Part 3 3rd Grade, Language Arts and Science Mary Ruebusch McCurdy School Click for Teacher Pages.

Teacher Page Objective: The learner will relate a poem to the scientific principles of matter relating to air.

Teacher Page Procedure: 1. Read the poem to the class. (If you want to make a transparency, copy the following slide and have a transparency made in advance.) 2. Answer questions in student logs. 3. Discuss answers in class.

Who Has Seen the Wind? By Christina Rosetti Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the leaves bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

Who Has Seen the Wind? By Christina Rosetti Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the leaves bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.

What is the wind? Click for answer. Wind is moving air.

What state of matter is the wind? Solid Liquid Gas Answer in your journal. Click for answer. Gas

What is matter? Click for answer. Matter has mass (weight). Matter has volume (takes up space).

With a partner design a simple experiment to prove that air is matter. Click for example

Example: 1.Weigh an empty balloon. 2.Blow it up. 3.Weigh it again. The size of the balloon proves that air takes up space. The full balloon should weigh more than the empty balloon. Click for explanation.

Read the poem again. What things does the poet observe about wind in the poem? Click for examples Wind is invisible. Wind moves. The end