate!understanding!of!a!text,!referring!explicitly!to!the!text!as!the!

basis!for!the!answers.!2. Determine!the!main!idea!of!a!text;!recount!the!key!details!and!explain!how!they!support!the!main!idea.!3. Describe!the!relationship!between!a!series!of!historical!events,!scientific!ideas!or!concepts,!or!steps!in!

technical!procedures!in!a!text,!using!language!that!pertains!to!time,!sequence,!and!cause/effect.!

! Craft!and!Structure!4. Determine!the!meaning!of!general!academic!and!domainG!specific!words!and!phrases!in!a!text!relevant!to!

a!grade(3(topic(or(subject(area.!5. Use!text!features!and!search!tools!(e.g.,!key!words,!sidebars,!hyperlinks)!to!locate!information!relevant!to!

a!given!topic!efficiently.!6. Compare!and!contrast!the!most!important!points!and!key!details!presented!in!two!texts!on!the!same!

topic.!

Writing!Standards!! Text!Types!and!Purposes!

1.!Write!opinion!pieces!on!topics!or!texts,!supporting!a!point!of!view!with!reasons!and!information.!(a!through!d!inclusive).!!!

Teaching!Procedures!"2. Review!the!properties!of!matter!using!the!student!worksheet!or!the!accompanying!PowerPoint!What!Does!it!

Matter?.!!3. Divide!students!into!pairs!and!have!them!read!A!Lesson!in!Matter!and!do!the!Compare(and(Contrast!activity.!4. Show!students!the!ingredients!you!will!be!working!with!to!make!your!snowflakes!and!have!students!discuss,!in!

pairs!or!groups,!how!the!ingredients!will!help!demonstrate!the!different!stages!of!matter.!5. Have!students!begin!the!!Changing(States(of(Matter:(Experiment(Observation(Sheet.!6. Explain!to!the!students!that!they!are!going!to!watch!matter!change!states.!Prepare!chart!paper!for!your!class!

to!record!their!observations.!7. Pour!the!hot!water!into!the!jars.!Slowly!add!the!borax!and!allow!students!to!stir!their!solutions.!Stir!the!

mixture!until!there!are!few!crystals!remaining!at!the!bottom!of!the!pan.!!Submerge!the!pipe!cleaner!shapes!leaving!the!stem!sticking!out!of!the!pan.!Do!not!allow!the!pipe!cleaner!shaped!to!touch!each!other.!

8. Throughout!the!day!ask!the!children!to!observe!and!record!their!observations!on!their!Observation(sheet.(9. When!there!is!a!good!growth!of!crystals!remove!the!pipe!cleaners!and!allow!them!to!dry.!10. Have!students!complete!Changing(States(of(Matter:(Experiment(Observation(Sheet.!11. Have!students!complete:(__________________’s(Essay(on(How(to(Make(Crystals(by(Changing(Matter.!

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Changing'States'of'Matter'Borax'Crystal'Experiment''Supplies"

• Wide"mouth"jars"• 3"white"pipe"cleaners"per"group"or"student"• string"• scissors"• pencil"• boiling"water"• spoon"• Mule"Team"Borax"Laundry"Booster"(NOT"BORAXO)"• Blue"Food"Coloring"

"Have"each"student"use"three"white"pipe"cleaners"and"string"to"make"a"snowflake"frame.""Twist"the"pipe"cleaners"together"to"make"a"five"or"six"sided"figure.""Make"it"large"enough"to"see"but"small"enough"to"fit"inside"the"jar"he"or"she"will"be"using.""Wrap"the"string"around"the"pipe"cleaners"to"look"like"a"snowflake,"trimming"the"excess"string.""Tie"a"few"inches"of"string"to"one"of"the"pipe"cleaners"and"another"to"a"pencil"so"the"snowflake"hangs"from"the"pencil"and"dangles"inside"the"jar.""Take"the"snowflake"out"of"the"jar.""Pour"boiling"water"into"the"jar"(teacher"do"this).""Hot"water"will"work,"but"the"experiment"will"take"longer.""Add"the"Mule"Team"Borax"Laundry"Booster"to"the"hot"water.""Keep"adding"the"Borax"until"you"have"supersaturated"the"solution.""This"is"the"point"where"you"will"see"undissolved"Borax"in"the"bottom"of"the"jar.""Add"a"few"drops"of"blue"food"coloring.""Hang"the"snowflake"in"the"jar"and"wait"for"48"hours.""As"the"supersaturated"solution"cools,"the"Borax"comes"out"of"the"solution"and"forms"crystals"on"the"pipe"cleaners"and"string.""You"can"do"this"project"with"supersaturated"sugar/water"(rock"candy),"but"the"crystals"take"longer"to"form.""

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"A'Lesson'in'Matter'" Trees,"flowers,"birds,"water"they"are"all"different,"but"they"have"one"thing"in"common."They"all"have"matter."This"means"they"take"up"space."Matter"is"something"that"takes"up"space."Do"you"take"up"space?"Think"about"it.""Does"the"pencil"on"your"desk"take"up"space?"The"answer"to"both"questions"is"yes."You"take"up"space"and"so"does"your"pencil."That"means"you"both"have"matter.""" Everything"on"earth"has"matter.""Objects"with"matter"can"be"grouped"into"three"states:"solid,"liquid"or"gas.""To"determine"what"state"of"matter"an"object"fits"in,"we"have"to"examine"its"properties."" The"properties"we"look"at"are"shape,"mass"and"volume.""Mass"is"the"amount"of"matter"an"object"has.""The"more"mass"something"has,"the"more"it"weighs."Volume"is"the"amount"of"space"an"object"takes"up.""Shape"is,"well"an"object’s"shape.""Name!three!states!of!matter?!

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"Solids'" Solids"are"the"easiest"to"recognize."They"have"distinct'shape,"mass"and"volume.""Trees"are"solid,"houses"are"solid.""A"solid'does"not"change"its"shape."" All"matter"is"made"up"of"a"atoms.""Atoms"are"tiny"particles."In"solids,"these"tiny"particles,"called"atoms,"are"squeezed"tightly"together"to"form"a"definite"shape"that"you"can’t"change."This"is"what"makes"it"a"solid.''"Think"about"your"house"or"your"classroom.""There"are"solid"objects"everywhere."Desks"are"solid"objects."Televisions"are"solid"objects.""Please"name"three"other"solid"objects:""1."____________________________""""2.""___________________________""3."___________________________"'Question:'What"makes"an"object"a"solid?"_____________________________________________________________''

The!atoms!in!a!solid!are!packed!close!together.!They!bond!tightly!and!do!not!change!shape.!


Liquid"" Liquids"do"not"have"a"definite'shape.""They"have"mass."They"have"volume,'but"their"shape"changes"depending"upon"the"container"they"are"in.""Liquids"are"like,"or"similar,"to"solids"because"their"atoms"are"close"together.""But"they"are"different"from"solids"because"liquids"

have"atoms"that"move"around.""Liquids"change"shape."Their"shape"flows."""""""""""An"easy"way"to"remember"that"liquids"change"shape,"is"to"remember"the"word"flow."Water"flows"and"changes"and"it"is"a"liquid.""Think"about"spilling"a"glass"of"water.""When"the"water"spills,"it"spreads"out"and"takes"the"shape"of"the"floor.""Liquid"takes"the"shape"of"its"container.""Think"about"a"cup"of"water"in"a"short"glass.""Now"think"about"the"same"cup"of"water"in"a"tall"glass.""It"looks"different.""Please"name"three"liquid'objects"below:"

"""""1."____________________________""""2.""____________________________"3.""____________________________"'Gas'" Gas"doesn’t"have"volume"or"shape.""It"is"like"liquid"in"that"it"takes"the"shape"of"the"container"it"is"in.""Gas"is"different"than"liquid'because"when"it"is"not"in"a"container"it"spreads"out"indefinitely"forever"and"ever."""" The"atoms"in"gases"are"farther"apart"than"the"atoms'in"liquids"or"solids.""Being"this"spread"out"allows"gas"to"move"around"freely.""The"air"you"breath"is"a"gas.""""" Think"about"air."It"is"spread"out"all"over"the"earth.""A"property"of"gas"is"that"we"come"in"contact"with"it"everyday.""The"air"we"breath"is"a"gas."The"water"vapors"that"make"up"the"sky"is"a"gas."Helium"that"fills"balloons"is"a"gas."Name"three"gases"below."If"you"can’t"think"of"three"things.""Answer"these"questions.""What"do"you"breath?"What"fills"balloons?""What"keeps"pool"water"clean"and"safe?""1."____________________________""""2.""____________________________""3.""____________________________""Question:"What"is"the"difference"between"a"liquid"and"a"gas?"______________________________________""_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________"

Liquid!atoms!are!close!together,!but!far!enough!apart!to!slide!around.!This!makes!it!easy!for!liquids!to!change!shape.!

The!atoms!in!gas!move!freely!because!they!are!spread!out.!


States'of'Matter'" To"help"you"remember"the"three"states"of"matter,"think"about"water.""Frozen"water"is"a"solid.""The"atoms"are"packed"tightly"and"it"has"a"shape.""You"can"take"frozen"water,"when"it"is"snow,"and"make"a"snowman.""Of"course,"when"your"snowman"melts,"he"becomes"a"liquid."He"melts"back"into"water"and"takes"the"shape"of"the"ground."" Now,"if"you"put"your"snowman"in"a"pot"and"boil"him,"when"he"melts"and"starts"to"boil,"the"steam"you"see"rising"out"of"the"pot,"is"a"gas.""It"is"water"vapor"and"water"vapor"is"a"gas.""It"is"funny"to"think"of"boiling"a"snowman,"but"it"is"a"great"way"to"remember"the"three"stages"of"matter.""

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Describe!a!solid:!!!!!!

Describe!a!liquid:! Describe!a!gas:!

Draw!a!solid:!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Draw!a!liquid:! Draw!a!gas:!


Compare and Contrast"!Matter!is!your!main!topic.!Choose!two!subtopics!from!solid,(liquid,(and(gas.!!Then!list!things!that!are!alike!and!things!that!are!different!about!the!words!subtopics!you!choose.!!"

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"What'is'Snow?"Write"a"brief"description"of"snow"as"a"solid"that"melts"into"a"liquid.""Then,"cut"your"snowman"out,"color,"decorate"and"display."

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Snowman Job Application

Education: Why do you want to be a snowman or snowwoman? What specific qualifications do you have that will make you a good snowman or snowwoman? What do you hope to accomplish if you get the snowperson position? How did you become a snowperson?

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Changing States of Matter – Experiment Observation Sheet "

What'my'experiment'is'about:'""""""What'I'predict'will'happen:'"""""""""What'actually'happened:'"""""""""Unexpected'outcomes:'''''''What'I'learned:'''''''


'__________________’s'Essay'on'How'to'Make'Crystals'by'Changing'Matter'

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"Draw!examples!of!each!form!of!matter!in!the!table!below.!!

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!What!I!learned!about!matter:!________________________________________________________!!_________________________________________________________________________________!!_________________________________________________________________________________!!_________________________________________________________________________________!!_________________________________________________________________________________!!What!I!would!still!like!to!know!about!matter:!____________________________________________!!_________________________________________________________________________________!!_________________________________________________________________________________!!_________________________________________________________________________________!!_________________________________________________________________________________!

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Second Grade!Science!English/Language! … · ©"Elizabeth"Chapin/Pinotti"2012" 4" Name:_____"Date:"_____" " A'Lesson'in'Matter

Second Grade!Science!English/Language! … · ©"Elizabeth"Chapin/Pinotti"2012" 4" Name:_"Date:"_" " A'Lesson'in'Matter