Total Duration: |
31 to 60 Minutes |
Materials and Resources: |
sticky notes white board pencil What is the World Made Of? By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld science journal chart paper |
Technology Resources Needed: |
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Background/Preparation: |
The teacher will define the words solid, liquid, and gas. The teacher will read the book, What is the World Made Of?, aloud to the students The teacher will draw an idea chart on the chart paper for the students to place their sticky notes after completing the scavenger hunt. |
The teacher will introduce the lesson by reading What is the World Made Of? to the class. After reading the book, the students will then form a hypothesis in their journal about what matter is. The students will place their hypothesis on a sticky note and add to the bottom of the chart paper. We will then have a class discussion about the different ideas the students had about matter. The teacher should encourage the class to record other students' responses in their journal as well. After the discussion the class will then take a walking field trip around the school, and they will list some items that are different kinds of matter. Once the task is completed, the student-generated lists will be displayed on the chart to be placed in the room as a reference chart of different types of matter. The teacher will have a quick "what did you learn?" class discussion about their findings. Students will complete an exit slip where they have to list an object from each state of matter under the correct type. |
Assessment Strategies |
The teacher will have a quick "what did you learn?" class discussion about their findings. Students will complete an exit slip where they have to list an object from each state of matter under the correct type. |
Acceleration: |
After the walking field trip, the students will have to list five extra examples of the three different types of matter. |
Intervention: |
The students will work with a partner to help find different types of matter. |
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instructional guidance in providing modifications and adaptations
for students with significant cognitive disabilities who qualify for the Alabama Alternate Assessment.
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