| SOLIDS
AND LIQUIDS MODULE MATRIX |
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INTERDISCIPLINARY
EXTENSIONS |
FOSS
SCIENCE STORIES |
TECHNOLOGY/HOME
CONNECTION |
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1. |
SOLIDS |
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Make “My Book of Solids.”
• Draw and label constructions.
• Make solid collages.
• Sort by geometric shapes.
• Build towers from clues.
• Introduce Venn diagrams.
• Set up a solids sorting center.
• Build a paper bridge. |
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Everything Matters |
Students
play I Spy with family members, describing the properties of
solids spied at home and guessing at their identity. |
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2. |
LIQUIDS |
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Write about being a chemist.
• Graph water amounts in containers.
• Buy solids and liquids.
• Make a picture collage of liquids.
• Make a museum of liquids.
• Conduct float and sink investigations.
• Evaporate water.
• Student projects. |
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Solids and Liquids |
Students
record their observations and the identity of a liquid found
at home. In class they compile their recordings to form a class
book of liquid "riddles." |
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3. |
BITS
AND PIECES |
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Compare solids and liquids.
• Create sound and touch poetry.
• Graph a trail-mix snack.
• Estimate number of beans in a handful.
• Create 15-bean soup-mix art.
• Make bottle art.
• Separate mixtures with magnets or sifters.
• Investigate fine powders.
• Mix solids to make layers. |
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Solids to Liquids and Back Again |
Students
investigate what happens when solids and liquids are poured
on porous and nonporous surfaces, such as plastic and paper
towels. |
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4. |
SOLIDS
AND LIQUIDS WITH WATER |
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Describe oobleck.
• Time ice melting.
• Enlarge a recipe.
• Change states of matter.
• Make an ocean in a bottle.
• Make liquid layers.
• Mix colors and media.
• Make soft drinks. |
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Mix It Up! |
Students use solids and liquids to make a salad dressing
and observe what happens when the materials are mixed.
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