Education Standards
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Properties of matter worksheet
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Properties of Matter -- Out Teach
Overview
Students will determine a rule for classifying outdoor objects based on physical properties of matter.
Background for Teachers:
Students will become familiar with various properties of materials. Properties of these mateirals make it suited for their purposes. Example: mateials in paper towel or bath towel made to be absorbent. All matter has properties or characteristics that describe it such as strength, flexibility, hardness, absorbency and texture.
Key Vocabulary:
• Strength
• Flexibility
• Hardness
• Absorbency
• Texture
Guiding Question:
Which property is found in each image?
Engage:
• Gather students to carpet area and read Story Three Little Pigs or watch youtube video of story
The Three Little Pigs | Folktales | Stories for Kids | Bedtime Stories - Bing video
• Say: At each pigs house repeat the following questions
- What property/properties is the pig's house ? Strength, Flexibility, Hardness, Absorbency, Texture.
- Will the Wolf be able to blow the pig's house down?
Explore:
Task: Students will explore which properties are found in some candies.
Vocabulary: Properties, Strength, Flexibility, Hardness, Absorbency, Texture.
Materials: various candies with different properties such as dum dums, sour patch, twizzlers, butterscotch, starburst, twix, milky way,
Procedure:
Students will examine various candies and describe the properties of the candy ( using the sense of sight and touch not taste)
Teacher models. "Say the butterscotch has the property of hardness, and bumpy texture."
Students will examine 4 more candies and describe the properties. Encourage students to use vocabulary
Explain:
• Pull whole group back together discuss materials have a purpose.
Teacher make chart with all 5 properties
| hardness | absorbent | flexibility | strength | texture |
What can hard materials be used for? more examples of hard soft materials | What can absorbent materials be used for? more examples of absorbent materials | What can flexible materials be used for? more examples of flexible materials | What can strong materials be used for? more examples of strong materials | What can textured materials be used for? more examples of materials with texture |
Elaborate:
•Student with partner will complete cute and paste "Properties of Matter" worksheet and discuss reasons for placing material under specific property.
Teach will walk around and observe student conversatiosn.
Evaluate:
Objective- students will be building a bridge using different materials. While using different materials they will be testing the strength of those materials
Show video for background on bridges.
What Makes Bridges So Strong? - Bing video
Materials: 6 Pipe Cleaners, 3x5 Notecard, 6 Popsicle Sticks, and 40 washers
Discuss Materials properties
Groups of 4
Have students make predictions of how many washes their bridge will hold.
Teacher has each group demonstrate how many washers can their bridge hold.