1. The Qualities of a Delicious Lollipop
Learning about the Properties of Matter
Giuseppina DeDilectis
October 2015
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2. Tell me about your favorite lollipop
Ask students about their favorite lollipop and why
Introduce teacher’s favorite lollipop
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3. What is a lollipop made of?
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4. Matter Yes! Matter is anything that takes up space.
Are lollipops made up of matter?
Matter has 3 phases:
Ask students to identify items in the room that are made of matter (i.e. chair, desk, computer, themselves, etc.)
Yes, lollipops are made of matter
How do we describe matter?
Yes!
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5. Can Matter be described?
Yes!
Size
Shape
Taste
Color
Texture
Mass
Volume
Odor
-What does “Size” mean? Shape? Taste? Color? Texture?
- It sounds like you know these words well. Let’s learn about the scientific words used to describe a lollipop!
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6. Mass The amount of matter that is in an object
Which object has more mass?
If a student asks: weight is related to mass but NOT the same as mass.
- Discuss why the baseball has more mass than a lollipop
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7. Volume The amount of space that matter takes up
Which object would take up the greatest amount of space in the box?
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Describe a lollipop
Size
Texture
Shape
Odor
Taste
Mass
Class Activity
Using the vocab, describe the lollipop
Mass and Volume will be properly measured during the webquest.
Will a lollipop have a large amount of mass or small?
How much space do you think a lollipop occupies?
Color
Volume
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9. Quiz Time! All of them Question # 1 Which object is made up of matter?
Students will either be stationed on their iPads or at a computer. I will be walking around and monitoring their participation and available for questions.
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10. Quiz Time! Question # 2 What is Mass?
The amount of space that matter takes up
The amount of matter that is in an object
The weight of an object
Something that is massive
Students will either be stationed on their iPads or at a computer. I will be walking around and monitoring their participation and available for questions.
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11. Which word is NOT used to describe matter?
Quiz Time!
Question # 3
Which word is NOT used to describe matter?
Emotion
Color
Texture
Volume
Students will either be stationed on their iPads or at a computer. I will be walking around and monitoring their participation and available for questions.
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12. How many phases does matter have?
Quiz Time!
Question # 4
How many phases does matter have? 5 2 6 3
Students will either be stationed on their iPads or at a computer. I will be walking around and monitoring their participation and available for questions.
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13. Quiz Time! Question # 5 What is Volume?
The amount of matter that is in an object
The amount of space that matter takes up
The color of an object
The shape of an object
Students will either be stationed on their iPads or at a computer. I will be walking around and monitoring their participation and available for questions.
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14. Let’s go to the next question!

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Try Again!
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16. GREAT JOB! How did you do on this quiz? Review your answers
Write the definitions to each vocab. term in “your own words”
Talk to a friend about what you learned today
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17. Florida Standards Addressed
SC.4.P.8.1 : Measure & compare objects and materials based on their physical properties including: mass, shape, volume, color, hardness, texture, odor, taste, attraction to magnets.
LAFS.4.RI.2.5 : Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
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