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Matter

Description: 

This lesson, using online video resources (YouTube videos and Khan Academy), PowerPoint presentations, science demonstrations, and online simulations, allows the students to grasp a full understanding of the phases of matter, physical and chemical changes, and distinguish between different characteristics of matter, including mass, volume, and weight.

Learning Targets: 
Distinguish between chemical and physical changes
Identify the phases of matter: solid, liquid, and gas
Identify and describe properties of matter, including; flexibility, strength, transparency, hardness, water resistance, size, color, weight, and texture
Classify chemical and physical properties of substances to determine patterns and identify substances, boiling point, freezing point, and melting point
Link: 
Matter on the Move
http://www.inquiryinaction.org/classroomactivities/activity.php
Author: 
[email protected]
Content Area: 
Science
Chemistry
Language: 
English
Resource Type: 
Unit
Licensing: 
Creative Commons Licence
Grade: 
9-12
Next Generation and Michigan Science
Next Generation and Michigan Science: 
HS-PS1-3
Tags: 
Cohort09-26-16

How are the standards/objectives assessed?

Teacher Observations

Questioning

The standards are assessed via the following:

Science Write-Up

Virtual Interactive Lab

Online quiz and exam

Student prerequisite skills and knowledge

A basic understanding of matter and the definition of matter.

How is the concept or procedure explained or demonstrated?

The concepts are explain via a PowerPoint presentation, YouTube videos and science demonstrations.

What concepts or procedures are being explained or demonstrated in this lesson object?

The concepts of the different states of matter and the ability to distinguish between different characteristics of matter, including mass, volume, and weight.

What was your experience, both successes and challenges, using this lesson object with your students?

The lesson and unit was pretty successful. The students loved the science demostrations and the virtual activties. The challenges arise in getting all the students to thoroughly pay attention to the lecture and the videos. The majority of the students will pay attention and are engaged and will participate in the class discussion. However, a few students often have to be refocused during the lecture and more often during the videos.