Science Arts Week 1

Lesson Title: Identifying States of Matter

Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Target Audience: 2nd Grade
Instructional Obecti!es "#ontent $ Technology%: Students &ill be able to identify the differences bet&een
solids' li(uids' and gases)
#orres*onding AL #ourse of Study Obecti!es "+ational Subect Area Standards% $ Technology Standards:
,) Identify states of matter as solids' li(uids' and gases)
-.escribing obects according to *hysical *ro*erties' including hardness' color' and fle/ibility
-.escribing changes bet&een states of matter
0/am*les: solid to li(uid1melting' gas to li(uid1condensing' li(uid to gas1e!a*orating' li(uid to solid1free2ing
-Measuring (uantities of solids and li(uids
Materials:
3lashcards
4encil
5alloons
6ater
Measuring cu*
4rocedures7Acti!ities: Students &ill be *laced &ithin small grou*s (ui22ing one another on flashcards
in!ol!ing states of matter and their *ro*erties) Students &ill also &or8 in grou*s on the 9States of Matter
5alloon 4roect): - Students &ill &rite do&n a hy*othesis on &hat &ill ha**en to the balloon once it;s fro2en)
Im*ortant 6ords 3rom The Lesson:
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0!aluation:
Obser!e students during the grou* acti!ities)
#hec8 the balloons for the correct amount of li(uid)
- I &ill free2e balloons o!ernight and students &ill obser!e them the follo&ing day
Modifications:
Accelerated-&hen finished' students &ill &or8 on any other &or8
S*ecial +eeds-&ill be assisted by an aide
0SL-&ill be *ut &ith a !olunteer *artner