Grade Level: 3rd

Content Standard: SC.3.P.8.2- Measure and compare the mass and volume of solids and liquids.
Objective: The students will measure and compare the mass and volume of solids and liquids.
Text: W. Badders, L. Bethel, V. Fu, D. Peck, C. Sumners, and C. Valentino, Discovery Works.
Houghton Mifflin Science. 2000. pp. C19-C24.
Text Level: 6.5
Lesson Time Estimation: 45 mins (one class period)
Lesson Activities:

Before reading Link to the strategy used, not to Explanation of use in lesson: (9 mins)
strategy Name: a list of strategies: Students will fill out the KWL chart, what
K-W-L http://www.readingquest.org/str they know and what they want to know,
at/kwl.html about mass and volume of solids and
liquids. Students will talk in a whole class
group about what they think the difference
between solids and liquids are. The teacher
will ask students for examples of both.
Teacher will then ask if the students think
objects with bigger volumes will have
bigger mass. After listening to others in the
class students can write more questions in
their W portion of the KWL chart.
Students will take about 5 mins reading the
chapter. After reading the chapter students
will write down what they have learned from
the text.
During reading Link to the strategy used, not to Explanation of use in lesson: (28 mins)
strategy name: a list of strategies: Students will be split into centers, four
Graphic Chart http://www.teachhub.com/teachi tables. Center one will measure mass of
Organizer ng-graphic-organizers solid, center two will measure mass of
liquid, center three will measure volume of
http://www.readingquest.org/str solid, and center four will measure volume
at/graphic.html of liquid. Students will spend about 7 mins
at each center. All centers will have objects
picked out by the teacher which students
will have to either figure out the mass or
volume of the objects. At each center there
will be a list of instructions where the
students will have to read and follow step
by step. Students will have to fill out the
chart given to them by the teacher.
After reading Link to the strategy used, not to Explanation of use in lesson: (8 mins)
strategy name: a list of strategies: Students will have whole group discussion
Exit Slip http://www.readingrockets.org/s about their findings during the centers.
trategies/exit_slips Students will speak about the differences
between the mass of the solids and liquids.
They will then return to their table and fill
out an exit slip in which they will write about
something they did not understand. If
student feels as though they understood
everything, they will be allowed to write
that.
What level of rigor is your lesson at according to Webbs Depth of Knowledge chart?
Explain, using information from your lesson, how your lesson met the Webbs Depth of
Knowledge level you identified your lesson as? The level of rigor my lesson is according to
Webbs Depth of Knowledge chart is level two. In this level it states that students should be able to
organize, interpret and represent data. This is done during the centers and filled out with the
organizer. It also states comparing, which is what the students will be doing when they compare
solids and liquids.

How will you evaluate if students are learning while your lesson is being implemented and
afterward so you can make changes as needed to ensure learning? I would ask students
questions at the end of center rotations. I would ask questions about items that are not at the center
and what they think will have a higher mass or volume. I would have students stand on either side of
the classroom and have them justify their answer of why they picked that side versus the other option.
It would kind of be like a four corners activity just with two options.

Instructions for Graphic Organizer: Students will write in the object that they are measuring. They
will then fill in the column that matches with the center they are at, either mass or volume. They will
have to identify whether the object is either a solid or liquid by marking an X in the box. All mass
measurements will be in pounds and all volume measurements will be in mL. For mass, students will
weigh items on a scale. For volume, students will place item into beaker filled with water and write the
difference of the water.
Object Mass Volume Solid Liquid
Ex: Nickel 0.01 pound X
Ex: Water bottle 355 mL X
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