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This second-grade classroom has 21 students in it. There are 10 girls and 11 boys. The class
has a student who is on an IEP and regularly leaves the classroom and a student who
struggles to stay on task during the lesson. In this classroom, there is a wide range in
academic levels of the students. There is one boy who struggles to independently stay on
task. Lessons are often begun together and completed with student work time. When students
finish working they can move on to math workshop.
A. The Lesson
Setup: have letter cards ready for the students on their desks
1. Introduction (2 minutes)
a. Getting attention/ Relating to past experience:
i. Weve been talking a lot about water in
Science lately. We know the forms it can be found in and that it can
freeze and become ice.
ii. Today we are going to learn about matter.
What is a matter?
1. (matter is what makes up
everything and it can be found in three states: Solid, Liquid,
and Gas.)
iii. I found this video all about matter. Play
youtube video.
b. Creating a need to know/ Sharing objective, in general
terms:
i. What are the three states of water? (solid,
liquid, gas)
ii. Today we are going to learn what happens
when solids become liquid and liquid becomes a gas.
2. Content Delivery(20 minutes)
a. What is the solid form of water?
i. (ice)
b. When matter is in solid form, the matter that makes it up
are really tight together.
i. If the matter is really tight like it was in the
video, what happens with the shape?
1. Hint: they had the example
of an ice cube trying to fit into a glass.
2. (doesnt change)
3. Draw example on board.
ii. What are some things that are solid? Do
they change shape?
1. Desk, chair, shoe, board, etc.
- no
i.
Li
quid
3. What observations can you
make about this bag?
a. This persons
bag is almost empty. It moves freely - I can lift up the
bag and it all moves. The balloons have a lot of space
b. What state of
matter is this?
i.
ga
s
iii. Label each person and have the rest of the
class come up and feel the difference.
iv. Recap with a concrete example of solid,
liquid, and gas.
1. Set up the solid example, the
jar of water, and the jar of air in the front of the room. Have
students come up in groups and manipulate each example.
2. Ask: Which is the solid?
What makes it solid?
a. Relate with
molecule drawing on the board.
3. Repeat with liquid and gas
h. Set the bags of balloons down and have students sit in their
desk and complete the closure activity.
3. Closure (5 minutes)
i. Water and its three shapes of matter
b. Discussion:
i. Lets recap.
1. What is matter? - (what
makes everything up)
2. What are the three states of
matter? - (solid, liquid, gas)
3. What did you learn about
matter today?
c. Ticket out the door:
i. Allow students to choose color of balloon
but to keep it, they must explain what matter is and name the three
states.
B. Assessments Used:
a. Observation: During discussions, I will note the types of questions
that students have and form my next lesson off of them.
Name ______________________________________________
Water as a solid
Water as a liquid
Water as a gas