Science 4th Grade3 Geer Park Elementary November 2016 Day 1 Matter Science 4th Grade3 Geer Park Elementary November 2016 Day 1

Overarching Question Focus Questions How can properties of matter be observed and measured? Focus Questions What are the basic properties of all matter? How is mass related to an object’s weight? How does matter change states? How does energy affect the states of matter?

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Content Objective To show I can analyze that matter exists in three states: a solid, a liquid, and a gas. I will explore the three states of matter through the; “Can I blow up a balloon without using my mouth?” experiment.

Language Objective I can write to explain how I created carbon dioxide (a gas), to blow up a balloon using baking soda (a solid), and vinegar (a liquid), using the sentence stem: To blow up the balloon I … Word Bank: plastic bottle balloon baking soda vinegar measure fill dump ounces teaspoons reacted observed first next then last

Engage Can you blow up a balloon without using your mouth? What is needed to blow up a balloon?

Engage Use the following materials to blow up a balloon without using your mouth: 4 ounces of vinegar 3 tablespoons of baking soda 1 water bottle 1 balloon

Engage Safety First For this experiment, you will need to wear a pair of safety glasses. If you spill any vinegar, please inform the teacher. Wash your hands after you finish with this experiment.

Engage Procedure Pour 4 ounces of vinegar into the bottle. Place 3 teaspoons of baking powder into the balloon. Wrap the mouth of the balloon over the mouth of the bottle, being careful not to pour any of the baking powder into the bottle. Draw a picture of the balloon and bottle in your science journal and add labels. Remember A B C D. Write down what you observe.

Engage Procedure Lift the balloon so that the baking soda drops into the bottle filled with vinegar. Observe what happens. Draw another picture of the balloon and bottle in your science journal, noting any changes. A B C D! Write down any reactions or changes you observe. Use your senses of site, touch, and hearing. Write down the procedures you followed to do this experiment.

Engage Procedure Clean up and put away all materials. Write down and answer the following questions in your science journal: What made the balloon inflate? What were the states of matter you started out with? What were the states of matter you ended up with? What did you notice inside and outside of the bottle?

Share Share with your classmates what you did and observed.