Description

SKP1: Students will describe objects in terms of the materials they are made of and their physical properties.
a.   Compare and sort materials of different composition (common materials include clay, cloth, paper, plastic, etc.).
b.   Use senses to classify common materials, such as buttons or swatches of cloth, according to their physical attributes (color, size, shape, weight, texture, buoyancy, flexibility).
 

Essential Questions

What is matter?

How are _____ and ____ alike? different?

Lesson Plans

Mona Vista lesson plan

Science online: Properties of Matter lesson plan

NASA's KSNN's Three States of Matter Lesson Plan

• Properties of Matter, Part 2- United Streaming video about activities in the "matter kitchen". Students explore scientific investigations to discover properties of matter. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Learning about Sorting and Grouping- United Streaming video exploring the concept of alike and different.  Students explore scientific investigations to discover properties of matter. Includes teacher's guide. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Science Facts and Fun: Everything is Something- United Streaming video in which students observe how the properties of materials can change solid to liquid to gas.. Includes teacher's guide and quiz. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• TEAMS: Geometry Concepts for Primary Grades Program 1: Sorting Geometric Shapes- United Streaming video in which students students learn to sort objects by various attributes, including size, shape and color. Includes teacher's guide. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• TEAMS: Geometry Concepts for Primary Grades: Classifying Geometric Shapes- United Streaming video in which students play "Guess My Rule" a game in which they classify shapes by such attributes as number of sides and size. Includes teacher's guide. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Rocks: The Solid Earth Materials #1- United Streaming video in which students learn that the Earth is made up of rocks, and rocks are made of minerals.  (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Learning about Sorting and Grouping- United Streaming video exploring the concept of alike and different by using five senses.  Students use scientific investigations to discover properties of matter. Includes teacher's guide. (Must be logged onto United Streaming for link to open).

• Sort laundry with Elmo at Sesame Street's site.

• Sort trash with Oscar on Sesame Street's site.

• Graph Club:Activity- Science: Plants on the Playground

• Sammy's Science House: Drop in at the Sorting Station

• Kidspiration: Sink or Float

• SmartBoard: Textures Notebook Activity