Visual+Lesson+Plan

**Resources **: Kidspiration Software, Computer **Procedure: ** 1. Explain the definition of matter to the students. (all around us, takes up space) 2. Explain to the students that matter has 3 forms: solid, liquid, and gas and explain and give examples of each. a. A solid cannot be bent and will not change its shape. b. A liquid can change its shape. (Show them this by pouring water into two different size glasses). c. Gas is colorless, odorless, and invisible. d. Ask the students if they can give me any examples. e. Explain to them how heat changes the states of matter. i. Extreme heat causes a liquid to change to a gas, this is called evaporation. Give example of when you boil water steam rises. ii. Cooler air causes a gas to change to liquid. This is called condensation. iii. Freezing temperatures cause a liquid to change to a solid. Give example of ice to water) iv. Warm temperatures can melt a solid to a liquid. Give example of ice melting into water. 3. Have the students walk around the classroom with a partner (I choose the partner based on who they are sitting next to) and try to identify different states of matter. Tell them on their paper to make three columns (one for solids, one for liquids, and one for gases). If they do not understand, draw it for them on the board. 4. After about 5 to 10 minutes, have them come back to their seats and ask if anyone would like to share what they have found. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Next, we will go to the computer lab to use the Kidspiration software to draw a diagram of the states of matter. Tell them they must include three examples of each state of matter. They have the option of choosing pictures based on what they found in the classroom or they can use different pictures. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6. Walk around and move freely around the room in case of any questions. Keep track of each group’s progress on the assignment. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Assessment: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Students will be assessed based on how well they create the visual diagram. If all states of matter and the examples that they gave are correct a score of 13/13 will be given. For each mistake made, a point will be deducted. An individual assessment will also be given. I will supply a list of things and they will have to correctly match them with the correct state of matter. ** Categorize the following items as solid, liquid or gas. ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">21st Century Skills Goal **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: My lesson meets the goal of creativity and innovation. I am not telling the students how to represent their information and which examples to chose. Without any prior instruction, the students are told to open Kidspiration and create a picture diagram. They need to creatively think of a way to represent the information that they have learned. They need to brainstorm a way to represent the information and which forms of matter they are going to use to represent each state. Also, the students are working in pairs which mean they are working creatively with others. They will need to listen and incorporates each other’s input and feedback into the project. They need to work together to develop and create innovative ideas in terms of how they are going to display their information. The final project should show some sort of originality. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">NETS*T Standard: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">My lesson meets the standard of design and develop digital–age learning experiences and assessments because I incorporate tools and resources of technology to promote creativity and student learning. In my lesson I incorporate YouTube and Kidspiration to maximize the students learning of the states of matter. I used Kidspiration to promote the development of the skills and knowledge which are involved in creativity and communication, as they had to communicate their ideas to their partners and had to develop an idea of how to create their diagram.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Goal **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">: SWBAT represent, name, and understand the three states of matter.
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