Resources for 5th Grade Science
5.P.2 Matter
Essential Standard: 5.P.2 Understand the interactions of matter and energy and the changes that occur.
1. Technology: Bill Nye the Science Guy and Phases of Matter. My students fell in love with Bill Nye this year. They loved watching his experiments, the fast paced nature, and the incorporation of music. I have my students use their science notebook to write down notes, then after the video they compare notes as a group and share their favorite facts to the class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxwj24mREyA
2. Technology: Discover Kids: States of Matter. The website has a great poster that can be used as either a perfect hand-out or made into a great anchor chart. Signing up is free and the site has great lesson plans and other resources. http://www.kidsdiscover.com/infographics/infographic-states-of-matter-for-kids/
3. CMS science wiki: Matter: Properties and Change A and D statements: This is a great way to check in and see what misconceptions my students have and what I need to adjust for the next lesson. http://elementaryscience.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/Elem+SA+5th+Grade
4. CMS science wiki:5th Grade science: Matter; Properties and Change: Provides exact resources and even has writing prompts that can be incorporated into your lessons. http://elementaryscience.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/Elem+SA+5th+Grade
5. Literacy connection: Discovery Ed, Passage “What’s the matter?”
6. Literacy connection: Edhelper Passages: If you or another teacher at your school has an edhelper account this is a great resource that has a ton of reading passages on science content.
7. Literacy connection:Discovery Ed, Passage “States of Matter”
8. Inquiry Activity:The Incredible Journey: This is a project wet activity. You can google the name of the activity and find the directions and the print offs to make the cubes online. http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/education_safety/education/project_wet/sample_activity.pdf
9. Inquiry Activity: Water Cycle Inside a Fish Tank: This activity requires a fish tank, light bulb, saran wrap, sand, petri dish of water, and golf ball. Stack three or four books on each side of the fish tank, but light bulb plugged in under fish tank, pour sand into bottom of fish tank, put petri dish of water in the center of tank, cover with saran wrap, make saran wrap tight with a rubber band, and put gulf ball in center of saran wrap. Good way for students to observe the water cycle.
10. Formative Assessment: Page Keeley’s “Uncovering Student Ideas in Science Volumes 1-4”: Great resources. Go to DPI and find Page Keeley’s common core alignment to see which probe aligns with the strand you are currently teaching. http://scnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Formative+Assessment+Probe+Alignment
11. Adult learning: DPI Teacher Resource Pack: Unit Planning Resources: Provides teachers with resources and misconceptions they or their students may have.http://scnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/K-5+Science+Resources
12. Inquiry Activity: Physical vs chemical change: Students can do on their own: Students will weigh the mass of double bubble game and record their weight. Students will then chew the piece of gum for 10-15 minutes. Students will place the gum back in the wrapper and weight the gum and record the difference in weight. As students are chewing on gum have them record changes they observe (taste, texture, color).
13. Inquiry Activity: Physical vs chemical change: Whole Group: Weigh a piece of copy paper, record the results. Tear the paper into pieces and weigh the pieces. Discuss with students how the weight did not change and why. Then burn the piece of paper and weigh the ash and record the results. Discuss with students how the weight changed and why.
Complied and shared by Sarah Kennedy, August 7th, 2014