SIOP LESSON PLAN

TOPIC States of Matter

Grade Level 3rd grade

Content Area Elementary - Science

Class Length 60 minutes

Content Learning 1. Students will identify the three different types of matter
Objective(s) 2. Students will investigate the different properties of solid, liquid, and gas

Language Learning 1. Students will be able to describe different properties about the states of
Objective(s) matter

2. Students will be able to define the different states of matter (solid, liquid,
gas)

3. Students will be able to retell and write the different definitions for mass,
volume, and shape

Academic Language Content: atom, solid, liquid, gas, matter

(to be learned or practiced)
General: describe, investigate,

Student Activities (Check all that apply for activities throughout lesson):

Scaffolding: Modeling Guided Independent

Grouping: Whole Class ☐ Small Group Partners Independent

Processes: Reading Writing Listening Speaking

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Elements Learning Experiences & Instruction Resources Time

Connect to prior Prior Learning: -Flocab 5 mins

learning and 1. Students in third grade have been introduced to the video
background states of matter in first and second grade. Therefore,
experiences before we start our lesson, I will ask students to name the -Smart
three different states of matter. When students answer, I Board
will write the three states of matter on the board.
-Computer
Background Knowledge:
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2. To review the basic points about the states of matter, I
will play the first half of a flocabulary video. This video
covers the different states of matter and how the atoms in
each state of matter are arranged. We will finish the video
at the end of the lesson to preview the lesson for the next
day.
Flocabulary – stop at 1:30
https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/three-states-of-
matter/

Activity Whole Group Instruction 40 mins

-Anchor
1. Review (10 minutes) Chart
-First, we will review the three different states of matter. paper
Assessment (if -We will create an anchor chart that shows the different
appropriate) characteristics of the states of matter. -Markers
-The anchor chart will have three columns where we will
write the different properties or characteristics that we -States of
already know about states of matter Matter
videos
2. Atom Arrangements (15 minutes)
-After going over the main elements of states of matter, I -Smart
will draw on the board to represent each state of matter’s Board
shape with the arrangement of atoms
-Flipchart
-Before drawing the different models, I will Slide to
explain what an atom is draw on
-“An atom is represented by a small dot
when we draw it. An atom is a very small
particle and when a bunch of atoms come
together, they create a solid, liquid, or gas.”

-Solid: In a circle, draw dots close together and

connect them to show atoms close together in a

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 solid

-Liquid: In a circle, draw dots to represent atoms

which will be a little bit further apart and different
groups of atoms will be connected

-Gas: In a circle, draw dots again to show atoms

that are floating apart, even further apart than the
liquid atoms

-Have students get up to act out how atoms move within

the different states of matter
Solid: Students should waddle like a penguin, as
though they can’t move around very fast and are
packed in to a room really tight

Liquid: Students can move slowly around the

room, like they’ve been given some mores space
to move around

Gas: Students can speed walk around the room to

show that they can move freely without anything
containing it

3. Mass, Volume, and Shape (15 minutes)

-In order to give students more of an understanding about
the different properties of matter, we will discuss three
different properties that are central to states of matter.
-Students will watch a short video that defines and
describes mass, volume, and shape for each states of
matter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wclY8F-
UoTE&t=147s

-While watching the video, students will fill out a jot

chart about the three different states of matter. I will
pause the video frequently, not just for students to write
notes, but to discuss how the states of matter differ.
-After we finish the video, students will write down the
definition for mass, volume, and shape in their own words

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Closure (formative 1. Formative Assessment -Scoot 15 mins.
assessment; -To finish this lesson, I will have different pictures around
summary; preview the room where students can do a “States of Matter” -Flocab
of next day scoot. During the scoot, they will fill out a paper, stating Video
what the object is and what state of matter it is. When
they have finished, they will get with a partner and check
answers and discuss if there are differences.

2. Preview of the Next Day

-The next day, we are going to talk about the different
ways that states of matter will change. To introduce this, I
will finish the Flocabulary video.

https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/three-states-of-matter/ -
start at 1:30