Lesson Plan and Essay

Science Lesson Planning Template

Context Issues of the Lesson

Unit or Lesson Title:
Grade Level
Topic/Theme/Nature of the Investigation:
NGSS Performance Expectation(s)
NGSS Dimension 1 component
NGSS Dimension 2 component
NGSS Dimension 3 component
Duration:

Planning Stages Within the 5-E Inquiry Model

Engage
PURPOSE: · to discover the physical and chemical properties of the three states of matter (solid, liquids, gases) · to properly use scientific tools to measure the properties of matter · to apply the proper units of measurement · to record and organize data with the purpose of analysis and interpretation
What is the teacher doing? What are the students doing?
Explore
PURPOSE: · to test ideas and develop knowledge using explorations, investigations, experiments · to modify and record ideas as they change due to activities · to develop new questions and testable hypotheses · to observe and investigate the properties of each substance individually and combined with other substances
Activities (list)	Driving Question
Student Communication Product: (written report, oral presentation, poster, etc.) (consider showing “Models” of student products to help student identify characteristics of quality)
Explain
PURPOSE: · Students will be able to classify all matter based on it physical and chemical properties
Content Media: (written material, video, teacher lecture, technology) Student Communication Product (assessment): (unit test, written report, oral presentation, poster, etc.)
Elaborate
PURPOSE: · Students will understand that the properties of matter can change under different conditions
Activities: Content Media: (written material, video, teacher lecture, technology) Extending/Application Questions for Whole/Small Group Discourse: Student Communication Product (assessment): (unit test, written report, oral presentation, poster, etc.)
Evaluate
PURPOSE: · Students will adequately use scientific tools to collect measurement data · Students will form conclusions about the properties of matter based on the analysis of the collected data · Students will differentiate between the physical and chemical properties and changes of matter
Skill/Reasoning Learning Objectives	Assessment Instrument
Knowledge Learning Objectives	Assessment Instrument

Properties of Matter Investigation

Grade 5

Use scientific tools to investigate the properties of matter/classify and identify matter

5-PS1-3 Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Make observations and measurements to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon. (5-PS1-3)

PS1.A: STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER

Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

Standard units are used to measure and describe physical quantities such as weight, time, temperature, and volume. (5-PS1-2),(5-PS1-3)

Ten 45 minute periods

Teacher

model the use of scientific tools (balance, spring scale, thermometer, graduated cylinder, measuring cup)

model the application of the measurement units

prepare sets of substances to explore. Each set will have a solid, a liquid and a gas

guide students to adjust questions as needed

Students

working in groups of four, students will select a set of properties of matter to explore

students make general observations (such as color, shape, smell, weight/mass) about each substance and record their findings in the science journal

students discuss their observations and define a question they would like to explore about their set

each group writes their question on a large poster board and posts it in a designated location in the classroom

groups of students participate in a Gallery Walk around the classroom and discuss whether the selected questions are measurable and investigable

Students design an investigation plan that will allow them to:

Measure and record the physical properties of matter

Observe physical properties and changes of each substance individually

Observe the chemical properties and changes of each substance individually and mixed

The classroom or lab will have different exploration stations where students can conduct measurements

Students will create data tables where the results from the measurements will be recorded

Students will take notes in their observation journal

How can data collected about the properties of a substance be used to determine its physical and chemical characteristics?

Materials: triple beam balance, digital scale, spring balance, graduated cylinder, measuring cup, thermometer, timer.

Upon the completion of the investigation, students will organize their data and findings in a Lab Report that follows the steps of the scientific method. The lab reports will include the testable question, hypothesis, materials used, all of the data collected, model drawings of the steps of the investigation, data analysis and conclusions about the properties of each of the substances investigated.

On the board, create a table that lists the physical and chemical properties of substances and a table that lists the physical and chemical changes that substances undergo. Give each group of students two sets of different color sticky notes. On one color sticky notes, they are to write the physical/chemical properties of their substances, on another the physical/chemical changes. Then, they are to place the stickies in the appropriate columns. As a class, derive general classifications of the properties and changes of matter. Students will record the general findings about matter in their notebooks.

If a smart board is available, the activity may be modified so that students can record their answers in each column and the table can be saved and edited and serve as the students’ notes.

The student lab report will serve as the assessment for the lesson.

Extend the investigation by changing one variable such as the addition of heat

• students will use the internet to research/support their ideas

What effect will the addition of heat have on the properties of matter?

Students will be given different experiments and asked to write a possible conclusion to the experiment by answering the posed question

Students will discuss the possible outcomes in groups

Students will write the conclusion of thee given experiment based on the research they conducted and the conclusion gathered thorough investigation (if applicable)

Adequately use scientific tools to collect measurement data

Formative assessment through observations during lab

Summative assessment – is the data properly recorded on the lab report (are the proper units used, does the data make sense)

Matter has properties that can be classified as physical or chemical

Matter also undergoes physical and chemical changes under certain conditions.

Lab report – analysis and conclusion sections