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Solids and Liquids |
URL: |
https://www.readworks.org/article/Solids-and-Liquids/fb426f60-355b-4d60-9cd4-7723a804abf9#!articleTab:content/ |
Content Source: |
Other
ReadWorks.org
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| Type: |
Learning Activity
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Overview: |
The teacher will present an informational text from the website, ReadWorks. The students and teacher can interact with this non-fiction text by annotating the text digitally. The students will answer the questions associated with the article as an assessment. This learning activity can be used to introduce students to the phases of matter, serve as reinforcement after students have already learned this concept, or be used as an assessment at the conclusion of a lesson. This learning activity will provide important background information before students create their own investigations. |
| Content Standard(s): |
Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: 2
| 1 ) Conduct an investigation to describe and classify various substances
according to physical properties (e.g., milk being a liquid, not clear in color,
assuming shape of its container, mixing with water; mineral oil being a liquid,
clear in color, taking shape of its container, floating in water; a brick being
a solid, not clear in color, rough in texture, not taking the shape of its
container, sinking in water).
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
| English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
| 4. Orally answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about a text or conversation, using complete sentences to provide key ideas and details. |
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| Tags:
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flow, informational text, liquid, matter, physical properties, shape, solid |
| License Type:
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Custom Permission Type
See Terms: https://about.readworks.org/terms-of-use.html
For full descriptions of license types and a guide to usage, visit :
https://creativecommons.org/licenses
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| Accessibility | Audio resources: includes a transcript or subtitles |
| Comments | ReadWorks is a website that provides K-12 teachers with free literacy resources (About ReadWorks). ReadWorks has literary and informational texts on a variety of subjects and reading skills. You may narrow your search using grade level or Lexile level, making this website a wonderful tool for differentiation. Students will complete their work digitally, and you will provide their score and feedback digitally. This makes it easy to go paperless for this activity.
Prior to implementing this activity, you will need to sign up for an Educator Account on ReadWorks. After setting up an account, create a class from the Class Admin tab, this will provide you with a Class Code to give to students. Next, use the Find Content tab to search for the informational article that will be used during this activity, "Solid and Liquids." After navigating to the article, click on the blue Assign button to assign it to your class.
Each student will need access to a digital device, such as a tablet or laptop. The first time students enter the website they will need to enter the Class Code that is listed on your Class Admin page. Alternatively, you can print the article and corresponding questions for students, if digital devices are not available. The teacher could also complete this activity by projecting the article and questions for the whole class to view. |