ALEX | Alabama Learning Exchange

Solids and Liquids

Classroom Resource Information

Title:

Solids and Liquids

URL:

https://www.readworks.org/article/Solids-and-Liquids/fb426f60-355b-4d60-9cd4-7723a804abf9#!articleTab:content/

Content Source:

Other
ReadWorks.org

Type:

Learning Activity

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).

NAEP Framework

NAEP Statement::
E4.6: Some Earth materials have properties either in their present form or after design and modification that make them useful in solving human problems and enhancing the quality of life, as in the case of materials used for building or fuels used for heating and transportation.

NAEP Statement::
P4.1: Objects and substances have properties. Weight (mass) and volume are properties that can be measured using appropriate tools.*

NAEP Statement::
P4.3: Matter exists in several different states; the most common states are solid, liquid, and gas. Each state of matter has unique properties. For instance, gases are easily compressed while solids and liquids are not. The shape of a solid is independent of its container; liquids and gases take the shape of their containers.

Unpacked Content

Scientific And Engineering Practices:

Planning and Carrying out Investigations

Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns

Disciplinary Core Idea: Matter and Its Interactions

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Conduct an investigation to produce data that is used as evidence to describe and classify various substances according to physical properties.

Teacher Vocabulary:

Solid
Liquid
Physical Properties
Investigate
Classify
Opaque
Transparent
Translucent
Rough
Smooth
Float
Sink
Shape
Various
Substances
Conduct
Describe

Knowledge:

Students know:

Different kinds of matter exists.
Properties of both solids (opaque, transparent, translucent, rough, smooth, float, sink, has its own shape) and liquids (color, assumes shape of container, opaque, transparent, translucent).
Many types of matter can be either solid or liquid, depending on temperature.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Plan and conduct an investigation to produce data that is used to describe and classify substances according to physical properties.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

Observable patterns in the properties of materials provide evidence to classify the different kinds of materials.

AMSTI Resources:

AMSTI Module:
Matter
Solids and Liquids, FOSS

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.2.1- Participate in investigations to describe and sort various substances according to physical properties.

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.

Unpacked Content

Teacher Vocabulary:

Orally
Who, what, when where, why, and how questions
Complete sentences
Key ideas
Key details

Knowledge:

4. Students know:

Key ideas and details should be included when answering questions.
Complete sentences, which contain a subject and a predicate, should be used when answering questions.
Who, when, and where questions will have a concrete, objective answer.
What, why, and how questions may have a more abstract, subjective answer.

Skills:

4. Students are able to:

Orally answer questions about a text or conversation using complete sentences that provide information about key ideas and details.
Orally answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about a text or conversation with appropriate key ideas and details.

Understanding:

4. Students understand that:

When answering who, what, when, where, why, and how questions they should provide key ideas and details from a text or conversation to demonstrate their comprehension.
Speaking in complete sentences helps them clearly communicate their message and their understanding.

Tags:

flow, informational text, liquid, matter, physical properties, shape, solid

License Type:

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

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.

This resource provided by:

Author:

Hannah Bradley

ALEX Classroom Resource

Solids and Liquids