LESSON PLAN:

TEACHER’S NAME: MISS THOMPSON SCHOOL: CSISD

CLASS: GENERAL ED 3RD GRADE DATE: 4/3/2023

TOPIC STANDARD(S)
States of Matter
TEKS: 112.14.b.5B - describe and classify
samples of matter as solids, liquids, and gasses
and demonstrate that solids have a definite shape
and that liquids and gasses take the shape of
their container

ISTE: FACILITATOR - TEACHER’S ROLE IS TO FACILITATE

DISCUSSION AND PRACTICE IN THIS LESSON.

ACADEMIC LANGUAGE VOCAB AND FORMS RESOURCES AND MATERIALS (including supplementary
LIQUIDS and adapted)
SOLIDS
GASSES
MOLECULES RESOURCES CONSULTED:
Google Classroom
Nearpod
Laptop

PREREQUISITE SKILLS:
- MAKING OBSERVATIONS OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- IDENTIFYING FIVE SENSES AND THE WAYS EACH IS USED

OBJECTIVE:
To introduce and practice the differences between solids, liquids, and gasses

LESSON SEQUENCE

Opening
Activities and Tasks: The explanation of attributes of each state of matter through slides on nearpod
(3-4 minutes)

Main Lesson: States of Matter

Activities and Tasks: Utilizing two videos, students will make connections from the previous slides to

Adapted from The SIOP Institute and WIDA Standards 8/24/18 Page 1
 experiments in the videos. (5-7 minutes)

Closing
Activities and Tasks: Students will accomplish a drawing activity and card matching activity to show
their understanding of what they learned on nearpod.

Formative Assessment: Questions during videos

Summative Assessment: Drawing and card matching activity

Adapted from The SIOP Institute and WIDA Standards 8/24/18 Page 2