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UNIT: Matter
PA CORE STANDARDS:
1. 3.2.6.A1: Distinguish the differences in properties of solids, liquids, and gases.
Differentiate between volume and mass. Investigate that equals volumes of different
substances usually have different masses.
2. 3.2.6.A4: Differentiate between physical changes and chemical changes.
ASSESSMENT ANCHOR DESCRIPTORS:
1. S6.C.1.1: Explain that matter has observable physical properties.
2. S6.C.1.2: Describe that matter can undergo chemical and physical changes.
3. S6.C.1.2.1: Describe how water changes from one state to another.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will identify the 3 types of matter with no error and provide examples from the
lecture.
2. Given the demonstrations, students will correctly draw the molecular make up of each
state of matter.
3. Students will compare and contrast the differences of physical and chemical changes,
given the pop rocks experiment.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS (Include three high level questions):
1. What are the 3 types of matter?
2. How are molecules aligned in each type of matter?
3. How do physical and chemical changes affect matter?
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS (Include at least two):
1. Prompt students during the pop rocks lab.
2. Collect the A-mazing matter worksheet.
LESSON TYPE (Pedagogy): (Guided Inquiry)
LESSON ELEMENTS:
I. Lesson Introduction (5 min)
A. Show Bill Nye States of Matter video from 56 sec to 4:00 min.
B. Ask: What would our world look like without matter?
II. Lesson Outline
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Resources:
Youtube. (2014, 6 October). Bill Nye The Science Guy & Phases of Matter FULL EPISODE
[Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_6rzSOgo3k
Pop rocks expander- candy science. (2013). Retrieved from
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/poprocks
HOMEWORK:
1. Read pages 123-130 in the textbook, and answer questions 1,3,4, 5 in chapter review
section on page 130.
REFLECTION AND ANALYSIS:
1. Could I have explained my lecture better?
2. How can I make sure every student is actively involved in the experiment?
3. What could be improved about the pop rocks lab?
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