Developed by
7/26/2023
Endorsed by
12/8/2023Time
60
minutes
Keywords
chemistry
phase change
properties of matter
science
Grade Level
8
License Information
CC BY-NC-SA -
More Info | Collaborative (Listening & Writing) After watching a video, students will use KWL to what they already know, what they want to know, and what they hope to learn at the end. Require full-sentence responses by asking open-ended questions. Interpretive (Reading) Students will annotate an article to target the difference between solid, liquid, and gas. Provide graphics or OBJECTS (like ice cubes, water and water vapor) to sequence steps in a process Productive (Writing) Students will transfer their knowledge from annotation into their science notebooks. Provide graphic organizers or scaffold note-taking. At the end of the lesson, each student will use academic writing and the use of academic vocabulary |
| Engagement Optimize relevance, value, and authenticity with the "what do you notice? what do you wonder?" activity and sharing prior knowledge. Students work together to understand the key vocabulary and create a class-wide graphic organizer. Representation Clarify vocabulary and symbols through the use of a graphic organizer with examples of the topic "phase change." Action and Expression The diverse learners will express their understanding as a result of observation for melting, boiling and freezing through collaborative conversations, a graphic organizer, and a classroom activity. |
Properties of Matter and Phase Change
Lesson Overview
This lesson is an introduction to the state of matter and phase change for students in 8th grade physical science. Students will explain and apply the knowledge they learn to what is happening with the molecules for each phase change. Students will also list the 4 states of matter and give an example for each of them. This lesson was designed for students in Orange County, which includes 10 ELD students at the bridging proficiency level whose languages include Korean, Chinese, and Spanish.
Student Learning Goals/Objectives
- Students will be able to develop and annotate a simple model that shows phase changes in matter when thermal energy is added or removed.
- Students will describe in writing phase changes in matter when thermal energy is added or removed using academic language.
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