DE Science Elementary “5-Minute Prep” For Matter Properties of Matter Measuring Matter
Measuring Matter – The Big Ideas All materials are made of matter. Properties of matter can be seen or measured. Measurable properties of matter include size, mass, and temperature. Materials can be classified by properties. Measuring the properties of materials helps people understand and use them.
Measuring Matter – Prior Knowledge Students have been interacting with matter since birth. It will help for students to use the Fun- damental, What’s the Matter, to review matter. It will be helpful if students have classified things as:What’s the Matter heavy and light. different colors. different textures. different sizes.
Measuring Matter – Common Misconceptions Gases are not matter because most are invisible. –Reality: Gases are matter, which means they have mass and occupy space. Gases can be detected or measured in other ways, i.e. sulfur dioxide smells like rotten eggs. Expansion of matter is due to the expansion of particles rather than the increased particle spacing. – Reality: When matter is heated it expands due to the vibrating of molecules, loosening bonds, and increasing space between adjacent atoms or molecules.
Measuring Matter – Using DE Science Content When you close this presentation, you can review the following recommended resources for Measuring Matter. Exploration: Just Dunk It!Just Dunk It! Reading Passage: Mission to MarsMission to Mars Video: A Closer Look at MatterA Closer Look at Matter Video: GasesGases Use the PowerPoint version of this presentation for hyperlinks to these resources or you can get to them through the browser or search feature.
Measuring Matter – Instructional Ideas Place a box filled with a small balloon full of air, a small drum (see Can Drum for a homemade version), a sealed plastic bottle of water, a block of wood, and any other random objects that contain solids, liquids, and gases between each group of students.Can Drum –Have the students explore and then classify the items.
Measuring Matter – Instructional Ideas Use a measuring matter KWL chart with the class. –Prior to reading Mission to Mars, have the class list what they Know about matter.Mission to Mars –Have the class list what they Want to know. –Finally, conclude each lesson with having the class summarize in one sentence what they have Learned and write it in the last column.
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