How is ice like music? If you don’t C sharp, you will B flat.
Just a Note: This post is primarily for personal reference. However, you should really check the link for A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Water if you are not familiar with this book. It’s a science trade book written by Walter Wick, the photographer for the I Spy series. The photographs are truly extraordinary. I was introduced to the book at a literacy workshop which uses it as one of their mentor texts. Subjects such as surface tension, evaporation, condensation, and states of matter are written in short paragraphs. I dare you not to buy it once you discover this gem.
5-E lesson plan model : Solid, Liquid, and Gas
TEKS: 3.5 B
Objectives: The students will: be able to describe and classify 3 states of matter, explaining the physical property of shape of each
Materials: A Drop of Water by Walter Wick
For each group: 1 balloon full of frozen water labeled #1, 2 balloons – 1 with some water, labeled #2– the other full, labeled #3, 1 balloon full of air labeled #4
Science notebooks, Anchor charts: solid, liquid, gas; Venn Diagram
5-E Phases |
Teacher
What the teacher will do |
Process
Eliciting questions
Formative Assessment |
Students
How will you know students have learned?
Student responses |
Engage:_5__minutes
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Show pictures in A Drop of Waterbut don’t read
Assess, and teach following vocabulary if necessary: matter, property, states of matter, solid, liquid |
What do you notice about the water?Do we have anything in common with water? | Students will make observations of pictures.
(teacher doesn’t give answers) |
Explore:_20__minutes
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Observe and listen.Possibly ask open ended questions | In small groups, children will record observations of their balloons in their science journal using their senses.The students will construct a simple table (TEKS 3.2 B) | The children should collaborate with one another.
There are no wrong answers at this point. |
Explain:_15__minutes
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Lead children to explain what they did. Teacher and children discuss activity.
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Read pp. 21-23 A Drop of Water vocabulary: gas, water vapor, evaporation Concept: solid has a definite shape, liquid goes to the bottom and takes the shape of the container where it is, gas spreads out to take the shape of its container completely |
Students will analyze and communicate conclusions as a class. (TEKS 3.2 C,D)
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Elaborate:_20__minutes | Share solid, liquid, gas poem on Anchor charts. |
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Children put correct pictures onto Anchor charts. |
Evaluate:_20__minutes
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Provide students with tri-Venn diagram to put into science notebook. | Compare/Contrast 3 states of matter. Provide examples of each | Fill out Venn Diagram. |