#1.
-Read the article by Kelly Hashway titled: Why Does Matter Matter?
-Glue the worksheet into your science journal and answer the questions.
-Draw pictures with definition for vocabulary words: solid, liquid, gas
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#2.
-Read Harcourt Science Book pgs. E18-E23
-In your science journal record the vocabulary words on page E18 and write a definition for each word. Draw pictures to explain if appropriate.
-In your science journal answer the questions on page E23.
-Click on the button link below and read this great web page. (http://idahoptv.org/sciencetrek/topics/matter/facts.cfm)
#3.
Watch Youtube: NASA, States of Matter
As you watch, pause and write down all key vocabulary words along with your definition of what they mean.
Extras Just for Fun:
Classroom Science Experiments with Matter:
(4.S.2.1.3 Explain the changes caused by heating and cooling materials)
When you've completed The Bottle and The Balloon experiment be sure to open the file and complete the analysis: |
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One of the most important concepts for students to understand is that temperature affects the motion of molecules. As air is warmed, the energy from the heat causes the molecules of air to move faster and farther apart. Some students may have difficulty with this concept because they lack an appreciation of the very small size of particles or may attribute macroscopic properties to particles. Students might also believe that there must be something in the space between particles. Finally, students may have difficulty in appreciating the intrinsic motion of particles in solids, liquids, and gases; and have problems in conceptualizing forces between particles. In order to clarify student thinking about molecules and their relationship to temperature, instruction has to make the molecular world understandable to students.
The primary purpose of these activities is to introduce the students to the concept that temperature causes molecules and atoms to move faster and farther apart, which in turn causes the change from solid to liquid, and liquid to gas. Students need to come to this activity with the knowledge that some solids turn into liquids when heated. They also need to understand the observable differences between a solid and a liquid.
The primary purpose of these activities is to introduce the students to the concept that temperature causes molecules and atoms to move faster and farther apart, which in turn causes the change from solid to liquid, and liquid to gas. Students need to come to this activity with the knowledge that some solids turn into liquids when heated. They also need to understand the observable differences between a solid and a liquid.