Unit Outline Template

Grade Subject: Title

UNIT TOPIC AND LENGTH:
Physical Science
Matter
8 Weeks

COMMON CORE CONTENT STANDARDS:

S2P1. Students will investigate the properties of matter and changes

that occur in objects.
a. Identify the three common states of matter as solid, liquid, or gas.
b. Investigate changes in objects by tearing, dissolving, melting,
squeezing, etc

BIGIDEAS/ENDURING ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

UNDERSTANDINGS:
Three States of Matter, Phase
Changes
Differentiating the three states
of matter and understanding
how liquid changes to solid,
solid to liquids, etc.
What are certain objects made
of? Is this object a solid, liquid, or
gas? Can this object change to a
gas, solid, or liquid? How can this
change happen?
What is matter?
What is mass?
What is volume?

CONTENT:
Matter is all around us and
There are three states of
matter. The three states are
solids, liquids, and gases.
Solids have their own shape.
Liquids take the shape of things
like containers, bowls, and
bottles. Gas has no shape at
all, like the air we breathe but
can be put into special things
called balloons.
SKILLS:
Describes changes in materials
used in activities
Communicates ideas
Asks questions and attempts
answers based on observations
Repeating an activity
accurately and recognizing
results and similarities or
changes if made
Uses tools to gather data
Gives accurate descriptions

VOCABULARY/KEY TERMS:
 MATTER, SOLID, LIQUID, GAS, MELT, FREEZE, BOIL, AIR, STEAM, MASS, VOLUME,
SHAPE, CONTAINER, EVAPORATION, MOLECULE, PHYSICAL CHANGE,

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE AND ACTIVITIES:

LESSON 1: Whats The Matter Center Rotation

Students will participate and rotate between three stations dedicated to the
states of matters. The first station will allow students to investigate the
changes in objects that are melting, evaporating, dissolving, etcetera.
Students will accurately describe and cause changes in states of matter in
center number one. (Tasks will include observing melting ice in water/ and in
hands, observing steam from a hot cup of liquid, squeezing playdoh,
etcetera.) The second station will use wall space that allows the students to
attach Velcro images of examples to corresponding state of matter. Examples
will be objects of daily use and combinations that will help students solidify
facts and identify concepts of matter in daily life and their use of common
objects. Students will create concept maps, and audio to demonstrate their
knowledge.

Additional activities include worksheets, charts, and writing lyrics based on

facts

INITIAL ASSESSMENT : (IF APPLICABLE)

Discussions

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: (IF APPLICABLE) Oral/Written Quiz

3 quizzes with 3 lessons; One quiz for each state of matter

FINAL PERFORMANCE TASK: Students will perform the song they created with
props that demonstrate lyrics and accurately represent states of matter and
their properties.
LEARNING PLAN & ACTIVITIES:
Instruction that allows the students to demonstrate changes in
matter outside (playground, park, ground, etc) Students will be able
to relate the use of energy in how the states of matter changes.
Activities where students change liquids to gas with the use of
natural heat could be incorporated.
demonstrate achievement throughout participation in activities,
progress in games, completion of quizzes, and oral communication.
Students will reflect upon their learning during activities that require
their knowledge for them to fully participate. Discussions led by the
teacher and in small groups will allow students to ask and answer
each others questions, make inferences, and help to provide more
examples of states of matter and their changes.

Additional Support Strategies: If students are having

difficulty grasping concept of matter in introduction and
relating it to objects in the classroom or other examples, a
fact sheet will be provided that includes some prior
knowledge and images to further demonstrate concepts that
students would generally put into Show What You Know
chart individually
Peer Teaming and Smaller Groups
Concept Maps with Word Banks

RESOURCES: RESOURCES:
Science Textbook

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Youtube videos, Garage Band App